A/N: okay. This is my second story and I am writing it with my sister, MaoIsSleepy. Criticism is welcome, but no flaming. Seriously. We're just beginners so go easy on us.

For those of you who have read the HUNGER GAMES, (Which me and my sister have read and fell in love with at first sight) then you'll see a little resemblance. Mostly because it's inspired by the books. And there will be many OCs, some important, some not.

And Sakura will be extremely OOC, which means she will actually kick ass (no offense to Sakura Fans... I like her, too. [Mao] "NOT ME!) But hey, it's still Sakura. And Sasuke is very difficult to portray. (If you haven't figured that out) And let's face it. There would be no romantic stories if Sasuke was himself completely so yeah. I'm trying really hard to make this good, so... ENJOY.

Disclaimer: I don't think this is necessary

Sasuke's POV

This is so stupid. We're just wasting time. Sitting on this damn boat. We could be on our way to our next destination by now. But no. We had to go to this stupi-

"Sasuke? We're almost there! Look, I can see it!" Karin's annoying voice rang out, disrupting my thoughts. We we're on a mission. A few days ago I had received a strange letter from some village I had never heard of. It was on some large island no one else on team Taka had recognized either.

I looked up. Karin had been right. There was a gigantic island straight ahead of us. It was thickly vegetated and there was a small strip of sand right where the tree line started. I looked to my right, and got slightly more irritated when I spotted Suigetsu throwing up over the side of the boat.

"I thought you we're made of water or something, idiot. How can you get boat sick?" Karin practically screamed right in my ear, since she had been trying to get closer and closer to me almost every minute. Annoying.

"Turning into water and being on water are two different things, stupid!" Suigetsu defended.

"Hn. Shut up you two." I was getting more and more irritated the more I listened to their bickering. A few minutes later, the boat stopped and we were seated in a row boat, and rowed out by a scraggly old man who could barely row with the heavy oars.

Finally, we stepped foot on the island. I glanced around. It seemed like there was no sign of life anywhere. The letter said there was a hotel they'd be staying at for a few days before the-

"Excuse me, sir. Are you Uchiha Sasuke?" A well built woman in about her forties asked me. She seemed scared, even though she probably could have beaten me in a wrestling match, but only if I wasn't a shinobi.

"Hn." I answered, not really in the mood to converse with anyone. The women grabbed my bags, which was just a small backpack (since I didn't need much) and whistled. Two more women about her age, but not as buff, appeared out of the trees and grabbed Suigetsu's, Karin's , and Juuga's suitcases.

"This way." The women bellowed, as she trudged through the thick vegetation. My team and I followed, not too close, not too far.

By the time we finished marching through the trees, we made it to a large village. That's not what I expected. It seemed I underestimated the size of the island. And the village... it was bigger than Konoha... how had I never heard of it before? The women continued forward, never once stopping. We all climbed through the trees until we reached a clearing with no trees whatsoever. I scanned the area. It would have been the perfect place for an ambush, but I spotted the village's gate down on a hill. The intricate design on the pillars made my teammates gawk. I didn't see how pillars were interesting at all. I mean come on. They're pillars for heaven's sake. We stopped just in front of the gigantic gate, where two men (who were extremely fit) stood, guarding the entrance. One look at our guides they knew what we were there for. Good, because I wasn't exactly sure myself. The men let us pass, and as we did, I glanced back at them. They were armed with heavy weaponry I had never seen. That place was getting weirder and weirder the longer we were there. We continued on our way.

Everywhere I looked there would be a villager. But they were so strange. They all had strange hair styles, almost all were wearing extravagant clothing and accessories, and every time I heard someone speak it made me want to slap them in the face and cut their mouths so they could no longer talk. What was worse, it seemed some of the even dyed their skin. That's sick.

We walked farther in village, and Karin could not stop getting excited over the smallest of things, like sales for, in my opinion, overly gaudy and dresses and some strange, that could not be faux, fur coats. Every building looked brand new, and no space was left between one single houses. The roads were made of granite, believe it or not. Each block was evenly squared.

Finally, our guides stopped in front of a beautiful building, with a sign that read: Yui's Hotel

Team Taka could barely keep their excitement in. It looked so expensive. As we entered the revolving door, I couldn't help but feel... safe. The check-in lady, who was dressed in a red suit with a bland skirt and hair tightly wound up in a bun, smiled warmly at us.

"Hello! What can I do for you?" she asked cheerfully.

"This is Uchiha, Sasuke." our guide spoke, gesturing to me. "He's here for the annual games."

The women looked at me, and instantly began to blush. "Ahhh. Uchiha Sasuke. Yes, we have a room for you. Right this way!" She got out from behind the counter and headed towards the elevator, located a few feet to the left. We all piled in, and the women pressed the button that said 12 on it, and up we went. She kept stealing glances at me, which irritated me to no end. Suddenly, the elevator stopped, and we followed the lady out of the doors. The hallways were amazing, from the carpet, to the wall paper.

"Here we go. If you need anything, give us a ring." We got to room 12C and the women handed me our room key, winking as she did so. Our guides soon followed her and team Taka was left alone. I opened the door and stepped in. I must say, even I was impressed by the room. There were two king sized beds, we would have to do sleeping arrangements later, and there were several night stand over the room. Plants and fancy lamps were in almost every corner, and the walls were a luxurious crimson.

After everyone had settled in, I pulled out the letter I had received before I came here. Infect, it was the only reason I came here. Everyone saw what I held in my hand, and instantly surrounded me. I knew they were curios. I only old them about it, not actually showed them. They didn't know all the details yet. Actually, neither did I. I slipped the paper out of the envelope that concealed it, and spread it out on one of the larger night stands. I let everyone read over my shoulder, even though it was annoying me. I focused on the paper laid out in front of me. It said:

Uchiha Sasuke,

I am honored to invite you to my village's annual competition. A competition of wits, strength, and possibly sacrifice.

It listed the village it was in and where it was located, when I was supposed to leave, where and such. I skipped ahead more.

So what exactly are the competitions, you ask? Let me inform you, Mr. Uchiha. They are not ordinary games. It is a fight is a fight to the death.

A Fight to the death? That could be interesting.

Although there is a twist. I am aware that you are a powerful shinobi, but not every participant is a shinobi, you see. Most are ordinary commoners. That is why I must inform you that in the games, you are not allowed to use ninjutsu, genjutsu, or taijutsu, but fight as a commoner would.

No ninjutsu, genjutsu, or taijutsu? How was I supposed to win? I scanned over it again. I should be fine. I was well built, and I knew how to fight without any jutsu. And besides, the rest would be commoners, right?

I have a hotel room set up for you and I will inform you on all of the details Tuesday. I will stop by your room and explain I hope to see you there Mr. Uchiha.

Sincerely,

Mayor Saint

A fight to the death? No jutsus? Today was Sunday, so we had two days till this Saint guy came. It sounded interesting. It would be a perfect opportunity to test me strength. I was in. And I was going to win.