Sara's eyes narrowed down. Her fists clenched together.

"Don't call me a brat! and why is everyone snarling at me? It not how you would talk to a lady," The Akatsuki member complained. Her eyes staring at the boy in the Hyuuga clan. Small tears appeared on the sides of her eyes, "Don't call me a scum! -it's not like I wanted to join the Akatsuki anway-" The last part spoken in a half whisper. The female dug into her pocket taking out a small crimson red lollypop and started to bite it. Her small frown turned into a small smile. She watched Deidara move into the summoned cage. He was definitely planning something. Her attention moved to the giant browed boy.

"Huh what do you mean if Neji-kun has trouble with me? I'm not going to fight him or anything, and no need to worry for the second part, the others are too busy with something else to be bothered with Dei-kun or his missions. Itachi doesn't care about me so he won't be anywhere here," Her eyes giving a grave look to the boy named Neji. 'Argh! Is that the best I could do? I nned to avoid a fight at all costs. but how?' Sara thought as she took a soft defensive stance, "Bye bye Dei-kun! I guess everyone did abandon me," She sighed as she gave Deidara a wave.

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((Hmm.. Do you mind if I like make Sara quit the Akatsuki and help Kohona?)) 

"Pipe down." Shikamaru spat at Deidara, "You're our enemy, so we have to take you in bonds. I would look bad if I didn't bring you in chains. Besides...you're a dangerous criminal; and there's no telling what I know you're planning."

He then turned to Lee and thought about his question. "Neji will be fine. He's strong."

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Neji tucked his left hand up against his chest, palm-up; he extended his right before him, prepared to strike in a traditional Hyuuga stance. His Byakugan stared at Sara intensely; he figured a bluff would work better to scare the newcomer, rather than initiate a fight.

Sara felt a sweat drop, both her eyes staring straight into the Byakugan. She scanned his stance. One thing she knew was that it wasn't one of those peaceful stances.

"Huh? Why are you looking at me like that? I don't want to fight okay? I only came here to look after blondie in the cage there not to pick a fight with someone so interesting," She smiled at Neji with both her hands to show no weapons. Her shringan eye concentrated at the remaining fire nin, "Please don't fight here. To be honest there are too many nearby small villages that are open to damage if we should start a battle," Her eyes looked into the forest where half a mile away was a innocent town. She stepped a few yards back to avoid any kind of attack the shinobi might throw at her.

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((Something is wrong with me >3< I can't write today >3<)) 

"Why would we tell you?" Shikamaru said calmly, waving to the beaming gate guards Kotetsu and Izumo. Che, no doubt they were proud of him for catching another Akatsuki, but after Hidan, the two had come to expect it of him. "We don't know what you're planning, and I'm no fool; I won't tell you where we'll be keeping you, but I can guarantee you'll be kept somewhere where I can keep an eye on you."

--- ~X~ ---

Neji narrowed his eyes further, his Byakugan scanning over her face as he analyzed her chakra and took careful inventory of her Tenketsu, preparing to strike them from memory.

"Nice try, but my style is close-range Juuken Taijutsu. No one would be hurt but you; I don't care what sort of techniques you have - I would shut them down quickly enough to save others from harm. And if you tried to bring others into it, I could avoid them well enough." His voice then dropped a few decibels as he whispered cautiously: "Even if we do not fight here, we will fight. I do not let enemies waltz into my village so carefree, and without challenge. You should be ready for a fight upon entering Konoha - that is, if you plan to follow your blonde friend to his death." 

His Byakugan alerted him to Sasuke's movements before the Uchiha came into view; he executed a few well-timed, fluid backflips to put distance between him and the two Uchihas. Uncertainty shone in his pearly eyes, but his tense muscles eased a bit as Sasuke made no move to fight. 

"Well doesn't that sound just flattering. Thanks, but I don't need a babysitter." The blonde grinned. Honestly, he didn't care if he was going to be supervised. He always had his plans of escape. He'd most likely be taken to the Hokage shortly, for she'd need to inspect him. So, he had to make sure to act like he had nothing to hide.

 ((I know, short reply. Blegh. But I had an idea to get Deidara into being allies with Kanoha. Perhaps he and Shika develop some sort of friendship while he's in prison. Then, he does the unexpectable and fights alongside him when some of the other Akatsuki invade the village or something, so that's how it all starts?))

