Sakura was brutal. There was no doubt about it. I knew that she had gotten much stronger since she was trained under Tsunade, but her fighting skills were amazing. I was in awe at how much she could do. A grin was on my face when I saw her.
She is so amazing now. She really did work hard to become stronger. It is definitely showing by this battle. I thought in awe. Within a few seconds, I was annoyed at myself. How come I am doing nothing? I should be fighting and working hard for this mission to be a success.
"Harmony, stop thinking like that," Usagi said in a strict tone of voice. I jumped a bit in surprise that she knew what I was thinking. "Do not be amazed that I knew what you were thinking. You are easy to read."
"Tch, I wasn't thinking that." I said and clenched my jaw. Dammit. How can I be easy to read?
"Cursing will not help you." Usagi sang and a vein formed on my forehead.
"Stop that!" I demanded and crossed my arms over my chest. The pain that I had had early had become dull. I might be able to fight now that I feel better. I need to stop being a little shit with pain.
Usagi opened her mouth to speak, but stopped when she saw Granny Chiyo. That old woman had lunged into battle with a fierce look on her face. Soon, a thousand puppets appeared. My jaw dropped in shock. I could tell that Usagi was shocked also.
Within seconds, Usagi stepped back and turned around to run. She put some distance between us and the battle. "We cannot allow them to worry about us in the slightest. If you join the battle, you will only make it more difficult for them. I can tell that they have a tactic that only involves them. You would only complicate things."
I wrinkled my face as I dryly replied to her, "Thanks for the confidence booster. It is nice to know just how much I am not needed."
"No problem," I could tell that she had a grin on her face. Suddenly, the grin fell to the ground and Usagi's ears rose in alert. "We have to get out of here. Hold on tight." I nodded my held and held onto her fur as she launched herself to the right. "That enemy from before is back. If we have two Akatsuki members in the same area, we will be what you call, 'fucked.'"
"How sweet, you have caught onto my language." I remarked to her. Suddenly, the enemy appeared in front of us by rising through the ground. Usagi took a swerved to avoid colliding into him and so she could continue her way. "Shit, that was close." I muttered and began to pull some kunai from my pocket. "I have a feeling he will try that stunt again. If he has different results in his mind, then I will give him different results."
As soon as I saw his head peak up again, I threw kunai at it. He quickly disappeared back into the ground. I smirked in victory for a few seconds. "Ha, that punk can't handle us." When the last word was said, he rose from the ground. Except this time it was from the back and he grabbed Usagi's feet.
I was launched into the air. Thankfully, I had managed to land on my feet. When I saw Usagi trying to get free, my instincts kicked in and I immediately ran over to her.
"Let go of me you behemoth!" Angrily, Usagi roared at him as she kicked his face. Seconds later, she was free and she ran over to me. "That thing touched me. He actually touched me. I feel sick from his presence."
"Usagi, don't you think that you are being a little over-"
"No!" She boomed and I winced from her loudness. "That slime ball Akatsuki member touched me. You do not know what his touch feels like. It does not feel natural. His hold does not feel natural. He does not feel human."
When I heard the last part, my eyes widened. My vision was set on our enemy. Usagi was right, he did not look human. How I missed it before was beyond me. Then again, when fighting an enemy most people had focused on other things. His half black and half white self-had to of given it away. After meeting Orochimaru and his nightmare circus, I had gotten a bit accustomed to having nonhuman enemies to battle against.
I rose from my slouched posture and held my fist up. "It is time to experience for myself. This time, I don't plan on being a child and running away from battle. Even if it kills me, you are not going to interfere with this mission."
"Oh yeah?" He asked me in amused tone on his black side.
"Hell yeah," I said and took a few steps forward. "Just be ready to get your ass kicked."
I could tell that Usagi disapproved of what I was doing. The mission needed more time and I had to keep my enemy busy. I was mad at myself for being so quick to leave the battle earlier. He was a part of the Akatsuki, but he was the part that was my enemy. Usagi sighed and gave me a look. "I am leaving. You are left to handle this guy yourself." As soon as the last word left her mouth, she disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Thanks Usagi," sarcastically, I said and rolled my eyes. "Now it is just you and me."
