[Summary]
A team of genin from Rikuhi sent to Konoki to join the annual chuunin exam!
the team consists of Kisa - a tomboy-but-simply-a-girl-inside genius kunoichi who is hyper most of time, Nai - a careless bookworm who seems to be talentless to be a ninja, and Kyo - a quiet, mysterious ranking-one mr. perfect who actually sometimes do stupid things.
can they pass the exam?
or even more, can survive the exam alive?
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto and Theninja-RPG, but story and most of characters belongs to me.
[Part 1 : Battle for the Scrolls]
"Hey! Give me the scroll or this shortie dies!" Nai bites hard as the tip of the kunai presses on his neck, resulting a wound. Kisa looks up, cold sweat runs down her face, which has been anyhow cleaned for days. She was no match for the big man who is holding Nai.
"Kisa...go.."
"No way! We're a team, right?"
"This is as far as I go, it's ok, just leave..u guys can still make it to the next round"
"hoo..still got guts huh kid?" The big man pressed the kunai harder than before.
"No, that's just a damn quote from a famous novel, dammit!" Nai pauses, before continuing his sentence with an insulting tone "or..is it coz you can't read?"
"Damned kid! You're finished!"
Right when Nai felt the kunai press even harder, the man collapses, and falls from the branch he held Nai.
"Oi, slowpoke, u took quite a long time indeed..this wound really hurts ya know!" Nai rubs his sratched neck
"ng..apologies.." Kyo lands on the branch after knocking the opponent with a single kick.
"Kyo! Where were you? We could've died, you know!" shouted Kisa.
"Umm..I had diarrhea just now..."
Kisa was immediately stoned in place.
Kyo's figure which she always thought as a rival could actually have diarrhea at a time like this.
"Yea, as the novel goes, the third person comes late to help, looking like a hero..classic stuff..but the dialog after that wasn't about diarrhea though.."
"Enough, enough! Don't talk anymore about diarrhea!"
"and..why are u the one upset? The one with diarrhea is Kyo, or maybe..you've got diarrhea too?"
"Grrr...diarrhea, diarrhea! Come down here! U wanna be beaten up until u get diarrhea is it?"
"See? Look who's talking about diarrhea. You've really gotten it huh? Don't move too much, the diarrhea may come out, ya know."
"Grrr..!"
"Umm..what about that?" Kyo glances at the fallen opponent in the ground
"Oh, right, the scroll!" Kisa rushes and starts to check every place where he might hide the scroll while Nai and Kyo stand watch, but to no avail.
"Not here! Maybe he's not the one who brings it, or maybe it's hidden"
"Oh well, let's get the hell out of here, this is their territory, if we don't get out, we'll be in deep trouble if the rest of their team comes"
"How about this one?" Kisa points towards the big fallen man
"The kick just now was soft, he'll be sure to wake up in a while. Let's get outta here before he wakes up n his frends come" added Nai, then hopping to the other branch.
Kyo agreed, slightly nodded and followed.
But Kisa wasn't satisfied, she went back to search for the scroll, making sure she didn't miss a spot.
"*sigh* guess it's really not here"
She glanced to Kyo's kickmark on the Nagare genin's back.
"The wound..is weird.." mumbled Kisa, then hopping to catch up with Nai and Kyo who disappeared to the deep forest of Konoki
"I think it's safe here" Kisa's pupils shine bright-red in the middle of the dark cave hidden at the bottom of a teak tree, scanning it's sides. She didn't want to hide on the wrong tree this time. The last time they hid on the bottom of a tree like this, when morning came, they woke between thousands of sago worms. Even now, Kisa could feel the worms crawling under her clothes, but oh well, they didn't want to take the risk of spending the night in a cave which might have already been kept watch of or have traps set up in, or sleep on top of a tree and wake up in a predator's nest the next day. The cave, around 4x4 meter, found by Kyo, was hidden well behind some thick bushes, and the smell of the tree would hide their stinky haven't-bathed-for-days smell. Gaps in the tree's roots made it easier to be assured of their good condition and spaced for enough light to light the cave in the afternoons. Kisa threw her bag on a corner of the cave n dropped beside it, not waiting for Nai, still outside, and Kyo who just entered.
"*sigh* that was tiring" Kisa breathed deeply and closed her eyes, leaning her head to a wall of the cave, trying to forget the hardship of the 6th day of the chuunin exam without being able to get even one scroll from any opposing genin team. After feeling content, she opened her eyes and looked around; Kyo was opposite her, drinking water from a big bottle with a common brand.