Sara stared at the boy who had just appeared out of nowhere and he seemed to be listening to the whole conversation. Her eyes widened as she saw a resemblance.

"AHHH!!! Ita-kun! Did you shrink or something? Did you cut your hair? I liked it how it was before," The Akatsuki member pouted, her arms folded, "Why I follow Dei-kun? Well I think he's my friend! And friends help each other right? Well I think I can stay away from fighting most of the time, hiding my cloak in some far off place and since my headband doesn't have a dash through it no one would suspect me of being a m*censored* criminal -even if I hadn't done anything wrong- would they?" 

Sara unfolded her arms and turned away from the other Uchiha and looked back at Neji.

"Neji, right? I thought I told you I'm not fighting, if you really must use whatever technique your eye does and block all my chakra points and I won't do anything about it. Just to show you that I'm not going to fight anyone," Her voice nearly a snarl but remained chirpy and warm, "Anyway why are you even bothered about me being hunted like like a rabbit in Kohona, I would think you want me dead, like everyone else does," She stepped forwards with now just a few feet from the pale eyed boy her arms unfolded and held them halfway in the air. She whispered,

"Go on attack someone who doesn't want to fight," 

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((>3< No one likes Sara XD)) 

Shinsa had arrived a short time ago when Sara and Neji were having a small verbal exchange. Though she paid no attention to what was going on. She was crouched behind a tree with her back to the trunk. Her head was bent as she was listening to Hachibi talk to her, informing her of jutsus that she can perform if attacked. But her chakra was concealed so detected her might be a little hard.

[[ Bored... ]]

"Huh? He has a brother? I'm sorry please don't get mad! He never told be about his family or really anything..." She went quiet for a moment, "Ah Sasuke Uchiha? My name is Sara Uchiha, nice to meet you," Her eyes glanced at the raven's sudden move to his sword then the act of grabbing something on his shoulder. 'huh? is that a curse seal I see?' She thought as she saw the markings spreading on his shoulder and onto his neck. 'I shouldn't talk about that it would probably anger him more,' Her eyes shifted back to Neji. She was spending too much time here instead of following Deidara. Then she noticed a hint of charka not far from where she was.

"Who is that there?" She pointed curiously at a large tree, "You're very good at hiding your chakra even better than me!" She giggled as her attention shifted to Neji and her clan relative. 

"Why do I care if you enter my village?" Neji arched an eyebrow sarcastically, straightening and flipping a wrist carelessly, "Well, let's see - there are tons of innocent people in my village, and fellow shinobi whom I would not like to see hurt. Konoha is the fortress of Fire Country, and the home of the most powerful feudal lord in the land. It is one of the most populous and diverse villages known to man, with countless Kekkei Genkai concealed within its history - Kekkei Genkai like mine. That, and if I don't have to fight, I will not - if you choose to do the right thing and go back to where you came from, you will go without a fight. But if you approach my home...I will not hold back.

But that's not to say that I don't want you dead - I want all of you Akatsuki scum dead. But as I don't know the extent of your strength, I would rather you not approach the innocence of my village.

Also, I don't attack an unguarded enemy. I am not an exploitative coward - I will only fight you if you have the desire. If you do not have the desire, go home, because I will fight you if you take one step closer to my village. The same goes for you, little Uchiha." This last statement was a gesture in Sasuke's direction. The Hyuuga narrowed his eyes at the two - a dangerous rogue ninja whom he had almost died for and a cowardly Akatsuki who didn't seem to fit in with her comrades. What a meeting of minds was here before him - in his mind, he grinned nervously; this could be catastrophic or very swift and efficient.

At the sound of Sara's voice, Shinsa jumped and hit the back of her head against the trunk. Hissing at the slight pain that the move had caused, she also cursed at herself for beind so involved with her thoughts. Standing up, she walked around the tree with one hand rubbing the back of her head. 

Using the vibrations she sent through the ground with her foot steps. Turning her head towards Sara, she said; "Shinsa Samir. And I have had years of practice to hide my Chakra." Her head tilted to one side. "Practice more and soon you will be better. And I guess I have to work a bit harder because you still felt a little bit of mine." A smile flashed across her dark tan face.

((Got permission to roleplay Itachi and Kisame~ :D))

BIC|| "How many...?" his smooth voice was untouched by care, unnerving his partner like it always did. The blue-skinned shinobi scanned the clearing with care, beady eyes counting every nin present.

