Every day you either see a scar or courage. Where you dwell will define your struggle.- Dodinsky.
"Now Karin, I want you to behave while I'm gone. I don't know how long these exams will take. In case I have to go somewhere overnight, I'm leaving a Kage Bunshin with you."
The little nine year old nodded and gave her a hug. "Good luck nee-chan! Kick ass!"
Naruko and and miniMaki pounded fists and bumped hips.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Another Naruko poofed into existence.
Naruko situated her weapons in their proper places. Kubikiribocho and Samehada were criss crossed on her back. Raijin no Ken's hilt was strapped to her Kasai Shiruku, ready to use at any time. The inside of her breastplate had a containment seal, holding different things, ranging from weapons to food.
"Tell Ducky I said 'hi'!"
Naruko waved a hand and left. She met up with Sasuke and Sai and The Bridge. The one that Team Seven always met on. They then walked to the Academy, where the first exam were being held.
"Boss!"
Naruko looked over to see three midgets waving at her. She stopped walking and let them come over.
"What wrong Konohamaru? Moegi? Udon?"
The kids blushed and fiddled with their thumbs. Konohamaru grinned though and gave her a thumbs up, "Beat everyone Naruko! My rival has to be the best!"
Naruko ruffled his hair and winked, "Sure! Be good today, there are lot of foreign shinobi in Konoha."
"Okay!" they chorused and ran off.
Sasuke frowned, "Who was that?"
Naruko watched as the kids went to turn a corner, "Konohamaru is Jiji's grandson, and his two friends follow his lead in everything. I met him a little after the graduation exam when he tried to surprise attack Jiji and claim the hat. He stalked me for the rest of the day, begging that I teach him because his worthless, yes I said worthless, teacher sucked! I was able to get him to realize that the title of Hokage was a difficult job and that there were no shortcuts when achieving such a goal. He straightened up after that and actually trains more and listens to his teacher. Of course that doesn't stop them from stalking me and asking me to teach them something 'cool'."
Sasuke smirked, "You're good with children as well. Good to know."
Naruko looked away, meeting Sai's questioning gaze.
"Are you two together now?" he asked.
Naruko sputtered and Sasuke smirked, "Not yet."
Sai nodded, "I was wondering when you'd say something."
Naruko gasped. How many people knew of Sasuke's feelings?!
"Boss!"
Naruko looked ahead, where the distressed voice come from.
Moegi and Udon were standing at the corner and Moegi was shaking. Naruko Shunshined to their sides to see Konohamaru being held by the lapels. The guy holding him looked like a joke with his purple makeup and kitten ears.
"Hey, drop him!" she ordered.
The guy looked up and smirked. She saw his Suna hitai-ate and frowned. Already causing trouble in a foreign land, wonderful.
"Why should I? This little brat ran into me and it hurt," he said with a smug smirk.
Naruko snorted, "Wow. You must be weak if an eight year old can hurt you without trying. I wonder what you'd look like when he actually attacked." This earned a laugh from the blonde girl behind him.
The guy glared and gripped Konohamaru's shirt tighter.
"Kankuro, he could show up at any moment! We don't have time for this!" the blonde girl with the spiky hair panicked, looking around.
Kankuro waved a hand, "Temari, we have a few minutes before he shows up. I can mess with this little brat if I want."
Naruko sighed and pulled Raijin no Ken from her hip and let her chakra flow through, letting the sabre come to life, glowing an eerie orangish/red color.
"Put him down now, or I cut off your little puppeteer hand."
He snorted and raised a hand to punch the kid in his grip. Sasuke intervened with a well placed rock to the hand. Konohamaru fell to the ground and he moved behind Naruko for cover.
"Shouldn't you be at the exams right now? Or are you so weak that you needed to pick on a kid to make yourself feel better about how weak you really are?" the Uchiha taunted with a glare as he jumped down from his place in a tree beside Naruko.
Sai dropped from the sky, landing silently and nodded, "It would be most astute of you, to leave before you start an international incident."
Kankuro glared and pulled the bundle from his back, "Great more brats to come and piss me off! I'm the son of the Kazekage. If you start anything with me, I can have you arrested for assault."
Naruko snorted at him as she put her weapon away. "And when you visit another country and decide to bully that country's inhabitants, remember to find out who their parents are, before you do anything. Picking on a child who is half your age and a third you size, is pathetic. It can also start a war because the child you threatened, is the grandson of the Hokage. That goes for you up there, as well!"
