Chunin Exams.
A young loud mouthed ninja named Uzumaki Naruto was anxious. Anxious to see if he would proof the world that he wasn't a loser dead-last. Or well it might go the other way around and he would fail miserably without even fighting anyone. The thought was pushed to the back of his mind quickly tough. He wouldn't fail, no scratch that. He was going to be the greatest Hokage ever and he couldn't fail, because he would never give up in being a Hokage and this exam was a huge step in that direction. In his mind the exam was a life or death situation no, bigger than that, it was protecting his dream and if it was possible, that thought made Naruto try even harder than before.
And that is why we could see the genin calling upon a power he did not recognize, all he knew was that he was calling out to every part of him to fight back. He was no fool to not see the similarities between here and the last time he used it. Back in Wave. But his motives back then were different, there was no conviction, this time he was calling it for a different purpose. But it still had the crazy powerful feel to it.
And that was scary.
Scary because of the feelings it gave off, or lack thereof. It just felt, that, powerful authoritative it even gave off a thrill for battle. Just how could something feel so isolated. As if the common words for describing things like evil, messy, and happy. It's almost as if the energy within him simply couldn't interact with simple emotions.
Naruto ignored the uneasy feeling the energy gave him and just accepted the burst in power. He shot off at speed that only Rock Lee could hope to match and stopped the giant snake from killing Sasuke.
Feeling like he could use Sasuke's help to survive this girl he did what he did best, being an idiot.
-"Hey kid-he began his taunt, all the while panting for breath, after all you couldn't fight a crazy strong ninja for ten minutes without getting a bit tired.-you're not hurt are ya…you scaredy cat!"
Sadly this was not enough to bring his teammate out of his shocked state and he was quickly grabbed by a…tongue? AS far as he knew tongues weren't large enough to grab a hold of his arms.
"Wha What are you doing! Ughh let me go freaky woman!"
She seemed to analyze him for a while until she pulled up his shirt with the tongue and there he saw it his seal, the one that trapped the demon fox inside him. Then he understood why the chakra he received felt so powerful. It was coming from the freaking nine tailed fox. Then she saw her smile as if she had just proven something to herself, and then she formed a seal in her hands and called out:
-"Gogyo Fuin!"
Fuck, that hurt. Naruto thought before the darkness engulfed him all while hearing Sakura call out to him and then he felt
Oh well, at least his friend would fight before dying.
Sakura watched in horror as Naruto fell from the top of the summoned snake's head.
'He won't survive the fall' Sakura quickly sprang to action and pulled out a kunai from her pouch. She threw it with impressive accuracy considering how little training she did. 'Maybe I should stop fawning over Sasuke so much and train, if I actually did maybe I just wouldn't be the spectator. '
Then Sakura did something she never imagined she would do, ever, she scolded the Uchiha.
"Sasuke! What do you think you're doing! Do something, heck even Naruto fought back and you are just standing there! Please, Sasuke help damnit!"- Sakura was desperate to have her teamate cooperate, they had to fight this guy together, and if he was not going to move she would. She could not just let her love blind her. She had two lives in her hands right now and she wouldn't hand them over without a fight.
Sasuke for his part, wasn't faring well. Unknown to Sakura, he really, really wanted to fight back, but this girl had somehow cast a genjutsu on him, making him see Itachi taunting him, as well as all his clan, staring at him. What bothered the Uchiha the most was that they were staring at him in disinterest. One of them said 'meh, he might be Fugaku's kid but he is a weakling. Pathetic. '
Sasuke just exploded in rage, wanting to tear this idiot apart. He was shaking, and felt something wet going through his cheeks. He, Uchiha Sasuke, was crying. He had sworn not to cry after Itachi killed his clan. He had realized that doing it was useless, and time was better spent training. But he right now just couldn't help it.
Then the illusion dissipated when he heard the girl grunt. This was it, his opening. Sakura probably distracted the other ninja. It was a miracle the girl was being useful, he would make sure to thank her later.
Later, because now he was going to beat this kunoichi to the ground. Sasuke quickly went through the hand seals of his most characteristic Jutsu in his arsenal and yelled:
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Water Release: Water Wall"-said the Kusagakure ninja, sounding a bit more excited. Sasuke found her interest in fighting him…disturbing.
Seeing the smoke that occurred from the clash of techniques he ran at his enemy, using henge on two explosive tags into normal scrolls, and grabbing two kunai, one in each hand. He jumped through the tree branches, activating his sharingan. He had found out that he shouldn't hold back against a ninja that easily outclassed him. Sasuke then threw one kunai at the girl and he predicted that she would dodge it, thinking that Sasuke clearly saw her move to the right. He forced more chakra to his legs to add speed and rammed the kunai into…thin air?