"Looks like about four, Ita-san," he replied, a bloodthirsty grin appearing on his chapped lips. "There were more a moment ago, but they left with Deidara."

"Who are they...?"

"One's a Hyuuga I've fought, Sara Uchiha's down there muckin' around as usual, some girl I've never seen before, and..." he hesitated, "...Sasuke Uchiha."

"Sasuke...?" his partner sounded interested now; this frightened the shark nin even more than his prior behavior. "Hmm...maybe we were right to come out here, Kisame-kun." he shuffled to his feet and watched the group from his place in the tree. "Go have fun, Kisame...scare them a little...or warn the girl not to get into our business..."

"With pleasure, Itachi-san~!" Kisame dropped out of the trees as he pulled Samehada off of his back; going places based on Itachi's instincts often ended in some much-needed bloodshed. He reminded himself to thank Pein again for pairing him with the Uchiha. He shouldered the heavy sword as he looked from Neji to Shinsa to Sasuke to Sara, the grin on his face spreading to reveal his sharp teeth. "Oi, Sara no ba-ka~" he spoke casually, drawing out the 'baka' of her name. "Itachi says to get out. This is our place now."

Itachi stared intently down at the group from his place in the trees, his Sharingan eyes narrowing coldly as they looked at Sara. The only other Uchiha who hadn't died that day, aside from his little brother...he trained his gaze onto Sasuke now, and a cruel smile pulled up his lips. If Sara didn't leave...he could easily take out his frustrations on her. He would not attack his little brother...not yet. Patience is a virtue that he had mastered.

Shinsa's attention suddenly moved to Kisame. And her grin turned into a wicked snarl. The snarl showed four, long canine fangs and underneath the metal band, her demonic red eyes glowed. "Who exactly gave you the right, Akatsuki?" she hissed as she poised her body to attack if nessesary. 

Inside of her eye, Hachibi roared with fury. How dare those tripled-scum, twice-stewed Akatsuki come into Konoha lands, the she-dragon hissed as she kneaded Shinsa's Chakra veins with her silver claws. Some of her black chakra seeped through Shinsa's shadow, taking it over as she made her presense known. Dull crimson eyes emerged from the shadow.

"You're one to talk, freak. I know what's inside you." Neji's smooth voice whispered in Shinsa's ear. He had moved so fast that he was invisible to the naked eye, and so silently that the leaves in the trees made more noise than he had. "For a Jounin, you sure know how to engage the enemy, rather than avoid a fight - you're a danger to the village."

Neji grimaced mentally - his back was up against the wall now; there were so many upper-level ninja who wanted to battle here...it was too close to the village for him to feel comfortable engaging them. But also, he was alone - his comrades had left him, and without backup, he didn't feel comfortable luring the warring shinobi away from the village. Kuso, he'd have to make an ultimatum. He had two choices - let an all-out brawl ensue and return to the village to warn everyone, or take down all of his enemies in one swift attack (an unlikely outcome). But he grit his teeth and decided to fight. He would take down as many as he could in a few well-timed hits, then make a break for the village to warn the other shinobi of the ensuing battle.

The green marks of the Hakkeshou appeared at the Hyuuga's feet. "Juukenhou, Hakke Rokujuuyonshou! Eight Trigrams, Sixty-four Palms!"

The first palm struck Shinsa's back, directly between her shoulder blades. The second was directed at her heart. "Niishou! Two palms!" The third and fourth were aimed at the area of her kidneys. "Yonshou! Four palms!"

The Hyuuga frowned - the others were bound to flee or attack when they saw his movements; he would have to target them, too, and Shinsa was probably pretty stunned from the first four palms. He moved behind Sara in the bl
ink of an eye and nailed her with four palms directed at her core. "Yachou! Eight palms!"

He shifted behind Kisame and threw eight palms into his ribcage. "Juurokushou! Sixteen Palms!"

The Hyuuga then turned his attention to Sasuke - this would be sticky, the Hyuuga thought; that Sharingan could detect his movements and deflect his palms. But he was moving too quickly through the palms to falter, and he wouldn't let his pride be hurt - the right decision. Sixteen palms were aimed at Sasuke's core, striking his chakra points like a needle. "Sa-ti-niishou! Thirty-two palms!"