The two ninja froze.
"Kankuro, Temari, lay off now."
The Suna ninja jumped back when a redhead sand Shunshined beside them.
"G-gaara! W-we didn't do anything! T-they started it!"
"How the fuck old are you?!" Naruko asked with a raised brow.
Gaara glared at Kankuro, "You're pathetic and you give our village a bad name." He turned to Naruko and said, "My apologies. My brother and sister are embarrassments."
Naruko sighed, "Just watch who you decide to threaten. Seriously, the Hokage isn't called the Shinobi no Kami for nothing!"
Gaara nodded, "What are your names?"
"Naruko Uzumaki."
"Sasuke Uchiha."
"Sai."
He nodded, "I'm Sabaku no Gaara. I look forward to seeing you in the exams." He turned away from them, "Let's go. This is no time to be fooling around."
The other two nodded vigorously and followed him.
Naruko turned to look at the Konohamaru Corps. "Go home. Be good. Don't go outside without an adult."
They all nodded, "Yes boss!"
"Now move out!"
The kids hightailed it out of there, after saluting her.
Naruko rolled her eyes, "If I run into the Kankuro, I'll kick his ass."
Sasuke smirked and Sai gave a fake smile.
"Let's just Shunshin there. We've been to the Academy before."
They all agreed. Sasuke disappeared in swirl of flame, Sai was surrounded by ink and Naruko in a flurry of rose petals.
They all appeared beside each other and started off for the doors.
Inside, there were countless ninja, walking all over. They each handed their slips and moved to the third floor. On the second floor there was a bit of a riot forming. Several Genin were demanding to be let into 'room 301' but two other Genin weren't letting them go anywhere.
"Please let us through?!"
Naruko looked over to see TenTen getting knocked back. Lee was laying on the ground beside her. Naruko walked up to the two who were causing such problem and slung her arms around their shoulders.
"Any reason why the two Chunin gate guards are here instead of guarding the gate?" she asked in a casual tone.
Both stiffened under her grip. She applied more pressure and some chakra to her hands, breaking their Henge. Everyone gasped at the revelation.
"You wouldn't let us get in the room!" someone in the crowd yelled.
Naruko rolled her eyes and stepped away from the two flabbergasted Chunin. She offered Lee and TenTen her hands, helping them up. "The stairs are over there, lets get going. If they don't notice it, then that's on them."
Neji materialized out of nowhere beside his teammates and Sasuke and Sai joined Naruko. "Let's just get this over with."
When they made it to the door where the exam was being held, they all froze in their tracks. Kakashi and Gai were waiting outside, doing some weird wiggling thing. Then they both spun and held out a hand. Gai broke down in tears.
"I have lost again! Ka-ka-shi my rival, you are still as hip and cool as you were back when we were in the academy!"
Kakashi rapped the knuckles of his 'rock' over Gai's 'scissors' and laughed. "Better luck next time Gai. Our students are here."
"Ah! My youthful students! I must say that I am very proud of you!"
Naruko and her team turned to their own sensei. "I'm also proud of you. I know that you'll show them all how awesome you are!"
The two sensei stepped aside, letting their Genin enter the room.
Naruko was surprised at how many Genin there were. Over one hundred teams. That was three hundred people crammed into the largest room in the Academy!
"Sasuke-kun!"
Naruko snickered when Ino appeared and glomped Sasuke. He looked ready to kill her and slightly betrayed that Naruko was laughing at him.
"Where's Billboard Brow?!" the Yamanaka asked, looking for her rival.
"She was booted. Sai is her replacement and he's so much better," Naruko said, pointing to the artist.
"Hello," he said with another fake smile.
Ino actually blushed a bit and muttered a 'hi'. She glanced at Naruko, but then looked away quickly.
"This is going to be a drag!"
"Yahoo! I'm so ready for this! The Rookie Eight are together again!"
Shikamaru, Choji and team eight walked up. Naruko waved, "Thanks for the birthday presents. For once, I didn't hate my birthday!"
They all gave her smiles.
"Hey! You might want to calm down! Rookies aren't really well liked by a crowd like this!"
Everyone looked over to see a silver haired guy with glasses. He was smiling at them.
"And you are?" Naruko asked.
"Kabuto Yakushi. I'm a sort of veteran to these exams," he smiled.
