Chapter Two: The 'Old' Forest Of Death Note from the Author: Thanks for the review, and I'd consider myself a dudess/chick XD. With the attention span of a goldfish XDD!
"So, this is where you train?"
"Yes, it is. Shall we go?" Mitsukai asked playfully.
"OK. But first is this like the 'New' Forest of Death?"
She pondered this for a moment then replied, "I wouldn't know. I've never been in the current Forest of Death." Lee sighed.
"Follow me, but watch your back. There are traps everywhere." Lee followed her cautiously. Once inside she entered a code and the gate slammed shut. He followed close behind her. Not long after they entered, they stopped. They had made some good progress.
"I think I heard something," he whispered.
"Get down!" Mitsukai shouted pushing herself and Lee to the ground. Lee's legs came out from under him with the force of La throwing herself at him. He felt a sharp tug at his leg and heard cloth tearing. La landed partially on top of him, both where breathing heavily. She pulled herself off him. She walked calmly to a tree and pulled out two kunai pinned to it. One also pinned one of Lee's weights. Lee looked down to see it had torn away one of his lead weights, and a bit of his pants below the knee. She handed him the weight and put the kunai into a catapult type thing. "Are you hurt, Lee-san?" She asked sitting down next to him.
"No, I am fine," he said smiling. The moment was soon interrupted by a low growl in the underbrush. Both turned to see three enormous tigers.
"Run," she whispered. They shot off the ground and ran full speed away, the tigers still following them every step. Gaining a little ahead they still ran frantically. Lee was ahead of Mitsukai by a few yards. "Lee, watch out!" By the time the words escaped her Lee had already fallen into a carved out pit, hitting his head on the way down. "Lee!" she shouted desperately...
..."Lee, are you awake?" He gripped his throbbing head. The words came again. He looked up. Mitsukai loomed over the hole looking at Lee.
"Y-yes I-I am awake," he stuttered standing up. She sighed with relief.
"They'll be back soon. Get up, quickly!" Lee frantically looked around for a way to escape. La reached inside her kunai pouch looking for something. "Aha!" She pulled out a braided length of wire, which was generally stronger than regular rope. Forming a quick hand sign she produced three shadow clones. The real La passed down the rope to where Lee could reach. Each clone gripped what was left tightly and shouted, "Grab on!" Lee quickly grabbed hold and climbed. At the same time the four Mitsukais pulled him up.
Upon reaching the top Mitsukai released the jutsu and put away the wire. They stood facing the pit when a familiar growl made them jump. Lee looked over his shoulder.
"Well?"
"About ten yards, I would say." He glanced upward. She understood his thinking. Both jumped into the trees. "Which way?" he asked.
"Can you see the tower?" He scanned the treetops.
"Yes," he replied.
"Head for that. We'll be safe there. Erm, I mean safer." The tigers continued their pursuit.
Two hours later at the tower:
"The sun is going down. Are they gone yet?" Lee asked. He sat on the floor of the arena with an empty bowl. Thanks to La constantly spending days on end out here she had brought food and drinks at some point. La sat in a window staring out.
"No, and I don't think they're leaving anytime soon. Do you have any objection for spending the night here?" Lee shook his head.
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