Omega here! How will Maria react to a friend she never expected to see again? The fury rages on!

I do not own Naruto, Bleach or the techniques mentioned in this tale other than those related to Marius.

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Kiroi Kyouran-Chapter 3: Shocks and Surprises!

Marius saw Maria's eyes widen in shock. "But…" she spluttered before her legs suddenly gave out from under her. His eyes narrowed. "Christian attacked her, didn't he?" he growled. Kakashi's eye narrowed. "If you refer to whoever was assaulting her when we found her, yes; he was dealt with and punished," he said without much interest. Marius' eyes flicked to Anko before he shrugged fractionally. "By that you mean he's dead," he said dryly, He clenched one hand as the silver 'tendons' surfaced. He noted the slight tingling itch that came with it and shifted fractionally. "I assume your squad is up and about," he said softly. "Both squads passed, if that is what you wanted to know," Kurenai said, her tone slightly wary. "You already know what kind of effect my chakra has on Genjutsu, though I don't know what kind of control I have at the moment," Marius said softly.

Anko smiled. "Oh, I think that can be rectified very quickly," she said. Marius suppressed a subtle shiver. Something about her tone seems like she's going to enjoy whatever I'm about to go through, if she's the 'supervisor', he thought. He noticed a subtle shift in Kurenai's weight and the way she was looking at him, as if she were wary yet thoughtful. A moment later Anko had clapped a hand onto his shoulder and they vanished in a swirl of leaves.

At Training Ground 25, several miles away…

Marius stumbled momentarily as Anko released him, wary of whatever the woman had in mind. "Let's see how fast you can run two miles around this clearing and do a hundred and fifty pushups followed by the same number of sit-ups," she said in a cool brisk tone. "And to give you incentive," she said with a smirk that made his blood chill at the look of amusement in her eyes as she held up one hand. "Sen'eijashu," she murmured, thrusting her hand forward in a punch as four large snakes shot at his face. He leaped back, evading the snakes as he shot around the edge of the clearing, his form moving fast as it blurred ever so slightly. Anko nodded slightly, her eyes following the Genin; she flicked a handful of shuriken at him to see how he'd react and to her surprise, which said something, he vanished, a swirl of dust the only sign he was still there before he reappeared, still moving steadily. Smart kid, pacing himself, she thought dryly, half amused. Her eyes narrowed fractionally when he pulled his arms near his sides, holding his fists near his ribcage. She blinked when he accelerated, moving faster with the next two laps. She knew the clearing was only about five hundred yards around so he'd have about eight laps to do in total; she noted he'd done half of them in easily eight minutes. "You want speed?" he said to her, not even slowing down. A faint smirk crossed her face before a frown replaced it. I hope Orochimaru doesn't find this guy, otherwise he'll try to mark him with a cursed seal, she thought as she nodded slightly. A faint smile crossed her face at Marius' fitness level as he accelerated, moving rapidly. He's almost as fast as Lee or Naruto, and I doubt he's really pushing his limits, she thought. Within another ten minutes he'd finished the laps she'd challenged him with and was into the mid fifties of the pushups. She noticed he seemed to prefer the handstand pushups, likely as more of a challenge to himself. "I know three different styles of pushups: military, Tang Soo Do, and this," he said with amusement. She shrugged, not really caring too much. She blinked when he picked up the pace, moving faster. She counted in her mind thoughtfully, noting he reached the hundred and fiftieth one within a four minute period. She chuckled for a moment when he simply fell, his legs landing bent. She tilted her head when he started doing the sit-ups immediately, throwing a double jab with each one quickly. "Making it a little more challenging for yourself?" she said dryly. He chuckled in reply. "Why go easy when you can push your own limits for the hell of it; my body'll probably be protesting tomorrow, but I'd rather just push my limits and go all out… and if that guy watching us does as I suspect, it'll come in handy," he said softly, his voice barely audible near the end.

Kabuto cursed, leaping away into the shadows of the trees. Lord Orochimaru will be very interested in this one; he seems to be very strong physically, and if I'm right, in chakra as well, he thought. How did he sense me with my chakra suppressed almost to the point where an Academy Student wouldn't have even noticed me? he thought, annoyed. His eyes narrowed as he leaped through the trees to report this new intel to Orochimaru, whom he was certain would be very interested. I think a firsthand demonstration would interest him more, he thought with cold amusement. He summoned a Bunshin to go on to Orochimaru while the true Kabuto leaped toward the building where the finals of the second portion of the Chuunin Exams would be held. Simply adding one name, Kabuto thought, amused. He clenched his hands as he landed, vanishing within as he noticed Kurenai Yūhi and Hatake Kakashi with a white haired kunoichi jōnin who was apparently reviving from a faint.

It can't be good that Kabuto Yakushi now knows about Marius and his unusual and still budding talents. What will happen next? The fury will burn anew when a very unexpected surprise happens!

Omega out!