Sasuke was now officially confused.
He saw her there, just before thrusting the kunai forwards. He tought what the Kusa shinobi could have done: Shunshin, no, maybe she was too fast. Yeah that had to be it.
He then turned around to see a fist heading towards him. He felt the impact and then flew through lots of branches, snapping those that came in his path. He then slammed againt a tree trunk feeling his nose was now broken. He scowled, which only served to hurt him more. However, his back up strategy seemed to have worked, for he saw the papers in the tree at the feet of the snake freak. He activated them with a smirk, and saw the surprised look on the face of his opponent. Feeling satisfied at the fact that he seemed to have finally caught her off guard. And then the paper exploded.
He was way too tired. And while he hated depending on his weak teammate Sakura to protect him, he seemed to have no choice.
At least the 'freaky lady' as Naruto called her was gone. And then he saw her coming out of the three tops, with her left hand burned. She was still alive, after an explosion at her feet, alive. He had just realized that she couldn't be a normal shinobi. 'At least over chunin' level, he tought grimly.
As she saw the look of realization dawning on his face, she smiled, you know one of those psychopathic smiles of someone that was pleased that they had finally broken their enemy, as they painfully realized that they were outclassed. The eyes of the victims also have this pleading look that they were spared, the look of a coward. And now this was what she was most excited to see. To see if Sasuke would be noble and fight till he collapsed, or if he would crumble. She decided that depending on his look she would give him the seal or not. After all, she had to admit that the will of fire was contagious. And she needed Sasuke to have a strong will, but not enough as to fight back when she decided to invade his mind and attack him.
And she could not be more pleased, Sasuke seemed to struggle for a while but then he had this determined look on his face. Sasuke quickly went through some hand seals and yelled:
"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu"- He made sure to put enough chakra, only enough to block the kunoichi's view. Then he proceeded to make another Jutsu. The great fireball that came out of his mouth surprised even him. He had made sure to put every bit of chakra into the Jutsu.
Not stopping there, even though he felt like he was at his limit, he threw some shuriken right behind the fireball. These shuriken had chakra strings wrapped around making the plan complete. He then ran over to Sakura and told her that when he trapped the Freak she would throw explosive kunai to the ninja.
Then he saw the girl lowering a Earth Style technique. He saw her chuckle when all his shuriken missed her, he smirked.
After the girl saw him smirk she realized that something was up. She then was confirmed when chakra strings wrapped around her, immobilizing her. Then the pink haired girl threw some explosive kunai her way. She actually did not see this coming. Sasuke actually could work with his team? That would not do at all. If there was someone he cared about he might be able to fight back the cursed seal.
The explosion managed to hurt her, even though she overpowered the chakra strings, she just couldn't get away in time.
When she overpowered him he feared for the worst but when he saw her face melting after the smoke cleared, he smiled.
Sakura did too. She had to admit that she was scared beyond belief the whole time, but they had managed to defeat this crazy powerful ninja. Then the shit hit the fan.
She, no it, looked up, and the pink haired girl could see that underneath the face of the Kusa shinobi there was a very pale face. No, it wasn't pale. It was snow white. Ok now she was freaked out.
The fact that the thing started to laugh did not help at all.
Sasuke wasn't better off. He had given his best. Yet nothing seemed to work.
Seeing the frustrated and scared looks on the genin faces, he couldn't help but chuckle. A chuckle that accidentally scared them more than he intended. The jig as up so he would simply bite the kid, give him the seal, give Kabuto a sample of his blood and get Kimimaro to help him kill the Kazekage.
The sound four would come to Konoha to explore the weak spots in the walls. Then they had to make sure Sasuke had nothing but hate towards his team. The development of Sasuke working with the girl was certainly annoying, and certainly not welcome. He could see that she nearly worshiped him though. So if the girl showed enough talent he wouldn't care if she came with Sasuke.
He only had a month to make sure that Sasuke was coming. Obviously the man couldn't keep on toying with them. His neck sprang out and bit his next vessel. He then poured chakra to his teeth to put the seal. The Uchiha survivor couldn't take the pain and fainted. Sakura ran toward him and caught him before he fell. She put him down on the ground and stared angrily at…nothing?
Was the Snake summoner truly gone? Or was it just giving her false hope to continue toying with her?
She breathed out a sigh of relief when the freak never showed itself again. She put Sasuke under the shade of the tree and went climbing the tree in which her other teammate was lying or rather hanging unconscious. She grabbed him carefully and put him next to Sasuke, then she realized that they were still in the exam. She had completely forgotten and was now just remembering. And she couldn't help but frown.