"Huh? Where's Nai?" Kyo stops drinking n answers with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Ooh..looking for wood? Or fruits?" Kyo just repeated his answer and puts the bottle into the bag, but his zipper was stuck. Kisa watches the girls' idol guy since the start of the academy. His looks are very unique for a guy who lives in Rikuhi, surrounded by deserts and beaches. With the hot weather, somehow the guy can wear that thick floppy wool sweater everyday, unlike the typical T-shirt and cap. He rarely talks, but his body languange makes up for it since Kisa once knew about him in the academy long ago.
"Kyo, Kyo, Kyo and more of Kyo. Why is it always him? What's so good about him? His perfect scores? His awesome skills, better than every genin? True, he's quite handsome, but is it always because of that..." Kisa stopped when Kyo realizes that he was watched and looked back, smiling humbly and goes back to zip his bag. "smi..his smile..just can't resist it!" Kisa gazes away when she realizes that her cheeks are warming up. "no! Wake up, Kisa! He's your rival! He could just *mumble mumble mumble*" her heart can't stop beating wildly.
Kyo, sitting on the opposite, was confused of his teammate's actions. "Um..are you okay?" "Yes! Yes! Yes, I'm okay! Why ask a weird question?" Kisa was shocked because the one she was thinking of suddenly asked.
"Kisa.."
"What?"
Kisa started taking control of herself and looked at Kyo.
"Your hand.."
"Wha..?"
Kisa at last notices that she wasn't sweating as usual. Blood was flowing down her arms from her shirt, suddenly Kisa feels the pain and holds the wound with her other hand instinctively. She suddenly remembers how the big guy Kyo defeated hurt her, but she didn't realize it because of the too many things which has happened today. Kyo immediately grabs his bag which he has just zipped n runs towards Kisa who is carefully wrapping her hand using the cloth she tore from her shirt, trying to avoid further injuries. Kyo crouches near Kisa and looks at the wound, then exhales, knowing that the wound isn't deep. Not a deep wound, but quite big and can get infected if not treated quickly. Kyo takes a small box, in it is a bottle with a 70% written on it, wool, and a cast. Kisa held her hand up higher without being asked, so that Kyo could do his work easier.
"Ouch..!" Kisa closed her eyes as she felt the alcohol burn her wounds, then she felt something wrap her hand.
"There you go.." Kyo puts the stuff back inside his bag. He smiles a bit towards Kisa and walks back to his corner. As Kyo was about to sit, Kisa called him.
"K..Kyo?" again, Kisa hid her face because it became red. "tha...thanks" Kyo nodded while smiling, "no problem"
"Did I miss anything?" Nai suddenly appears into the cave, taking off his bag, half filled with fruits from the forest.
*Bam! Crash!* the fire hound went as Kisa dodged it and it hit a tree, went through it like a styrofoam, leaving its fire on the sides of the hole. Not long after that, the tree fell. The numerous animals which lived near it ran away, followed by the gawking of black death-crows, filling the night sky. The remains of the tree exploded as the hound hops through, lightening the night sky with its glowing body. The Jounin-rank kuchiyose chased Kisa until she is tired.
"Damn!" Kisa jumped higher, but the hound keeps chasing her without mercy, burning every branch it hopped to.
"Damned it!"
*stab stab stab!* the shurikens Kisa threw hit the hound perfectly, some hit its neck, but it still continues to chase her, like an unstoppable crazy dog.
"Sheesh!" Kisa reaches her pockets to take a Kunai, and suddenly the hound disappears. "Huh? What happened?" Kisa sniffed her surroundings, smelling something behind her. *crash!* the fiery flower created by the clashing of weapons lighted the night sky of the Konoki forest.
"Nai..."
"yeah"
Nai reaches his jacket's pocket to take a kunai
"Be careful, they're a rare species u know"
Kyo and Nai stand back to back, and their vision was filled with blood-thirsty animals.
"This wouldn't have to happen if you would give us the scroll willingly" a sound echoed through the silent forest.
"What if we don't want to?" The relaxed Nai echoed too, but after that was silence, only the sounds of the animals can be heard, waiting for its master's order.
"die.." his sound didn't echo, covered by the roars of the animals going towards them from all directions.
[End of Chapter 1]
Comment and Critics are very welcome :D
Special thanks to Edward_Nathanael who helped me with the story and translate it (you may know him if you play TNR)