Ino placed her hands on her hips, "So what, is this your second time?"
He gave a nervous laugh, "Actually, it's my seventh."
The Rookies and Team Gai gave him incredulous looks.
"But don't write me off yet. I've gathered information on everyone here during my time. I even have some things on you guys. Anyone you're curious about?" he pulled out a deck of cards.
Sasuke stepped closer, "Sabaku no Gaara."
Kabuto stuck his tongue out, "You already know his name! No challenge!"
He swiped his hand over the deck, and one card stuck to his hand.
He placed the deck on the ground as he knelt down to show the Rookies the blank card. He put a finger on the center and focused his chakra into it. A picture appeared, with some stats next to it.
"Let's see. Sabaku no Gaara. Third child of the Yondaime Kazekage. Has been on 8 C rank missions and 1 A rank. Wow! The only other thing I have on him, is that he's come back from every mission without a scratch."
That kind of news ruffled most of the Rookie Eight. Team Gai seemed interested in the information and Team seven was impressed.
"What about Naruko Uzumaki?" Ino asked in a shaky tone.
Naruko glowered at the girl. Why couldn't she just ask the very person who was right there beside her? Ino refused to meet her gaze.
Kabuto ran a hand over the cards once more and pulled out the correct one.
"Here it is," he said.
With some chakra, all the info he had gathered on Naruko appeared. "Naruko Uzumaki Namikaze is the only daughter of the Yondaime Hokage. Head of the Uzumaki Clan and Namikaze family. She is the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko. She's been on 68 D rank missions and two C turned A rank missions. She is now the CEO of Shadow's Fire, previously known as Gato Company and Holdings and is the richest person in the world. She was Rookie of the Year, having graduated only two months ago. Every one of her stats are a perfect score and she is considered a high level threat. She killed the business tycoon Gato and freed Nami no Kuni from his grip. Supposedly killed three S class missing ninja when in Nami and came back with Momochi Zabuza's and Kisame Hoshigaki's Zanbato's. She's in Kiri and Iwa's Bingo books going for fifty million Ryo dead or alive. I don't have any information on her skills or what jutsu she uses though. Something strange, is that she's worn a mask over her face for eight years. No one knows what she looks like beneath it."
The attention was on Naruko instantly.
"Okay, Zabuza and Kisame killed each other. Their swords, which are sentient, abandoned them and came to me. As for the other S class ninja, it took six people to take him out. Two being Jonin, two each having a doujutsu and the other two with great speed. It wasn't just me!" Naruko huffed in annoyance. "And half of the stuff you said was already public knowledge. The rest wasn't very informative."
Kabuto laughed, "Sorry, that was all I can get on you. It's as if all information on you is either gone or hidden. You weren't in the shinobi library. I found you in the Bingo Book though and your name was there. That's where I learned the other things. The rest was already known by Konoha ninja. Your records are nowhere to be found."
She nodded, "Yeah. It's all in the Hokage's possession. No one but him is allowed to see my file. He personally carries it with him. People don't really like Jinchuuriki and may try to use my personal information as a way to 'rid the world of another demon', if you know what I mean." She fixed him with a daring look.
Kabuto coughed into his hand, "Yes. I understand you."
Naruko promptly ignored the hundreds of eyes that were looking at her. Her gaze did lock with Gaara's who seemed excited about her information. Another person, a girl with green hair and orange eyes seemed to find her interesting as well. The last person that was showing interest, was a blond haired woman with dark eyes. Everyone else either looked murderous or terrified of her.
There are other Jinchuuriki here Kit. They want to fight you to see who is better.
Me obviously. I've got the strongest Biju inside me.
Thanks Kit.
The other rookies, besides Ino, weren't phased by any of this information. Being Konoha shinobi, they were made aware of her condition.
Team Gai didn't care. Lee thought she was a hero, Neji had an ice spear crammed up his ass and TenTen was fine with it.
Kabuto pulled out another card, "This year, we have the highest amount of participating shinobi within the past twenty years. One hundred and twenty teams. The number of teams from the villages are as follows; Konohagakure 60, Sunagakure 20, Amegakure 20, Kusagakure 5, Takigakure 5, Iwagakure 5, Kirigakure 3, Kumogakure 1, Otogakure 1. Oto being at the bottom because it's new and relatively small."
Naruko whistled. Sixty teams from Konoha?! That was like half of the people there!
Something caught her eye, and she grabbed Kubikiribocho from its place on her back, deflecting an attack on Kabuto with it. The Sound ninja looked at her in surprise. She glared, "What's you're problem?"
"He called us small."
Naruko added some more pressure to her blade, making him move back, "Are you two? You're from a new village that could only afford to send one team to the exams and you're acting like a brat because someone spoke the truth? If he had said something like 'they're so small they won't get far' or 'small village, small power', then I'd get your anger. But you're acting like a baby. Grow up!"
The ninja backed away in shock. He turned and went back to his seat.
"Thank you," Kabuto smiled, letting out a loud sigh.
She shrugged and returned the zanbato to her back.
An explosion in the front of the room, caught everyone's attention. A man, whom had a severely scarred face, stood with his hands in his pockets. Several Chunin standing beside him, with clip boards. The Chunin from outside were with him.
"Alright, everyone! We're going to start the first part of the Chunin Exams! I am Ibiki Morino, your proctor."
Whispers rose all over. About his he was scary or really hideous. Naruko glared, annoyed with people. They would never understand what it was like until they were tortured and left with horrible markings that served to remind you of what you suffered through.
"You will all go outside to the back of the Academy. There are 120 tents set up. One for each team. There are 3 people in each tent. Each person has a clue which you need to get in order to find out what your test is. Put the clues together and finish your task. However, you cannot touch the people and they cannot be injured. You have an hour to complete the test and get back to this room. And even if you complete it, it doesn't mean you are guaranteed to pass. You'll have to answer a question when finished. Your answer will determine whether or not you pass. Now, OUTSIDE!"
The Genin scrambled and the more skilled ones Shunshined outside. Team seven was given tent number nine, which Naruko found ironic. Their names were written down and they were ushered inside.
Naruko eyed the three men who were sitting in their chairs. None of them looked familiar and they didn't seem to recognize her or Sasuke.
"May I know your names?" she asked.
The one on the right said, "Mi."
The one one the left said, "Do."
The middle man mumbled, "Re."
Her eyebrow quirked, "Do, Re, Mi? Really? What kind of names are those? Did your parents have a music fetish?"
The men looked at each other, frowning.
"So, we can't touch them and they can't get hurt. We have to get the info with such odds stacked against us and even if we finish this and get back to the room, we still have to answer a question that will decide if we pass. Lovely," Naruko sighed.
"So, I guess just asking nicely isn't going to help huh?" she asked the guys. They all grinned and shook their heads.
"Well, fuck!"
Sasuke and Sai watched as Naruko paced back and forth for a moment. She froze in place. "You two, leave the tent for a moment. I don't want either of you to get the full brunt of this," she ordered.
The boys looked at each other and shrugged.
When they departed, Naruko looked at the guys. "So, you guys aren't from Konoha."
They looked startled.
She snorted, "When I walked in, you didn't call me a demon or beg for forgiveness for calling me a demon my whole life. You didn't even recognize the Uchiha with me. So, I'm guessing that those pretty bracelets you're wearing are chakra suppressors and that you're all prisoners who aren't scared of some kids?"
The men smirked and nodded.
"Good luck," Re said.
Naruko nodded, "Well, then Do, Re, Mi, you have one shot to tell me what I want to know, or I do something most unpleasant."
They broke into laughter. "Yeah right!"
Outside the tent, Sasuke and Sai were waiting to be let back in. Both felt something ominous and evil coming from inside the tent. They clutched their chests as a cold feeling enveloped them. As soon as it was there, it was gone.
They stood and ran into the tent to see Naruko writing on a small notepad.
She looked up and waved. "They decided to help! I just have this way with people. Don't you think?" she asked in a happy voice, giving no indication that she did anything.
The men though, didn't look happy. In fact they looked horrified.
"Okay. I got the info. The three one word clues are; pitch, chromatic and play."
Both boys looked at her with blank expressions. She rolled her eyes. "You two would be screwed if I wasn't here. You're lucky that I'm a virtuoso."
She placed the swords on the ground and unwrapped the Kasai Shiruku from her waist. Finally, she removed her breastplate. Laying it on the ground, she showed them the seal in the inside. With some blood and a hand sign, Naruko reached into the seal with both hands and pulled out a medium sized keyboard.
"I keep this on me. You never know when you'll get bored and I unfortunately don't have a hobby that's small and easy to carry around. This thing takes some big ass batteries too!"
She turned it on and went on to explain what the test was, "In the Musical world, chromatic is a type of scale, consisting of twelve pitches, that are played starting from the lowest to the highest and back down the scale the same way you came. Starting with the lowest and ending with the lowest. If I play the scale we pass the test."
She trailed her fingers over the keys quickly, creating a beautiful sound that built and then lowered. She turned the keyboard off and put it back in the seal. Readjusting her clothes and swords, she looked at the men who were still frozen in fear.
"Did we pass the test?"
They all nodded quickly and she gave them a thumbs up. "Thanks!"
The Genin left the tent and told one of the Chunin that they were done. The man went into the tent and came out a moment later, handing them a slip of paper. "Give that to the Proctor. Do not read it."
They nodded and Shunshined back to the room.
"Wow. You're the second team to make it," Ibiki stated with a smirk.
Naruko handed him the paper and he read it over, "I see. Very well then. You must answer a question. You can choose whether or not to take it though."
"What happens if we don't take it?" Sasuke asked.
"You all fail."
"Then we'd take it," Sai insisted.
Ibiki smirked, "If you fail though, you can never become Chunin, and will be forbidden from entering the exams ever again. Do you choose to take it or not?"
Naruko regarded him with a glare, "Are you really the head of Konoha's Interrogation? Because your scare tactics leave a lot to be desired. We already passed."
Ibiki blinked at the audacity of the girl who was obviously the leader when sensei wasn't around. "You're right...you passed."
Naruko rolled her eyes, "That was lame. Come up with a better test."
She stalked over to a chair and placed her swords on the floor before sitting.
Sai and Sasuke took the seats near her and they began a conversation about what the next exam would be like.
The third team to show up was Team Ten. Shikamaru immediately noticed that the question was a trick and abruptly sat down, saying something about already passing.
The hour was too slow as they waited for the rest to show.
Naruko sighed in relief when the hour was up.
"Alright maggots! You are the ones who will pass on to the second exam."
The window beside Ibiki exploded and a purple ball rolled into the room. A large banner appeared. The writing said, 'Second Exam Proctor: Anko Mitarashi!'.
"Alright brats, no time to be happy, we have to get the next exam on!" a purple haired woman grinned.
Ibiki sighed as he walked around the banner that was blocking his face, "You're early."
She laughed it off and let her eyes roam the room, "40 teams? Ibiki, you're getting soft!"
He shrugged, "It was originally 120 teams. These were the only ones to make it in an hour."
Anko rolled her eyes and planted her hands on her hips, "I'll have them in the single digits when my test is over!"
Ibiki handed her a box and she grinned, "Everyone come up and get a number!"
By the time each Genin had one, fifteen minutes had passed.
"The next Exam is a survival test, but I changed it a bit this year. We are separating the teams and creating new teams. I will be placing two numbers together and they will make up a two man cell. I'll tell you more when we get to the destination. Right now, I'm pairing up numbers. I'll call out two numbers, you'll come up here and get acquainted."
Anko announced the new teams.
"1 and 9!" The first team ended up being Sasuke and Naruko. Ironically, Naruko had the number nine.
The other important teams ended up being, Sai/Ino, Neji/TenTen, Temari/Fu, Kankuro/Kisuke, Kiba/Choji, Lee/Yugito, Shikamaru/Shino and Gaara/Hinata.
Hinata looked ready to faint when she saw who she was paired with and Naruko put a reassuring hand on the girls shoulder. "You'll be fine."
When everyone was paired up, Anko told them all to follow her, if they could.
"Let's go kiddies!"
Naruko and Sasuke were hot on her tail the whole time. They were the first to arrive out of the new teams and stood there waiting for the others.
When everyone was assembled, Anko spoke.
"The Second Exam consists of a three day survival test inside Training Ground Forty-four or as I call it, The Forest of Death! There is a large tower in the center, exactly ten kilometers from every gate. Each team will be given an elemental scroll. Each team must collect two more elemental scrolls! When you reach the tower, you have to be injury free. Any bumps or bruises etc.. and you'll will be denied entrance! This is harder than any other Second Exam I've hosted, because I decreased the day count by two days and added another scroll to the mix. With so many participants, I really want to lower your numbers! Also, do not open your scroll ever!"
Everyone was pretty shocked at the objective.
"You'll all sign these consent forms, because the battles will be brutal and death will occur. I don't want to get blamed for your shitty ninja skills if you get killed," Anko said, passing out some forms.
When she collected all the signed forms she smiled, "Some advice for you, don't die!"
The Genin just stared at her, and she sighed. "Each team will receive their scrolls in that tent over there. Team 1, get in there!"
Naruko and Sasuke collected a fire scroll. Naruko placed in inside her containment seal on her breastplate.
Minutes later, each team was in front of a gate. When the gates opened, they all dashed inside.
Naruko and Sasuke paused when they reached the shade of a very large tree. She created a couple dozen Kage Bunshin and sent them out to ambush any teams. Naruko then placed a Hiraishin seal on Sasuke again and told him to hide while she checked something out. The large tree they were hiding by, was the perfect way for her to gain the vantage point she needed. After a moment of running, she finally reached the highest point she could get to.
It was high enough, that she could see the tower in the far distance. Focusing on the building she threw caution to the wind and Hiraishined. To her immediate pleasure, it worked! For once, the fact that the Yondaime put a seal on every building in Konoha, was a good thing! Her hand was resting against the door and two Chunin who were standing guard, jumped at her presence.
"How did you?!" the one asked.
"I'll be back."
She focused on Sasuke and Hiraishined to his side.
"What did you do?" he asked.
"My father put a seal on the tower door!" she squealed.
Sasuke smirked, "So when your Bunshin get the scrolls, we can just get there without traveling the whole forest! Nice!"
Naruko nodded and they sat. She watched as the memories of some clones made it back to her, but only a few.
During the time they waited, Sasuke had taken to holding her hand. She sighed at the contact. It felt nice yes, but then it reminded her of his promise the day before and then she got all emotional thinking about it.
Most of her clones returned and then dispelled, eaving the original with six scrolls. Naruko grabbed Sasuke's hand, "Hold on tight."
He took it quite literally as he wrapped his arms around her waist and gave a nice squeeze. "Cozy," he smirked.
She rolled her eyes and Hiraishined them to the tower. Once again, the guards were shocked.
"How the hell did you do that?!" the same one from before demanded.
Naruko ignored him and made a hand sign, "Taju: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
A thousand Naruko's appeared, all awaiting instruction. Naruko set aside her swords and silk and reached into her containment seal again. She pulled out a large bag and set it on the ground. She then put everything back in order.
"What's in the bag?" Sasuke asked in wonder.
Naruko's eyes sparkled mischievously as she turned to her Bunshin. "I want a mine field surrounding the building and any other traps you can come up with!"
She turned back to Sasuke and the guard when the Bunshin set to work.
"Well, one of the rules says you can't enter if you're hurt. So a team makes it, and just as they get to the door, BOOM! they lose a limb and can't continue! Isn't it great?!"
No one answered as she and Sasuke entered the tower, the guards having collected their scrolls.
The first person they saw, was Iruka. He rushed over.
"You completed the test in half an hour! That blows the last record out of the water by six hours! I'm so proud of you!"
He then wrapped his arms around Naruko and spun her in a circle. "My little Naruko!"
"I'll puke on you!" she yelled. Suddenly, the spinning stopped.
"Sorry, I'm just so proud!" he laughed, placing her feet back on the floor.
She shook herself, trying to make the room stop spinning. When she finally saw only one Iruka, she knew she was good. She patted his back, slapping a seal on it, like she did with others.
"What do we do now?" she asked her favorite Academy sensei.
"Well, you can go find a room. Teams have to share though. Which means," Iruka fixed Sasuke with a warning glare, "hands to yourself!"
The Uchiha gave no indication that he heard and just pulled Naruko away from the Chunin. He then dragged her off.
They decided on the first room on the second floor and relaxed. Naruko got the bed by the window, so she could watch the poor saps that came to the tower and got blown up. Sasuke preferred to be closer to the door, so that he could get it quickly if anyone made a late night visit. One thing he knew about Naruko, don't wake her up. She wakes herself up. He pitied the fool that pissed her off and had to suffer her wrath, just for waking her up.
Naruko started slapping seals on the walls and the floor for emergencies.
She went through the process of removing all important items. Resting the swords against the wall and laying the breastplate on the floor. She stretched out over her bed and sighed. "This is comfy. It's like a hotel!"
Sasuke shook his head as he lay on his own bed. "Want to see if there's a place to spar?"
She sat up suddenly, "Yes!"
Before they could get off their beds, a cloud of smoke appeared, revealing a man sized snake!
"Do you see what I see?"(A/N:said the night wind to the little lamb XD)
Sasuke nodded and they stared in worry at the reptile.
The snake raised itself up and opened its mouth, which was angled toward the ceiling. Two hands came out of the opening, then a head and finally a man literally pulled himself out of the snake.
Naruko gasped, knowing who it was, "What the hell are you doing here Orochimaru?"
The snake Sannin smirked, "I've come for you two."
Orochimaru's body started stretching and his neck got longer. It charged at Sasuke. Naruko was by his side and had him across the room with the Hiraishin.
"Sen'ei Tajashu!"
Naruko once again Hiraishined, getting away from the many snakes.
Damn limited space!
"Not good enough," a voice whispered in her ear.
She screamed in shock and then pain as something sharp pierced her neck. She fell to the ground, dropping the Uchiha.
"And one for Sasuke," the same voice whispered again, attacking Sasuke as well.
"What the hell do you want?!" Naruko yelled as she clawed at the pain in her shoulder.
"To take you with me. You want power no matter where it comes from and Sasuke wants to kill his brother. I'll give you that power. You'll come with me and we can work on making you stronger," Orochimaru said, letting his long tongue move passed his lips in a creepy way.
"Fuck you pedophile!" Naruko yelled over Sasuke's screams.
"I'm not a pedophile!" the Sannin glared.
Naruko snorted the best she could. The burning was getting worse! "You have a history of going after kids Pedo-hebi!"
She remembered something then. "I'll let everyone know you're here," she threatened.
Orochimaru laughed at her, "You can't escape me!"
It was her turn to laugh as her arms wound around her friend. "Sasuke isn't the only person in the tower I put a seal on." And with that tidbit, she thought of Iruka and Hiraishined to his side.
Dropping Sasuke as she rolled over and screamed, "FUCK!"
The Chunin, Tokubetsu Jonin, Jonin and Anbu that had been in the room with Iruka, were shocked to see two Genin appear out of nowhere, screaming their heads off! Anko and Ibiki being among them and wondering what was happening.
"Naruko! What happened?!" Iruka panicked when he saw his little Naruko lying on the ground beside him, screaming in pain.
"OROCHIMARU! PEDOPHILE! GAVE US HICKEYS! FUCK IT BURNS!" the girl shouted, rolling around. Sasuke's screams were getting louder.
Anko knew what was happening immediately and grabbed the nearest Anbu and ordered, "Tell Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama to get here now! This is an S class level emergency!"
She then made some hand signs and the two Genin fell unconscious.
Anko looked down at the Genin. The Uchiha's shoulder was covered by a black mark. A mark she was all too familiar with and she clutched her own shoulder at the memory of it.
The blondes collar was in the way, but she was pretty sure there was the same mark on her as well. Why was Orochimaru attacking Genin? What could he possibly gain from it?
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Kit! Bare with me!
It burns!
I know it does, but try to deal with it! I'm trying to override the seal and make it disappear!
That will do you no good Kyuubi.
Both Jinchuuriki and Biju looked over to see Orochimaru leaning against the door of the room.
You pathetic mortal, get over here and let me tear you to shreds!
If that's the case, then no. I'm good right here!
Naruko and Kyuubi glared at the Sannin.
He was standing there with a smug look on his face! They both wanted to pound him!
His smirk abruptly vanished, What's happening? No one in the village has enough mastery in Fuuinjutsu to destroy my seal!
Naruko snorted through her pain, Someone must've called Jiraiya.
Orochimaru hissed, What's he doing in the village? I thought he was out with his spy network!
He came back to see Tsunade-ba-chan and I!
The look that came to the Sannin's face would've made her laugh if she wasn't in unholy amounts of pain.
Kyuubi smirked, His seal is weakening! I can remove it now!
Orochimaru glared as red chakra began to curl around his body. It was burning every inch of his skin and he couldn't breathe!
NO!
You failed, you disgusting hebi!
Thanks Kyu.
Dammit! Just when I had a good body!
They watched as the rest of Orochimaru melted into nothingness.
Naruko collapsed forward into darkness, briefly wondering what Orochimaru had meant by 'body'. Even the sanctuary of her mind wasn't enough to keep her awake.