Naruto Parody of 13 Ghosts

Chapter 2: The Jackal

Shikamaru didn't stop running until he felt his lungs would collapse within him. Panting, he slid down the wall to the ground…The horrific image burned into his mind. Temari collapsed wide-eyed trying to catch her breath, but it seemed to slip away. She was going into shock.

The shadow shinobi knelt down and felt her pulse. He knew yelling would only make it worse. But what could he do? If he knocked her out, she'd be deadweight; if he left her alone she'd freak out more. He took her face in both his hands and placed his forehead against hers. "Its okay now. Breath with me, Temari." He repeated the phrase over and over again until she started breathing slowly and in time with his own breath. When he was satisfied she would be alright he sat down next to her. "That uh…that was an interesting experience…" Temari couldn't help but shake.

"I've seen horrible things, but nothing like that before…ever…" She seemed to inch subconsciously toward Shikamaru's body until she was leaning on him, the fright of the previous moment seemed to sap her energy.

Shikamaru: *looks over at her* O_O;

"Well…uh, we should go, yeah? Um…I don't think it's safe to stay too in one spot too long…"

"…yeah…"

She got up to move away, but Shikamaru grabbed her arm and brought back down to him. She didn't understand at first until he brushed his lips across hers; like asking permission. She leaned over and met his lips. They were soft. They held it for s few seconds and then parted. She opened her eyes to find Shikamaru smiling warmly and raising a hand to caress her cheek. She leaned into his hand and smiled back at him.

The shadow ninja looked down, blushing slightly and then stood with his back to her. But not before taking her hand and helping her up. "Well, we really need to go now…and if you tell anybody about that, I will destroy you on ."

"Ha ha…ha…*rolls eyes*"

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Kakashi and Ino felt like they were wondering around in circles. There was no way to tell where they were going. Kakashi sighed and pulled out his book. Leaning on the wall he started flipping pages. Ino looked at him in astonishment.

"How…how can be reading now???!!!"

"There's no reason to be panicking right now. Unlike everyone else here…I don't freak out in situations like this. I've had too much experience with Naruto doing stupid shit."

Ino: XD "So…a creepy glass house means absolutely nothing to you?"

"A while ago, Naruto found a tape somewhere and played it. I spent two weeks being chased by a scary chick crawling out of T.V.'s. Nothing fazes me anymore."

The blonde was about to ask what the hell he was talking about when she noticed him staring wide-eyed behind her.

"Umm…Ino…can you walk very, very slowly towards me? And not make any loud noises?"

"Why"

"Time's a factor, Ino."

O_O

Whatever lay behind her…it was exhaling in low growls. She felt her heart pounding as she took slow steps silently toward the other jounin. When she reached him he pulled her behind him. "Please don't scream…" She turned around and saw what Kiba and Naruto had unknowingly released from the second ring.

Kakashi: Like I said, don't scream.

The creature…or was it a man? It was clothed in a shredded straightjacket, the limbs horribly twisted out at odd angles, saliva mixed with blood rolling down its chin as its sharpened teeth dug into its own skin. A cage locked on to its head, the bars ripped open with spikes protruding inward. It gazed at them with psychotic yellow eyes. Ino gasped and the creature dropped down on all fours and started charging at them with a scream of intensive fury.

The blonde jumped on Kakashi, smothering his face and screaming at the top of her lungs, "KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT KILL IIIIIIIIT!!!!!

Kakashi: "MPH MOMPH!!! *pulls her arm off his mouth* I CAN'T SEE!!"

He turned heel and charged into the wall with a resounding crash. "KAKASHI!!!! KILL HIM!!!"

"DAMMIT WOMEN, GET OFF!!!"

The said blonde was clamped like a crab's claw around him and left him no choice but to frantically charge through the door with her latched on to his body. "AT LEAST LET GO OF MY ARMS!!!"

The Jackal extended a clawed hand and gouged through the Jounin's jacket drawing blood before Kakashi slammed a door on it. The creature sat on the other side staring, waiting. Kakashi collapsed on the ground holding his side as blood oozed out. "FUCK!"

Ino grabbed a bandage and ointment from her pouch and quickly wrapped the wound. "I'm sorry Kakashi!"

"Now?! NOW you're sorry?? Freakin' stupid *Mumble mumble..Grumble* He looked at the door, eyeing The Jackal as it just sat waiting, swaying back and forth. "Why is it not just going through the door?"

Ino thought a while. "The symbols…look at them. Maybe it's bound by the symbols. It can't cross them while they're there."

"How do you know that?"

"Well there's a picture of it with words saying "No Jackals Allowed."

Kakashi: .;