Chapter 3
The summoning circle & a new challenger
The two boys started to feel… very… sleepy…
"I warn you she may be quite powerful, and not know how to control it" Lady Tsunade warned,
"The second stage is complete, so what now?" Kakashi asked
Tsunade looked at the ninja in front of her; it was a welcoming party and a formidable attacking force. Before her was an eight point summoning circle with her in the centre of it, she gave orders to the ninja
"Kakashi at the northern point, Asuma at the southern, Naruto to the west, Gaara to the east, and the rest of you use some common sense and put yourself opposite someone you are equal to"
They did as they were told, Kiba across from Choji, and Sakura across from Ino. Others formed a loose around the summoning circle in case they were attacked, from the inside or the outside. They performed the necessary hand signs, then in the middle Ruiizu appeared in a poof of smoke looking very unhappy. Tsunade stepped back sensing how Ruiizu's chakura had a strong intention to hurt, maim and even kill. But what she didn't know was that Ruiizu was not the kind of person you should wake up, and they just had… plus they had probably given her the ability to kick butt.
"What time is it?" asked a groggy Ruiizu
"22:56" supplied Kakashi
"Okay, then which one of you morons woke me up?" she said as her eyes turned dark,
"Technically it was all of us" said Neji, who had been part of the outer circle.
"Oh well than I guess it can't be helped" Ruiizu said standing up, everyone took a step back fearing the worst.
"Why do you guys all look so scared, yeah I'm annoyed but I can't be bothered to even try and take you all on" her eyes returned to their normal colour. She smiled, laughed then turned to Lady Tsunade "so old lady what's the plan?"
Being called old wasn't what Tsunade had expected, she took a moment to calm down and regain her composure.
"You will join Kakashi's team: Team Seven for now, so it's up to him to decide your arrangements for tonight, but you must report to me first thing in the morning" she said not hiding her irritation at being called old. At that point Tsume Inuzuka came to give lady Tsunade some paperwork, when she suddenly stopped "Kiba why is your scent on this girl's lips?" she asked Kiba whilst pointing at Ruiizu
"I...um…" Kiba started- several times "It's…ah…not what you think"
"So Kiba dear, if it's not what I think it is than what is it?" Tsume said evilly.
Seeing no way out of it he had to admit it to his petrifying mother "I… um- I kissed her" he mumbled earning shouts and whistles from the crowd of ninja, Kiba's markings were lost in the redness of his face, his mother had started to laugh at his embarrassment. Someone even playfully punched Ruiizu in the arm… they were knocked out cold in the next second and she would have continued to punch him if Tsume hadn't spoken again.
"Thank you for admitting it but you shouldn't mark people like that, especially before I've tested them" the last part was barely audible
"No… I-um" Kiba started
"Oh don't worry I can see why you did it, but I do need to test it" Tsume said darkly…
Even while the two were talking in whispers Ruiizu (and a few others) could hear them
"Whoa, you marked me?" she said becoming extremely hostile
"Don't worry it was completely accidental" Tsume said with a smile (trying to get under Ruiizu's skin, she doesn't know that it will be and endless quest)
"As accidental as breathing" Ruiizu said sarcastically "now move"
Tsume was shocked by the ferocity of the order and involuntarily stepped back
"Thank you" Ruiizu said politely and friendly as she walked past Tsume. Ruiizu threw a punch at Kiba's face, which he caught sniggering. She smiled and then kneed him in the gut causing him to bend forward clutching his stomach. Her instincts took over; she slammed her elbow into the back of his head whilst bringing her knee up to his face. Kiba fell to the ground curling up into the featal position. Just as he was about to get up she put a foot on his chest and leaned over her knee to peer into his face. "I trust you not to underestimate me in the future, and if you ever try to 'mark' me again I will kill you" she said menacingly, she offered him a hand up, which he knocked out of the way "is that a promise?" he asked
"no it's a threat and if you can't handle losing to a girl then you should quit now" she said as she walked over to team seven. Behind her she could hear Kiba growling in frustration and Tsume laughing along with Tsunade, she realised she had just done that in front of everyone…
Oh well
hope it was alright, and i'm sorry about the wait. a special shout out to
BlushLover930
as i don't think i would have continued without that review so thanks!
standard things apply:i don't own Naruto,
and any constructive criticism is always helpful, screw spellings
and any feedback on the cover page would be nice as i drew that myself and its the first manga character I've done on that software =)
till next time... see ya!