Thread: [Sugo & Razz]

td xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx tdtd Hey, jerk! Ino grumbled when Itachi denied her any kind of information again, simply turning and dropping from the crevice while making what she assumed to be a joke. She puffed up and pouted a little, reluctantly following him out of the gap. He.. he doesn't really eat people though, right?? Her question was answered with silent as Itachi simply made his way for the entrance to the cave. He didn't even look back, clearly expecting her to follow him. She could have turned and tried to escape through the back of the cave but his confidence that she would follow made it obvious that he knew she had no option, so even if she tried to escape, she would just be caught. Huffing, she rolled her eyes and begrudgingly followed after him, only to cringe a little when she rounded the corner outside the cave and found Kisame standing there. She glared nervously up at him a moment before tearing her gaze off in the direction Itachi suddenly had launched himself in. Sheesh! Why was he even in a rush? She would know, if he would only share some sort of information with her. She wasn't really given much time to weigh her options, either, because Kisame was soon shoving her after Itachi. And, not wanting to find out if he REALLY ate people, the kunoichi had no choice but to take off after the Uchiha. She definitely couldn't keep up with him, but at least was more light-weight than Kisame and was able to keep a small distance ahead of him. All the while she bitterly followed Itachi, wondering how the heck she was going to get out of this situation. It was only a little while later, while she was lost in thought, that things changed. She glanced up to see Itachi suddenly launching himself backwards, but by then, she had already launched herself forward, so the impact was inevitable. She didn't even have time to brace herself and ended up with the air being knocked right out of her with a light 'oof!', eyes going wide as, suddenly, explosions went off in front of them. Her vision of the explosion though as quickly blocked by black and red when Itachi grabbed her and pulled her against him, shielding her from the debris. Her arms were wrapped around around her gut, where his shoulder had hit her, and her body leaned slightly into his chest as she gasped in a lungful of air. Then, before she even knew what had happened, Itachi was yelling something out and they were falling to the ground. Ino closed her eyes tight and tensed up, prepared for impact, but.. Itachi took the blow. She listened as the air left his body, blue eyes squinting open to peek up at Itachi's face, which was scrunched in pain. That impact definitely had to be painful.. She sat upright, ears still ringing from the explosion, but otherwise unscathed. H-hey..! What the heck is going on?? She asked softly, moving off of Itachi to sit beside him only to gasp when she heard the sound of something flying through the air towards her. She didn't have her weapons, or anything to defend herself hanks to Itachi, so the best she could manage was to crawl over him and use her own body to block his vital areas as a kunai flew just past them and stuck into a nearby tree. Attached to it.. a paper bomb tag. It wasn't a large or extremely potent bomb, but was strong enough to lightly singe the exposed skin of the small of Ino's back and arms, earning a small cry from the girl, but she held her position over Itachi regardless. Ino Yamanaka, A stoic, muffled voice from behind her called out, causing the girl to quickly turn around and take a defensive stand from where she sat squatted beside Itachi. However, when she saw it was a member of the ANBU, her heart skipped a beat and eyes widened. Why was the ANBU here? You are now classified as a rogue nin for leaving the village, and will be returned to Konoha, alive or otherwise. Surrender peacefully, and step aside so Itachi Uchiha can be dealt with. If you intervene, you will be killed. This is your only warning. His voice was flat and merciless. Ino could only stare at the masked ninja, her shock slowly shifting to anger. Lady Tsunade would really do as far as to classify her as rogue..? Nervously, her eyes narrowed and she held her ground. She couldn't do mind transfer, because that would leave her totally helpless and open to attack. The best she could do was clamber to her feet and ball her hands into fists, glaring at the ANBU, but not budging. She didn't know why, but just moving and letting Itachi be attacked while he was down felt wrong. He had just saved her life, after all. So be it. The ANBU stated simply before lunging at Ino, kunai in hand. Gulping nervously, Ino lunged forward as well, meeting the ANBU halfway and blocking the black with her left arm, creating a gash in her flesh but allowing her an opening to slam her knee into the man's gut. As Itachi regained himself Ino did her best to keep the ANBU at bay, getting cut up in the process. td