Naruto is property of Kishimoto Masashi...
Summary: PU OOC- Team 7 has a special mission. They must hunt for a secret scroll in the mountains. What is so special about this scroll? Well it can change Sasuke's life and turn him into a better person...
" Sasuke's thoughts"
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The Scroll of Imagination
By Ikuiku
Beta Durian
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Prologue
Today was going to be slow and boring and almost dream-like...
Sasuke woke up at 6:30 am and sat up in his bed. Turning his head to look outside his window he had a bad omen that something would go wrong. Perhaps, he'd get another one of those random and waste-of-time D rank missions. Bad as in super-boring, super-annoying, and super long. He hesitated to get out of the warmth of his bed.
Huh... This day is going to suck. Really suck! Why should I get up and go? I wish this day would just go away without me. Forget that, I wish I could re-write today. Yeah... hm... Whatever!
Sasuke got up to scan around his room for yesterday's clothing. When he found them he began to dread what the day was going to be like. He instantly regretted thinking about it. 1) Kakashi's lessons were always boring and tiring, pfft, as if he needed to run laps. 2) Naruto would somehow screw it up and make the day worse than it already was. 3) Sakura with her high-pitched whiny voice would continue to annoy and taunt him.
Great... This is the perfect day for things to go wrong. And if it could go wrong... It will...
Eventually, Sasuke managed to drag himself out of his small apartment. As he made his way to the bridge that Team 7 always met at, a steady rain had begun to fall. The soft drizzle of the rain loosened the tenseness of his neck. Perhaps, today wouldn't be so bad after all.
"Great," he thought, "She's here,"
He stopped mid-way on the bridge and found himself standing next to Sakura who was more soaked than he was. He noticed her flimsy dress clinging tightly to her slim figure. Her short wet pink hair framed her oval shaped face, which also gave her a touch of innocence. Sakura's bright jade eyes shone stunningly even on the dullest days. He watched her shivering and wrapping her arms against herself.
She looks so innocent... I want to wrap my arms around her... I want to feel her smooth skin against mine...
"Oi, Sasuke-kun. Is there something on my face?" She asked politely.
"Eh, no." He replied.
"Mmm..." Sakura groaned as she gazed into the distance, which sent a chill up Sasuke's spine.
"Sasuke-kun." She said avoiding his eyes and added, "I went out with Neji-kun yesterday."
Sasuke had never heard her say 'kun' to any other guy beside himself. His clutched his fist. Emotions that he thought he never had began to stir inside him. Could it be that he liked her? NO WAY! He decided to ignore her like he always did. 'She was nothing she meant nothing to him'... Why did he always treat her this way, he didn't know.
A minute later Naruto came running up with very little concern for the rain.
"Hey, Sakura!" He said energetically. "Kinder rainy today. Hey you're shivering! Here take my jacket."
Naruto took off his bright orange coat and wrapped it around Sakura before giving her his trademark grin. He was jumping up and down getting ready for the day's special training in his bright orange shirt. There must be something wrong with him because he was always so dynamic and happy. He must have overdosed himself with caffeine.
I would have given Sakura a jacket except I didn't have one...
A few minutes passed and Sasuke maintained in his silent stance. Naruto was trying very hard to get Sakura's attention. He tried to give her a bear hug to warm her or rather himself. Sasuke continued standing impatiently with his hands in his pockets and looking at them two with irritation.
"Argh! Sakura-chan you look so cute in my jacket." Complimented Naruto with his arms opened to grab Sakura.
"Ack stay away from me!" She cried.
After a while they stopped and waited for Kakashi alongside Sasuke.
"You know, Kakashi seems to be later than usual." Sakura said eventually.
She received silence from both of the males. Turning to demand an answer, she found that Naruto and Sasuke had apparently started a staring contest of some sort. Sasuke's Sharingan appeared and Naruto's eyes became a dangerous shade of red. Both their faces were tight, aggressive and unfriendly.