"Bring it," his black side said and I grinned viciously.
"Since you asked so kindly," I answered and ran towards him. Right away, we were in a tai jutsu battle. He kept attempting to grab my punches and kicks; he did actually catch my fist and feet a few times. Thankfully, I was able to move and launch myself away from him.
Usagi's right, his touch is pretty creepy. I pondered in my mind. That isn't stopping me from kicking his ass though.
"You know what; I am going to be kind enough to show you a move of mine." I said with a vicious grin on my face. "Be prepared to no longer have an ass."
I sprinted forward, towards the enemy. A few feet away from the enemy, I flipped myself into the air. Quickly, I began to perform hand signs. When I was directly above him, which was when I let it all out.
"Fire Jutsu: Giant Fireball!" I yelled and fire lunged out of my mouth towards the enemy. I smirked as I looked at my work, when the last spit of fire came from my mouth as I landed. The area where he was, had become black and small fires were trying to live.
"You brat, you burned us a little." A voice said behind me and I rolled forward quickly. "You are going to pa-" The black side of him stopped in mid-sentence. "You are lucky we have to go this time."
"No!" I yelled as he tried to go back into the ground. I lunged forward with a kunai in my right hand. My attempt to stab him did not go too well. The white side grabbed my wrist and chuckled darkly.
"You should become better at good byes." He said and I could feel some of my chakra leave my body. "Good bye now."
When he had let go of my wrist and fully disappeared, I collapsed onto the ground as I grabbed my wrist. Did he just take some of my chakra? I questioned myself as I forced myself to get up. Sakura and Granny Chiyo! I need to make sure that asshole didn't go to their battle. My legs began to move and soon I was running towards their battle.
I continued to run towards their battle as quickly as possible. The air that had escaped my lungs left a burning sensation as I continued forward. I was determined to help the mission and to retrieve Gaara. He deserved his good life as the Kazekage. I can't be afraid to die on this mission. No matter what it takes, we are getting Gaara back.
With that thought in mind, I ran as fast as I could. Any tree, bush, or grass area that I passed by felt a gust of wind. I had gotten to the speed where it was difficult to control. That did not matter to me at the moment, I continued forward.
I saw them in the distance. They were running towards something. "Sakura," I roared in the loudest tone I could possibly muster. She looked back for second and saw me. When I was closer to her in distance, I saw the smile on her face.
So he did not attack them? I asked myself mentally as I finally reached them. To stop myself, I flipped myself into the air and roughly landed on the ground. "Sakura how was your battle?"
"It was well. I have some information on Orochimaru that I will tell you and the others about later. At the moment, we are trying to meet up with the others." Sakura said and I nodded my head. "You look exhausted." We then started to run towards the destination.
"You shouldn't be the one to talk. I think we can agree we all look like shit." I said and Chiyo coughed. "I'm sorry we all do not look very nice."
"Whatever they teach you in the Leaf Village," she muttered under her breathe. "Is most certainly not manners that you could use."
I groaned at what she said. "Please tell me she is better once you get to know her. She looked so cool in Suna when she beat up Kakashi." I complained to Sakura.
Most of the run to the destination place consisted of me complaining about Granny Chiyo and her complaining about me. Despite how it might have appeared to other people, it was a nice moment for all three of us. We were not in a battle against a strong Akatsuki member; instead we were having a complaining competition. It was nice.
Despite how nice our complaining was, it stopped right away when we saw Gaara's dead body and everybody surrounding it.
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I apologize that this is on the short side. There was a bit of writers block for this chapter so it took some determination for this chapter. I hope you guys liked it though. (: I did not want to do the common thing and have Harmony interact with Naruto, Kakashi, and Deidara. I wanted her to do something different and this is what I came up with. One detail in this chapter will affect Harmony's life though.
This might sound crazy but, I want to be caught up to the manga in this story and my Mika one. This summer I want to finish all three of my stories I have going at the moment, so I can focus on different ones for the school year. So I will have to do chapters that are directly involved with the plot. I do not plan on doing any funny filler chapters. You guys will just have funny plot chapters instead.
What did you guys think of this chapter though? (: How are you on the path of life?
Have a wonderful day and smile. c: