HP and the S-ranked Shinobi 03

Harry Potter and the S-ranked Shinobi

Chapter three

The Triwizard what?


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The next morning, Deidara was the first to be in the great hall. He totally didn’t feel comfortable in the tight, black uniform. He loosened his tie a little, before hearing Tobi’s voice.

“Morning, Deidara-sempai!!!”

“Drop dead.” Deidara muttered quietly as he turned around, seeing Tobi run up to him. Tobi still wore his orange mask, which looked very strange together with the black and blue of his uniform.

“Where are the others, Deidara-sempai? Tobi didn’t see them yet.” Tobi asked.

A loud laughter interrupted them as Hidan, Kisame and Itachi made their way to Deidara and Tobi. They all wore their Slytherin uniforms as well.

Hidan was the one who was laughing loudly, while Kisame looked pretty pissed.

“What’s so funny, yeah?” Deidara asked.

“This morning.” Hidan said sniggering. “Kisame’s uniform seemed to be too small, even though Leader made him smaller with his disguise jutsu. They had to make a bigger one.”

He burst out in laughter again. Kisame fished a kunai out of his pocket immediately, his eyes narrowed.

“Why you-”

“Don’t chop of his head, I don’t feel like putting it on again.”

Kakuzu joined them. He was still wearing his old clothes, except for the Akatsuki robes, and his face was uncovered.

“That’s the point.” Kisame muttered, but he put his kunai back anyway.

“And what’s the trouble of putting on an uniform correctly?” Kakuzu added frowning. “I expected none the less from Hidan, but Itachi…”

Deidara, Tobi and Kisame were the only ones wearing their uniform correctly.

Itachi didn’t wear his tie. His sweater hung open, unbuttoned, and hadn’t troubled with putting his white shirt underneath the sweater putting in his pants. Hidan didn’t even wore the black sweater over his still-unbuttoned shirt. His Jashin-necklace came out clearly on the bit of bare chest.

“Is there a problem, Kakuzu?” Itachi asked, his voice cold. Kakuzu quickly shook his head, not wanting to die yet.

“Where’s Zetsu, yeah?” Deidara asked to break the tensed silence.

“Dunno.” Kisame replied, shrugging.

Loud voices were able to hear from the entrance, and team Kakashi came walking through the doors. Naruto was arguing with Sakura, while Sai followed the two in silence.

Sakura didn’t wear the panty underneath her skirt, showing her cream coloured legs. Her black sweater might have been a little too tight, but the males of Akatsuki sure didn’t mind – it only showed her figure better.

Itachi noticed most of them stare at the kunoichi, and inwardly flinched in annoyance.

Women hunters, he thought. Can’t keep their little eyes off a girl in a skirt, enemy or not.

Even though he had to agree that the girl did have nice legs…

Itachi inwardly slapped himself. What was wrong with him?

“Good morning.” Sakura said carefully against the Akatsuki members. The only one responding was Tobi.

“Good morning, Sakura-san!!” He greeted her, waving. “How are you today?”

Naruto raised his eyebrows surprised, and even Sai frowned slightly. Sakura laughed slightly, a little uncomfortable.

“I’m good, thanks, Tobi… uhh… san.”

“That’s great! Does Sakura-san might want to eat breakfast together with Tobi?”

“Uh. S-sure, why not?”

However, ‘breakfast’ was 10 sandwiches; one for each person. Naruto made an annoyed sound.

“God, I’m so hungry! All we get is a sandwich!?”

He fell quiet when he noticed Sakura’s look.

“Ah, good morning.”

Everyone turned to see a rather old man. He was tall and thin, with long silver hair that looked long enough to tuck into his belt and a long beard. He wore golden half-moon spectacles, and had twinkling, blue eyes, a very long and crooked nose and long fingers.

“And you are?” Deidara raised his eyebrows.

“Albus Dumbledore.” The headmaster introduced.

Hidan, Kisame and Itachi immediately glared at Deidara, who laughed nervously.

Professor Dumbledore walked up to them, eyeing the group.

“Where’s the tenth?” He asked.

“We don’t know.” Kakuzu answered. “He would stay in your office.”

“Oh. Then he must be asleep.” Dumbledore smiled. “Please, eat. After that, we talk.”

Sakura and Naruto exchanged looks before Naruto attacked his food again. The Akatsuki all kept observing the rather strange headmaster.

“So.” Hidan started. “When does this.. School start?”

“Tomorrow.” Dumbledore told him. “The Hogwarts Express will go back to pick up the students. They’ll arrive tomorrow evening. The day after tomorrow, the lessons start.”

“Sir,” Sakura spoke up. “Can you tell us some more about the mission?”

“Oh, yes.” Dumbledore kindly smiled at her, which she returned. “Yes, of course. Well then. This year, the Triwizard Tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts.”

“The what?” Naruto interrupted bluntly.

“The Triwizard Tournament. It’s a friendly competition between the three largest European schools of wizardry – Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. There is one champion selected to represent a school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks.

“This year, I have made sure for excellent protections. I have hired an ex-Auror as a new teacher and Hogwarts is protected with more spells then normally, but a while ago at the Quidditch World Cup, the-”

“Quid-what?” Naruto interrupted the headmaster again.

“Naruto, I swear, if you do that again…” Sakura threatened under her breath so only her blond teammate could hear.

“Quidditch – it’s a sport.” Surprisingly, it wasn’t Dumbledore, but Itachi to give that answer. “Played on broomsticks.”

“… Ah.” Naruto frowned surprised at Itachi, but quickly looked off when Itachi looked back, eyes hard as stone.

“So.” Dumbledore cleared his throat. “At the Quidditch World Cup, the Dark Mark appeared. The Dark Mark is the sign of Voldemort. For that, I fear the worst. Also, the news that one of your enemies – Orochimaru, if I’m correct – has joined him, made me hire you.”

“Ok, I get it, hm.” Deidara said slowly. “But, isn’t it kind of awkward? Hiring criminals to take care of criminals?”

“Yes, many of the teachers disagreed in letting the Akatsuki stay at Hogwarts.” Dumbledore smiled. “But I believe your word if you gain something as well. You’ve been enemies with this Orochimaru for a long time, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Well then. More questions?”

“Yes.” Itachi glanced at the wizard. “Tell us the rest about this Tournament.”

The shinobi all blinked at Itachi, while Dumbledore smiled.

“Care to explain?” The headmaster said.

“You haven’t told us everything.” Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly. “There’s something more.”

“Well, maybe.” Dumbledore’s smile grew. “Only if you want to.

“The school will be informed with the knowledge that you all are exchange students. Therefore you will learn here, and will wear our uniforms, but you are still from an other school. So you are allowed to enter the Triwizard Tournament, except for Kakuzu, who isn’t here as an student, and Naruto, Sakura and Sai, who aren’t 17 yet.”

It fell quiet.

“That’s so unfair.” Naruto muttered. “I’m stronger then all 17 years on this school!”

“That’s true, but it would kind of blow your cover, wouldn’t it?” Dumbledore said.

“Oh… Yeah…” Naruto pouted.

He ignored the smirks from Hidan, Deidara and Kisame.

“So, go ahead and explore today.” Dumbledore said. “There’s a quick lunch and dinner at noon and 8 pm today. Tomorrow breakfast at this time and lunch at noon again. The dinner will be held together with all the students, which have arrived by then. Also, you’ll have to be seated at your own house table.” He pointed at the four tables, naming them. “And that’s it! I will see you all at the feast.”

He turned around and left the Great Hall.

“Tobi’s gonna join the Tournament!” Tobi jumped up and down from excitement. “Tobi thinks it’ll be fun!”

“Fun? I think it’s insane, hm.” Deidara spat, pushing his annoying partner. “Get a life, Tobi.”

“It would increase our battle skills…” Kisame pointed out. “Think about it – we probably have to fight against wizards.”

“Yeah, Kisame’s right.” Hidan smirked. “I think I’m signing up too. Maybe I’ll get in there.”

“If you look at it from that way…” Deidara’s single blue eye studied the ceiling, which was rather cloudy and dark for a morning. “I think I’ll do it too, hm.”

“Me too.” Kisame agreed, before turning to Itachi. “What do you think, Itachi-san?”

