Chapter 8: Passed
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"I'm sorry."
Seven smirked eternally at the pleasant memory the Sasuke Uchiha himself has provided for her. She was more than surprised when Sasuke defiled the jounin's orders and commanded for Sakura to awkwardly feed Naruto in the background as the two spoke. Her arms were crossed in front of her chest, deadpanning at him.
"And?" She was seriously testing his patience right now. His hand twitched, as he clutched it into a fist, digging his nails into the palm of his hand painfully. The two genin bickered, Sakura going at Naruto's throat, demanding him to hurry up and eat the food so she wouldn't have to handle the awkward task of feeding the boy himself.
"And we really need your help... I guess," he mumbled quietly. The smirk that forced her lips to curl in amusement took over her form, a hand reached over to her ear, gesturing for him to say it louder. As if she didn't hear the male.
"I'm sorry, what was that? I couldn't hear you." She cheekily teased, asking him to repeat his statement. She sheepishly smiled as he gritted his teeth, suppressing the insults that threatened to rip through his throat and his urge to kick at something grew more and more. He mumbled out once again, repeating what he had said earlier. She frowned again.
"Wha-"
"I said I was sorry! And that we really need your help!" he shouted in her ear, as she stood there paralyzed in pain. She growled but shook it off. Her ego was being fed right now, and that was supposedly more important. She rubbed at her ears, twitching a little but she still smiled coyly.
"Oh, why didn't you say so?" She innocently inquired, like a sinless angel, "Still a monster?"
"This doesn't change my point of view on you." He snapped, "but... I guess you're not horrible."
"Aww, you flatter me." Even though his words still lashed at her nerves, she still ignored her twitching eye and put on a bright smile, "You shouldn't have, Sasuky~" she purred, putting emphasis on 'Sasuky'. She sniffed the air, eyes gradually growing in size at the scent she should have become accustomed to.
"Guys-!"
"You!" Kakashi sneered, she turned to look around for the male only to be hit by a huge gust of wind, a released a string of curse words, rubbing at her eyes when the tornado-like wind storm making its way towards the four of her.
"IS THIS NECESSARY?!" she screeched, frantically rubbing her eyes.
"You defied the rules so that means you know what's coming..." The Jounin frantically created hand signs, as clouds casually emerged on the sky, the lightning striking frantically, frightening her at the sound. She senses heightened since at the moment, her eyes were closed, still rubbing at it, and attempting to block out the clouds that maliciously struck the ground, "Any last words?"
"TRY ME, BITCH." She challenged, as she struggled to flap her eyelids around, but the dust particles floating in the air kept causing the pain as she cursed it to hell.
"No! That's not gonna be our last words! But! But! But! You said, Sensei! These guys... err umm..." Naruto hesitates at first until his voice begins to break, not sure how to explain this in words.
"We're all on this squad and we're all in this together!" (No puns intended) Sasuke finished for him, glancing around.
"Yeah! That's right! We gave him our lunch because the four of us are one!" Sakura chimed in determinedly.
"Uhh... That's right! That's right! That's right! Believe it! That's right!" Naruto chanted, she could feel their glance turn to her, eyes planted on her shaking form frantically rubbing at her eyes and muttering whines under her breath as she continued to curse at the Ninja who is causing she so much pain right now.
"It hurts!" She wailed, stomping one foot on the ground childishly as she crouched down on the ground, shielding her face from the dust, using her hands to clutch at her face as well.
"The four of you are one, Eh? That's your excuse?!" He sneered spitefully, narrowed eyes glaring at every single student in his sight, "You passed."
"What?!"
"Whhaaaat?"
"IT HURTS!"
"You. Passed." Kakashi repeated slowly as if he was talking to a delicate group of grandmothers, "You guys are the first. Up until now, it was always just dunces who would meekly listen to what I said. A Ninja must see through deception. In the world of Ninja, those who break the rules and code are branded as scums, but those who abandon their friends are worst than scums."
"He's... He's... kinda... cool..."
"Naruto?! Are you crying?!" Finally, she stopped frantically rubbing at her eyes, the sky clearing up as she spun on her feet, fluttering your eyelashes rapidly, getting rid of the dizziness that rubbed at her eyes. She blinked, arching an eyebrow at the sobbing Naruto, the smirking Sasuke, and the enthusiastic Sakura.
"No!" Naruto cried even harder, sobbing as tears streamed down his cheeks like rivers, she sweatdropped at the scene unfolding in front of her, instinctively, her ghoul reaction was to back away at the blunt display of emotions. She attempted to back away from this situation, afraid of what the hell was going on.
"The exercise is over, Everyone passes! Squad seven starts its first mission tomorrow!" Kakashi gave it a thumbs up, announcing the thing in a dull yet cheerful voice. He's confusing. "Congratulations."
"I'm out." She claimed, spinning on her heels as she walked away.
"Seven!" Kakashi called out, walking side-by-side with her. She rolled her eyes, chuckling to herself at his bold move.
"Careful, if you come any closer I might eat you." he laughed plainly, taking her by surprise. Is this guy feeling okay? Did he hit his head? What happened to him nearly pissing himself with she even a meter near him?
"For what it's worth, thanks for not killing me earlier." He thanked dryly, she smiled and nodded.
"Like I've stated before, I would never ruin my chances of security." She flippantly waved him off, sheepishly rubbing the back of her neck, "I'm surprised you're even near me right now."
"I supposed ghouls aren't that bad." He mumbled, patting her back, "I may not trust your kind completely, but I do trust you. Kind of. Maybe not when we're alone but the kind of."
"Gee, thanks, Sensei," She rolled her eyes sarcastically, he chuckled, "Sensei, please tell me the mission is actually gonna be dangerous, and not lame..." she pleaded, however, he only tutted, clicking his tongue.
"I make no promises."
✄∼∼∼∼♡
"Offft! Watch it!" She hissed, glaring at the petite blonde holding her head down in front of her, she hesitantly lifts her head, revealing bright vivid brown orbs. She backed away frantically and bowed her head in a panic, quickly picking herself back up and straightening her posture.
"So-Soorreh..." she slurred, waiting for Seven to respond though she just stood there.
"The hell's wrong with you?" She scowled, eyes wandering up and down, as she uncomfortably shifted her weight from one foot to another, pointing to her ears before she pulled out a notebook and a marker from her bag.
I'm deaf
Written on paper. Seven nodded and glanced at her in acknowledgment, patting her shoulders before walking away, giving a wave as she glanced at Seven's retrieving form from behind.
Seven turned around.
"Don't worry about it!" She shouted stupidly, despite her knowing full well the girl couldn't have been able to hear her. She waved once more, an unusually warm radiant smile kissed her lips, causing the girl to clutch at her notebook in bewilderment. She waved back.
- Writer