He then darted back to Shinsa, his Byakugan peering through her chakra to glare at the Hachibi inside her. Monster. Thirty-two palms struck her chakra network in a flurry of graceful hits. "Rokujuuyonshou! Sixty-four palms!"

He spun in a graceful circle, exhaling slowly as he calmed his raging chakra. He then straightened and grinned at his foes, knowing that even one hit from his Juuken would cause their chakra networks to be altered drastically. 

((Ugh, sorry for that - with Sixty-four Palms and One-hundred and Tenty-eight Palms, you can't stop it once the first hit has landed. It just gets faster from there. :x Not to seem like I'm godmodding or anything, but-...it's really impossible to stop. And lol, I do everything in Japanese - I translated his hits into english for you. xD

And to Deidara - hrmn, I'm not sure. I don't want to make Shikamaru too OOC - after what happened between him and Hidan over Asuma, he's a bit bitter to all Akatsuki. :x I suppose it could be a begrudging friendship between the two, but-...you understand, right? He was made really bitter and sore over Asuma's murder... *SPOILER* xD))

The female Uchiha frowned at Neji's little explanation. She looked at the nin with a bored look.

"Huh? Should I even care about who's there? I told you like a million times that I ain't going to fight... Where I came from?" She paused for a moment, her eyes half shut, "I have no where to go now, I'm not even wanted in the Akatsuki want me anymore. No one.." She swiped her eyes with the cloak she wore. A part of her wanted to rip it but somehow she thought she would be killed for betraying them. The sound of the approaching girl she pointed out a few mintues ago interrupted her thoughts. Sara looked at the girl whose name was Shinsa. She was the first and only person not to shout, growl or snarl at her here. 

"Nice to meet you Shinsa-chan, My name is Sara Uchiha, if I get out of here with my limps still on my body we can talk," She let out a soft giggle. She jumped when she hear Kisame appear calling her a 'baka'. 

"Why should I listen to you Sa-shi-mi-kun?" She bluntly said, saying out each symbol on the last word, louder to make everyone hear it clearly, "So why not go back to Ita-kun and tell him to tell me that with his own face not send a fish to me," She stuck her tongue out and when back to face Neji and Sasuke. Her eyes widened as she saw Shinsa with her demon teeth and eyes out. 'A tailed beast? Oh no I heard Pein and everyone are collecting them. What for? They never told me' She flashed out her thoughts when she noticed Sasuke's curse seal spreading on his face.

"Sasuke-kun? Are you okay? pff.. shark-boy," She quietly chuckled, "No one here seems to like sashimi," Her body automatically shifted when she heard Neji's justu and she could hardly see him hit her with 8 consecutive hits. Blood shot out her mouth as her chakra core was mercilessly stabbed 8 times. Her knees almost buckled with her arm covering her stomach. Kisame, Shinsa and Sasuke followed with incredibly fast velocity.

"Shinsa! Sasuke! Are you alright? NEJI! Don't just go hurting people as you please! Right hit sashimi all you want but what them? How did you even know they will pose any danger to Konoha? Just because Shinsa, has a tailed beast or Sasuke who is an Uchina like me? Anyway why did do that? You don't listen to anyone's story and only thinking about your own," She finally snarled at Neji as she stumbled across to Shinsa. Sara Uchiha wasn't happy at the moment. With her chakra points blocked from the fire nin's justu, the Uchiha wasn't able to use her healing chakra on Shinsa or Sasuke. There was blood on her mouth and hands. She wiped her mouth to rid of the dripping blood, "I will not fight you or anyone for that matter. I stand for what I believe is true," She stood up and walked a few steps forward closer to the city letting the cloak fall off her shoulders. The Akutsaki cloak fell off ungracefully and landed on the floor. Her eyes fell on Kisame. A sly grin appeared on her face. Sara lifted her hand up and showed the ring. Without a thought she bit it and slid it off her finger then immediately spiting it out on the floor.

"I Quit," 

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((Bleh too much XDI don't know what stuff I'm writing XD. I need to know what's happening XD so I can move my character in that direction XD I want Sara to enter the city without everyone wanting to kill her. Maybe she could somehow become friends with either Neji, Shinsa or someone xD I have a feeling she and Lee would be hyper friends XD lol Sweeny xD I was like spoiler?!? wait I already knew that >3<))