They were fucked.
Naruto woke up, or well he thought he might have woken up. If you could count that he was conscious while this was not real being awake. He rubbed his temples; thinking about complicated stuff was not pleasant. It was confusing and it angered him. He realized that he was in a sewer.
He had never been here before, but well he felt like this whole thing was not in the real world. Maybe it was because he had never seen a giant metal gate in Konoha before. And that was something that you couldn't hide that easily. And well replicating such a dark aura seemed impossible in the real world. It seemed like stuff right out of hell. Then he saw two pairs of eyes staring down at him with indifference, and a bit of curiosity. He walked towards the gate and noted that the aura was becoming stronger, nearly suffocating. He couldn't keep moving forward, or else he would simply die because he'd get a seizure. Seeing the two red pupils with slits he gasped, and if he wasn't so in control of himself he might actually have shat his pants. 'Before him was the strongest demon the world had ever seen. The Nine tailed demon Fox, or Kyuubi. The strongest of the biju, the king of demons, the beast that could destroy a mountain by swinging its tails. '
"As flattering as your comments are, I'd appreciate if we could have a word with each other."-The Kyuubi Roar echoed through the room. But the sheer loudness of the roar wasn't what shocked Naruto; no it was that he could understand it.
'Human sacrifice could you stop thinking so much, it is annoying. '
"WHAT! You can read my mind! How, are we linked!-The blond paused before speaking again, much to the Fox's annoyance.-"What do you mean by human sacrifice! Hey you stupid fox, answer me!"
-"So loud"-grumbled the fox calculatingly-"And bratty, and stupid. You seem to be full of yourself human."-Finished the fox coldly.
Naruto gritted his teeth, 'this guy was just like Sasuke! The way it was analyzing him really unnerved him. '
"I'm glad that you are startled, at least it shows you aren't as stupid as I thought at first. And"-said the fox darkly while transforming into a smaller version of himself and jumping at the boy, trapping him under the Kyuubi, Naruto was now actually scared, having that penetrating gaze directed at him really was fearsome. "Never. Compare. ME. To. An. Uchiha."
Naruto just nodded. Scared for the first time since meeting the Kyuubi.
'I must hand it to the kid, he held out farther than anyone ever has. '
"Hey I heard you! I'm not scared yet!"-He then paused realizing what he said, and added- "And I won't ever be!"
'Huh, maybe the kid actually has potential. '
"Hey fox, how come I can hear you even if you open your mouth. Is it because you also can hear my thoughts!"-Naruto asked
"Yes, I'm impressed I didn't have to explain it to you. From what I've seen you aren't very bright and are slow to catch on. And let me tell you, that won't do, especially if you'll be the human sacrifice that keeps me jailed."-Finished the Kyuubi.
-"Hey fox, tell me what do you mean when you refer to me as a human sacrifice."-Naruto asked, resigning to the fact that the Kyuubi wouldn't answer unless he asked as politely as he could.
"Seriously! That's what you consider polite!"- After seeing the kid nod, he just roared in laughter.-"Fine I'll explain to you, a human sacrifice, you"-he said while pointing at the blond-"Is that who has a biju sealed inside them. You humans shorten it to the term jinchuuriki."
'The power of human sacrifice, what does that mean'
"It's supposed to mean that you sacrifice yourself to contain a demon, showing how powerful a human can be. Not going to lie to you, it is extremely stupid"
Naruto nodded in agreement. He felt some hatred rise towards Konoha, 'why would he sacrifice anything for them after all. '
Kyuubi Glare made him stop his thoughts. Then the fox began to speak again
"Naruto, while I agree with your thoughts, stop that hatred right now. I told you don't compare me to an Uchiha, and since you are my container you will be as different from them as possible. All that emo stuff about hating people, you will drop it right now".-scolded the Kyuubi
Naruto sweat dropped. 'Scolded by a fox'
"Yes, you were. Now let us begin, how about I clear out to you what polite actually is."
Naruto gulped, he knew he would be here for a long time so he should simply comply for now. Besides, there was something he saw in the Kyuubi, in its eyes, loneliness, he assumed that it would be that emotion, or as close as he would get to guess what emotions a demon had. And thus Naruto being the kind-to-a-fault kid he was, decided to keep a biju company.
Then the fox smelled a very foul scent. It felt like vomiting. Seeing the kid sweating and being nervous and embarrassed about nothing he put the pieces together.
"You did shit yourself did you not"-Asked Kyuubi, trying as best as he could not to burst out laughing.