“I’m not.” Itachi crossed his arms. “Waist of my time. I’m here to do a mission – not to join some wizard game.”

Kisame shrugged and turned back to the other Akatsuki, continuing the conversation about the Tournament, while Itachi watched Team Kakashi leave the great hall. The three passed Zetsu on their way out, who was dressed in his Akatsuki outfit. He slowly walked up to his fellow members.

“A bit late.” He muttered with a dark voice, and added with his light one, “What did I miss?”

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“Ah! Shit!”

Sakura’s foot had sunk right through a step halfway up the staircase. Naruto and Sai both took an arm and pulled her out.

“This is the most weirdass place I have ever seen, ‘tebayo!” Naruto uttered.

“Except for your house.”

“SAI!”

Sakura sighed and massaged her sour ankle. Maybe it was smart avoiding staircases from now on.

It was turning evening now – the sun had set, and team Kakashi was exploring the castle. However, Sakura had been trapped in a staircase for 7 times now.

“I’m getting pretty damned sick of it…” The kunoichi mumbled, and she stood up straight again. “Ok, let’s- boys?”

She was alone: her teammates were nowhere to be found.

“… Those bitches.”

Sakura sighed and made her way further up the stairs, carefully testing the steps first before resting her weight on it. In their argument, they hadn’t even noticed Sakura hadn’t followed them anymore.

She looked around, her green eyes scanning the hallway. … Where was she again?

“Oh isn’t that great.” She muttered against herself. “I’m lost.”

“Join the group, hm.”

She turned around. Hidan and Deidara stood in the hallway. Deidara looked at her, while Hidan was observing an rather strange looking painting.

“You two are lost as well?” Sakura asked, raising her eyebrows.

“Well, yeah, you could say it like that.” Hidan tilted his head slightly. “Or you could say we’re walking around without knowing how to get back.”

Sakura rolled her eyes and Deidara sighed.

“Let’s just get moving… hm.” He said.

The three wandered through the castle, and slowly, Sakura got in a conversation with them. Deidara was short tempered and didn’t say a lot, but Hidan was rather talkative… Even though he kept cursing at everyone and everything. When she asked him about it, he replied with a harsh “What the fuck do you friggin mean, pinky!?”, so she decided to drop it.

“Well let’s try this door. Seriously.” Hidan picked a random door and opened it, while Sakura and Deidara peeked over his arm.

“It’s a tower, hm.” Deidara rolled his eyes, seeing the long stairs going all the way up. “This isn’t getting us back.”

“… Hang on.” Sakura walked in and started climbing the stairs.

“Oi, girl, there isn’t anything up there!” Hidan yelled after her. “Oi!! … Sakura!? …”

He sighed.

“Wanna follow her then?”

“Sure, hm.” Deidara shrugged, and hurried after Sakura, with Hidan close behind him. The blonde tried his best to keep looking at the steps instead of up: Sakura’s skirt was pretty short.

“Oh, wow!” Sakura cried out.

They were in the Owlery: a hundred owls were looking down at them, their eyes shimmering in the darkness of the room. Deidara glanced sideways at Sakura. She looked overwhelmed, but why? It were just birds. He could make much more amazing birds then these stupid owls.

“Okay, awesome.” Hidan sneered. “Can we go back now?”

“Y- yeah…” Even though Sakura agreed, she didn’t turn around.

“… Now?”

“Oh – sorry…” She laughed nervously and rushed out of the Owlery. Hidan rolled his eyes at Deidara before following her.

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They were walking through the halls again, and just when Deidara wanted to give up, luck came on his side again.

“Hang on.” Deidara stopped walking and looked around. “I think I know this!!”

Sakura and Hidan looked up.

“What?”

Deidara rushed through the hall.

“Deidara, wait up!” Hidan groaned and sped after him, Sakura following.

In less then three minutes, the shinobi stood in front of the Gryffindor common room.

“Well, we’re here!” Sakura smiled and gave the password while Deidara grinned at Hidan.

“Good luck, Hidan, hm.”

“Wait, you’re not-?” Hidan started, but Deidara and Sakura had already disappeared behind the portrait, leaving Hidan behind.

“… Great.”