Open Your Eyes, Trust Your Luck
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: G
WC: 542
This story was written for @flashfictionfridayofficial and inspired by @keanblade Thicker Than Starstuff. (Linked below, highly recommended read, mind the tags)
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Team Crane was stuck in a cave. Chimon was injured, and Yuna and Seiua were exhausted. Their fight with the Hyūga shinobi had been tough, but they'd managed to escape… right?
Yuna was worried that they might still be found. Tobirama-shishou had told them about the Hyūga when teaching them about Hayato’s eyes, but through what and how far could they see? Or, really, through what and how far could the ones they'd been fighting see?
They didn't light a fire, just in case. This far into summer, the cave, while cooler than outside, was warm enough to let them rest. Yuna tried to keep awake, but slowly, so slowly, her eyes became heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep…
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"Open your eyes"
Yuna was so comfortable. And so tired. Surely Tobirama-shishou would understand just a few more minutes of sleep …? His loadstar was always telling him to sleep more, so she could, too, right?
"Open your eyes"
The voice came again, but it wasn't Tobirama-shishou's voice.
"Open your eyes"
Yuna shot wide awake. That was Bishamonten's voice.
Yuna was supposed to watching. Paying attention.
She crept quietly, quietly to the mouth of the cave. There were voices! The Hyūga? She listened more carefully. She thought hey were running through the trees. Yuna crept back to Chimon and Seiua. She woke them quietly, laying a finger gently over their mouths to indicate the need for silence. They both nodded and gathered their gear together, keeping weapons at hand as they moved toward the front of the cave. Out of sight (hopefully), but ready.
Two shinobi came into view. They were Hyūga, just not the ones from earlier.
Just when Yuna thought they'd gotten lucky and the shinobi would pass them by, they changed direction and ran right to the cave! Then kunai were flying toward them, and Yuna deflected them with her shakujō. In the next moment, all three members of Team Crane were out of the cave and defending themselves against the two new Hyūga.
Yuna kept her eyes on everyone as best she could, and the instant she thought there was an opening, she called out, “Break!” and Team Crane started running back toward the Ainu. She was beyond grateful that they'd had a little food and sleep. If they were really lucky, they'd be able to lead the Hyūga into the traps Tobirama-shishou had set up all around their islands…
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They hadn’t been running long when their luck turned even better! Silent as only he and his loadstar could be, Tobirama-shishou was there! Running past them and attacking the Hyūga! Ryō was there, too, and stopped briefly to tell them to keep going to the Ainu before running and pouncing on the 2nd Hyūga.
Now that Tobirama-shishou was there, Yuna wanted to turn around and help, so much! But always, always told them to follow orders and that he and his loadstar or his brother could fight better if they could trust that Team Crane (or Team Tiger) was doing as they were ordered, so she kept running, and running, and running.
Yuna was sure it was a shorter time than it seemed before Tobirama-shishou and Ryō caught up to them. Yuna knew then that everything would be alright.