"What the- WOULD YOU GUYS KNOCK IT OFF?" Sakura yelled.
Neither of them flinched.
"Uh! You guys c'mon! This is stupid!" She said waiting frantically for an answer.
Silence...
Sakura continued to wait and stare, when a voice broke the moment.
"Who's winning?"
Sakura whirled around and found herself facing Kakashi.
"Kakashi-sensei! What's your excuse for making us wait in the rain? I know you have one! You always do! Between your comment wasn't funny!" She cussed.
"Sorry to make you wait, I woke up late and I figured that since today was so rainy you had all slept in too." He calmly replied.
"What the? That's one of the lamest excuses you've made so far!" Sakura said in disbelief.
Sakura dragged Naruto away from Sasuke before he screamed, "NOOO! You made me lose now. (PoUts) O.o (GrUntS) o.O. He started it!"
"Don't lie Naruto." Said Sakura which made Naruto bite his bottom lip.
"Anyway today's mission is simple. You have to find the Scroll of Mizunosei (Essence of Water) which is hidden somewhere on a small mountain just outside the village. It could be hidden in the trees, in the mountain, or anywhere on the surface of the mountain. All you have to do is find it and bring it back." He informed them and with a puff of smoke he left them to find the scroll on their own.
"Awesome!" Clapped Naruto as he quickly forgot about Sasuke.
Pfft what a loser... A cat fighting would probably be awesome to you too...
"This is so gonna rock! I'll get the scroll and leave Sasuke behind and get all the glory! YEAH!" He screamed, "I'm going to leave you behind, Sasuke! Waaaaay behind! I'm gonna-"
Sakura's hand hit the back of Naruto's head, knocking him out of his fantasy of leaving Sasuke 'waaaaay behind'. She shouted, "We're leaving now, if you didn't notice!"
The mountain was heavily wooded and searching for a scroll was going to be difficult...
"Let's separate. It'll be faster this way because we can cover more ground. We'll come back by sundown, with or without the scroll." Sasuke said as he pointed towards a strangely shaped tree. He added, "We'll meet back over there."
Naruto and Sakura nodded in agreement.
"Yosh! Let's go!" Shouted Naruto before disappearing towards a tree.
"Sasuke? How are we going to find the scroll before sundown? Is that even possible?" She inquired.
"I don't care. Please go and search the opposite way from me." He said coldly and with that he disappeared.
A minute passed and Sakura was left standing there alone.
The sun had risen to about noon and the thick rain clouds covering the entire sky were slowly moving away. The insects have began to chirp as the rain had finally stop. Light would be shining the forest canopies very shortly.
Sasuke had no attention to find the scroll; he had better things to do than to find a stupid scroll. He was sitting by a waterfall he spotted, admiring a rainbow arch across the water as he perched on a stone lazily. The rush of the water was very peaceful and soothing, it helped relax his mind. Out of nowhere he saw a spark coming from inside the waterfall.
Strange... could there be something hidden behind it?
Something in his heart told him to go and check it out. Perhaps there's an opening behind the thick strains of water thrashing down the small cliff. His leg had a life of its own as they slowly carried him towards the waterfall. He was half soaked before he was aware of himself standing in front of the entrance. Slowly he felt the cold splash of water pounding his head and slicing through to his body.
He was sure that there would be a wall of some sort but nothing was blocking his path. The space behind the waterfall was hollow and that would mean there's a cave or a tunnel. The tunnel was dark and eerie but his curiosity strove him to continue. He used his Katon Housenka (Mythical Fire Flower) to create a flame in his hand. The tunnel lit with a sinister glow but the brave young Sasuke continued his way inside...
Author's Note: Thank you for reading and please remember to review. I beg you, no I don't beg you... It is Ikuiku's first time writing a Naruto fic so please don't flame! This fic will be solely continued by Durian, she is learning the Naruto techniques... This chapter was revised and is opened to: Critism, Compliments, Ideas etc...
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