Ocean Avenue - Installment VIII: A Little Less Than Sixteen Candles, Touch Me

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Naruto stepped forward to confront the Mizukage, looking up at his tall figure.

"Yes. We have been sent here to investigate the onslaught that occured here." He stated, and Ameji sighed, sitting down in a chair.

"Yes...the slaughter...well it only happened two days ago...Three strange men walked into the village, stating they were new villagers. But our guards fell for the trap, and were killed along with nine hundred other people." Ameji stated, folding his hands and closing his eyes.

Naruto looked over at Sakura, and she stepped forward, "Three? H-How did three men destroy such a populous village?" She asked, and Ameji stood, starting to pace. "We don't know ourselves; its odd, I know. But we have one visual on one of the men." Ameji stated.

When he said this, a tall, blonde haired woman walked in with a manilla folder filled with papers. Ameji turned, and smiled, "Ah. Just in time Rose. I'd like you to meet Naruto and Sakura, and their teams. They are the Konoha nin that are helping us in this investigation." He stated.

Rose smiled, and bowed, placing the folder on the table, "Arigato, Naruto-san, Sakura-san." She said, standing straight. Rose had beatufiul blue eyes and slightly paled skin. Seeing that Kiri didn't get much sun, it was obvious why she was slightly pale.

Naruto waved, "Hello," he said, then averting his attention to Ameji again, "So, what did he or she look like?" He asked.

Ameji opened the folder, and pulled out a picture taken from security cameras at the gates.

It showed a hooded woman, her arms tucked behind her holding two paper bombs. Her eyes were shaded, but her hair was vibrant red.

Sakura glanced at the picture herself. As they were doing this, Solace looked around Sakura, to see something strangely odd in the corner of the room. It was shining dully, but she quickly walked over, picking it up.

She walked back, and Sonick looked at the object, "What is it?" He whispered to her. Solace shrugged, "I have no idea, but it looks cool." She said, seeing that a string was tied through it. She placed it around her neck, and let it hang like a necklace.

Jason looked over, and poked Myrraiah, she turned, "What?"

"It seems Solace has found a new piece of attire. It looks cool doesn't it?" He asked, looking at its slight gleam.

Myrraiah nodded, "It is...hey Solace!" She said, walking over. Solace looked at her friend, and smiled, "What's up?"

"Where'd you get that necklace?" She whispered, wondering curiously.

Solace pointed, "I found it over there. It was glimmering brightly." She said, yawning slightly.

Myrraiah nodded, and something felt wrong when she looked at the necklace. It was a paragon of some sort she thought, but she shrugged it off.

Kaylebb sighed, "Sensei, where do we stay while we are here?" He asked, and Sakura turned, "Oh well...I'm not exactly quite sure." She said, rubbing the back of her head.

Ameji smiled, "I have a house ready for you in the east part of town. Two story, lot of square footage. I'll show you there." He said, leading them out of the area. Naruto walked with Sakura, and whispered in her ear, "So...since we are playing as husband and wife, are we going to share a bedroom?" He smirked.

Sakura hit him in the gut with her elbow, and growled, "You are starting to irritate me." She joked.

Naruto winced slightly, "Nevermind!" He said, continuing to walk. Behind them, the teams chuckled.

Sonick laughed, "They act like a REAL married couple." He stated. Solace smiled, "That's a good thing. We don't want to blow our cover." She whispered. Sonick nodded, "Yep! Good thing indeed."

Jason sighed, and rubbed his arms to warm them from the frigid winds that passed by. "Why couldn't Suna be attacked? No. It had to be the fucking oceans! In the middle of the cold." Jason stated, and Kaylebb laughed, "I know right?"

As they arrived at the gigantic house, Ameji turned towards the group, and smiled, "Well here are the keys. There are eight bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and a huge kitchen plus other necessities you'll need for the next two weeks." He said.

Naruto took the keys, and nodded, "Thanks Ameji-sama. We'll contact you if we need anything." He said, and Ameji left with a flash.

Sakura smiled, and looked over the marvelous house, "Wow...this is huge! This has got to be on at least five acres of land!" She stated.

The house had a tudor look; painted bleach white with black wooden stripes on the corners. It was two stories, and had a huge front yard.

Everyone walked up to the front door, and Naruto opened the door slowly. They looked inside, and were in shock.

Myrraiah's mouth hung open. "We get to live HERE for two weeks?" She asked, looking over the gargantuan of a foyer.

Naruto nodded, "It is nice...." Sakura smirked, "Nice?! Talk about fucking awesome!" She said, blushing slightly at her outburst.

Sonick chuckled, "Enough enthusiasm!" He said sarcastically.

Naruto and Sakura turned towards the teams, and smiled, "Okay you guys go choose your rooms, and pick your roomate. Doesn't matter how many to each. Go on." He said, and Sakura smiled, "Come on. Let's go check out our room." She said.

Naruto laughed and watched the kids go upstairs, "Our room? I though---" "Not in the same bed..." She interrupted, and Naruto nodded, "I get it now." He said, walking up the spiral staircase that led to the master bedroom.

The room was about as big as a third of the house; a huge bathroom, accompanied with a deep bathtub, two toilets, a his and her sink set, and a huge walk-in closet.

Naruto put a hand through his hair, in total awe, and sat on the king sized bed. "Wow...now this is fucking awesome." he said, laying back.

Sakura laughed, and sat on the bed, "Yeah...definitely....so I'm tired..."

Naruto stood, "Sure. I'll go sleep in the chair over there. Its a recliner, so it'll be like a bed." He said, sitting down on the chair. Sakura felt bad, and stood, "Why don't you take the bed Naruto? I can take the recliner." She said. Naruto shook his head, "Nah. Its okay. Sleep tight Sakura." He said, closing his eyes.

Sakura sighed, and got onto the bed after kicking her shoes off. She closed her eyes, not before glancing over at the sleeping Naruto.