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Forbidden and Forgotten
Chapter 2

In the Hidden Village in the Leaves, crowds gathered near the Hokage Tower. Both of civilian and of Shinobi. The Tasogare also gathered around, mixing in with the people. At the top of the tower stood the busty Hokage herself, and a cloaked masked figure. It was the figure of the Daimyo of Chara, and behind him stood three figures.

One of which was the Cat, who was standing to the left of his leader. His tousled red-hair blew in the wind, and his copper eyes trained on one person in particular. A kunoichi, in fact, but she had yet to realize him. First, the Cat, wore the official uniform for the Generals, as he was the one that designed it. The black cloak was a bit more refined, thinner and less Akatsuki-like. The sleeves were thinner, as well, but came out fully at the end into a bell-shape. A dark purple and grey vest buckled over it, and long grey baggy pant showed underneath of the cloak. Fitting gloves completed the look, a yellow crescent moon with a dark purple droplet out-lined in grey stitched at the top.

To the right of First was a slightly taller man, his tousled silver hair came out on all ends. His mask was a Tiger, with a lilac crescent and the number Three in Kanji underneath it. His outfit was the same as First, only his gloves had lilac instead of yellow. He kept his eyes trained on the crowd, itching for something to happen, so that he could grab at the scroll that hid his new weapon.

And finally stood the looming form of a man. He was the tallest on the tower. His mask was that of a dragon, with a jade crescent and the kanji for five. His gloves were like the first two, only with jade. He watched the Tiger, hoping the idiot wouldn't ruin their leader's cover.

"People of Konoha, and the Shinobi of Chara!" The Hokage began, her voice trembling through the village. "Today is the beginning of a new alliance! To unify Konoha with the country of Chara, its major cities of An-Ba and Shijō, and the Ninja's called Tasogare! The Daimyo of Chara is here to sign the official treaty of the Konoha Alliance!"

The crowd cheered, and the masked Daimyo bowed lightly and spoke up. "Greeting, people of Konoha and the Land of Fire. In return with this treaty, Chara will give Konoha access to our borders, as well as one or two houses in An-Ba for the Shinobi that pass through. We will also give Konoha a part of our task force, Unit 4. This includes their general..."

The Tiger stepped forward, and gave a mocking bow. This made some of the younger women giggle, which made a lot of the men ether roll their eyes, scoff, or glare at the man. Tiger straightened, before grinning widely underneath his mask. The Dragon grabbed him and dragged him back.

Tsunade shook her head, and spoke up, "And in return we have agreed to hand over two kunoichi and two shinobi for the 20 shinobi that we would be getting from Unit 4. Do you have your choice, Aoi?"

A deep chuckle came out of Aoi's throat. "Of course I do. Hyūga Hinata, Nara Shikamaru, Inuzuka Kiba, and Haruno Sakura."

First let out a low chuckle, he knew for a fact that she would pick the pink-haired kunoichi. He will finally have his revenge, but first, he must play along. Don't want to ruin the cover of his leader. Tiger grinned, knowing that his arch-enemy was picked, oh he will pay for what he has done to him. The Dragon sneered behind his mask, watching the grin of Fourth reach his eyes. "Tiger." He muttered to the man, who frowned.

"Wise choice." The Hokage's voice turned all three boys attentions back to their leader. "I believe all four will benefit greatly to Chara, and will be perfect candidates for the alliance."

~x~x~x~

Another week has passed since the picking of the Four Shinobi, and a few days before Tiger had returned to Chara. Tsunade told Aoi of his flirtations, and the blood lust that he possessed. The white-haired Daimyo quickly apologized and told the busty blond that she could just use unit 4, without their idiot leader. Tsunade agreed to this and the perverted murder was quickly set to doing Recruit jobs.

Sakura and Hinata shared a room in the Daimyo's palace, as did Shikamaru and Kiba. They were to stay there, until the houses were built for them. Though, the pink-haired medic, and the lazy strategist felt watched, as Tiger and Cat plotted for their demise. Little did they know that tomorrow was going to be a House of Hells.

~x~x~x~

In the morning, the pinkette awoke to the sound of soft tapping on the door. Quickly dressing, she opened it to find a Rat mask staring at her. A yellow crescent adorned on his forehead, indicating that he was part of the First Squadron, his hands folded behind him as he bowed to her. "Ma'am." His braided brown locks hung over to the side of his head, as he spoke to her. "First and the Leader would like to speak to you. Please follow me."

A quick nod came from the apple-eyed medic, and both walked down the corridors of the castle. Many new recruits sneered or grinned suggestively at Sakura, and she began to get the feeling that most of these men were missing nins. She had been watching how Aoi recruited, but the fact was that he never showed is little recruiting tactics to the four. This was starting to worry her, for too large of an organization could spell out war for the other nations.

Once at the double wooden doors that led into Chara's Daimyo, the Rat gave a short knock, in which was answered normally with a 'Come in'. When the heavy objects were pushed open, there were the three commanders, with Hinata, and Aoi at his desk. "Ah, Haruno-san. You've arrived just in time. I wish to speak to you about the medics that Tasogare and An-ba lack dearly in. Please, have a seat." Rat closed the door behind the pink-haired konoichi, who sat in the chair next to the fidgeting Hyūga. Both girls started at the masked form of the white-haired man, who just chuckled. Behind his desk, the Tiger, The Cat, and the Dragon watched, a short snicker escaping the Tiger.

"Now, both of you possess great qualities medical and grace. Most of which my Medics and Kunoichi's don't. I want you to train them in any way you see fit. And for that, I will let you see my face." Aoi's chuckle escaped his lips, making first behind him growl a bit. The Leader was quick to spin on his heels to face his sensei. "Do you have an issue First? Or shall I remove your mask first. You are lucky I have let you in." The threat was easily spat out, and the red-head replied with a harsh 'no'. Then the 'man' pulled off his mask, revealing a feminine-like face. Big crystal eyes, a rounded face, a smirk forming on his lips. The white-to-white clash of hair and eyes seemed to show the purity from him.

The lavender-eyed heiress seemed to take a short gasp, easily recognizing the face, muttering out a name that no one heard. The Daimyo gave a short nod, reassuring her that it was indeed the name that she had spoken. "B-but. Neji-san said that you died. I-in a fight with missing nins from Mist." The teenager had placed her hands on her face, just as Aoi wrapped his arms around her.

"I had to get out of that Hell-hole, Hinata-chan. In Konoha I was more of a dog on a leash, no pun intended." This made the dark azure haired girl giggle a bit. Sakura just stared at what was happening, the features on her face went from Confused, to 'Ooookkaay to 'What the Hell is going on'. It didn't take long for First to realize this ether, and a dark chuckle escaped his throat, smirking as emerald orbs met his copper. "Oh and keep my name a secret, alright?" The heiress smiled and gave a short nod.

"Now, let's get started on talking about putting you two on a little mission. Shall we?"

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