I Do Not Own Naruto
A/N Anybody want free writing tips? Here's one. Keep your personal opinions out of your writing. Writing a story is like painting a picture, keep that in mind when you write, and remember kiss. Keep It Simple Stupid. I quit reading any story that says "(name) went off to excrete" rather than "(name) went to take a shit."
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Team 7 had been in the dark forest for about a day now. They were walking single file: Naruto in front, Sasuke in the middle, and Sakura in the back. The theory was sound in everybody's opinion save Naruto: Naruto as a meat shield, Sasuke to mop up, and Sakura as support.
They had also decided who should hold their earth scroll: Sasuke.
They walked through the forest, Sakura and Sasuke were on high alert, while Naruto looked like he didn't have a care in a world, the truth? He didn't have a care in the world, save one.
"What's up Naruto?" Sakura asked as Naruto stopped.
"I gotta piss," Naruto said with a pink tinge on his cheeks, he walked over to the nearest tree.
"BAKA!!" Sakura's fist connected solidly with the top of Naruto's head, "Don't do that in front of a lady!"
"All right! Sheesh," Naruto nursed the top of his head as he walked further off.
He did his business, and he started to wander back when he felt something off, he turned just in time to see a giant snake's jaws close on him, "OH COME ON!"
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Anko was munching on her favorite treat: Dango. As she at them off the stick she would fling the pick at the tree to her right, slowly a symbol started to form: the symbol of the leaf.
She let on a satisfied smile when she finished, "Anko!"
Anko saw one of the Chunin proctoring the exam run up to her, "You need to see this!"
Wanting to see what the fuss was about she followed the Chunin to a spot a ways off from the main village near one of the shrines.
Anko saw three bodies that, from their state of dress, she knew belonged to the ninja from Kusa.
She turned the bodies over to see that their faces looked like they had been melted off, the bodies appeared to have been dead for several weeks.
"Shit!" Anko cried as she recognized the work, "Notify ANBU!" she barked at the Chunin, "Orochimaru has returned."
With that she sped into the forest.
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Naruto was not having a good day, unless your good day including getting eaten by a snake.
"Not like this," Naruto thought, "I don't want my remains to be my jumpsuit found in a steaming pile of snake shit!"
"Fine," Naruto thought with a sadistic smirk, "You want something to eat?" Naruto struggled to make a hand seal, "Tajuu Kage Bushin no Jutsu!"
With that the snake exploded as several hundred Naruto's suddenly filled it stomach, many poofing out of existence by the sheer force of the explosion.
"Gotta find Sakura and Sasuke," Naruto thought, panicking at the thought of those two being alone with things like this snake out here.
He took of to the trees as the rest of his clones dispelled.
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Kabuto frowned as he watched Naruto run from the scene. He was hoping to coax some of whatever Naruto's bloodline might be, only to have the blond unwittingly slip out of his trap without even so much as a hint of a bloodline.
He hit the ground next to him in frustration, the only thing he could do now was watch and wait. Anything more would give away his position.
Kabuto hoped that his contact was doing better at getting information on the Uchiha. While Kabuto understood his master's need for an Uchiha, if Kabuto was honest with himself, the blond interested him more.
He wanted to be the first to witness this unknown bloodline in action, for his own reasons as well as getting information back to his master.
He quietly followed Naruto as he contemplated what else he could do.
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Sarutobi was nervous, he just gotten a report from a Chunin that Anko suspected that Orochimaru was here.
While he had an idea, remembering Orochimaru's absurd dream of mastering every jutsu out there, and it bothered him that there was nothing he could do about it without arousing his wayward student's suspicion.
"Orochimaru," Sarutobi thought sadly, "Why have you come home?"
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Naruto was furious at what he Sasuke do. In an attempt to buy his freedom he had thrown the earth scroll they had to this strange ninja. When he saw Sasuke throw it he did the first thing that came to mind: Catch it.
"Naruto, what are you doing?!" Sasuke started, "This guy, Orochimaru, is on a whole different level from-" Sasuke didn't finish as Naruto socked him right in the face.
"Coward," Naruto spat, "There's no guarantee that he will let us go if we do give it to him if he's on such a different level."
"Ah, yes," the ninja said, "Naruto-kun does have a point Sasuke-kun."
Naruto got a good look at the ninja, he had pale skin that matched the skin under Naruto's bandages, yellow eyes with small slits in them, and long black hair. He wore a plain white outfit that had a purple ribbon on the back of it.
"How do you know me, freak?" Naruto bit at Orochimaru.
"Oh, he's got a bit of fight in him," Orochimaru smiled, "A lot of people know about you, Naruto-kun," Naruto was bewildered by the comment, "but unfortunately, I do not need you right now."
Naruto felt a pressure in his gut as his feet left the ground and he sailed off the branch, still clutching the scroll he'd caught. He saw Orochimaru where he had been standing with his hand in a fist.
Naruto felt a rage when he saw the man summon a snake and charged Sasuke. He met the snake just in front of Sasuke, holding the snake back with just two kunai, "Coward," Naruto snarled as he looked up, his left eye now blood red, "you are not Sasuke. The Sasuke I know would not be stuck here like some scared rabbit."
Naruto felt something slither around his middle and he was lifted off the ground. He was turned to face Orochimaru, and Naruto saw it was the man's tongue that held him
"I wonder," Orochimaru smirked, "Gogyo Fuuin!"
Naruto felt a pressure in his gut again before his world went black.
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A great beast stirred, it's nine tails twitched behind it in agitation as a sudden shockwave hit it.
It shifted slightly but did not wake.
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Sakura was struggling to get Naruto on the branch, it was difficult because for an odd reason, his skin felt like soft rubber. At odd times it would shift as she tried to hoist him up, like a blister.
After the snake-man hit him, Naruto had then passed out. Orochimaru, as he called himself, tossed Naruto aside. Seeing that her teammate might fall to his death, Sakura through a kunia to catch Naruto against the tree.
She then heard a yell and turned to see Orochimaru's head pull back from Sasuke's neck.
He then vanished, saying something about Sasuke seeking him for power.
She kept struggling to lift Naruto onto the branch, "You baka," she growled as she closed her eyes, "If you didn't eat so much ramen this might be-" she heard a sickening tear and landed flat on her butt.
She opened hers eyes to look at Naruto half open eye lid.
She could see the forest behind it.
She screamed at tossed the weight off of her and watched as Naruto's flesh fluttered grotesquely in the breeze as it blew away.
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Anko was washing herself from the short battle she had had with Orochimaru in a small stream that ran through area 44.
She sighed as she thought about the fight. After all these years, she still couldn't match up to her mentor.
She sighed dejectedly. She turned and saw something floating down stream towards her.
Curious she picked it up and saw the flesh of one Uzumaki Naruto.
Anko dropped the skin in shock, "Please, No."