In another tunnel, Sylvi and Kiba are being attacked by Esclar.
"This is crazy," Sylvi muttered.
"Your brother doesnt make this any better," Kiba added.
Esclar smirked at Sylvi. "Looks like I'll finish you and your boyfriend at the same time!"
"He's not my boyfriend!" Sylvi snapped. "More like a comrade."
"Whatever," Esclar mumbled.
Sylvi noticed Esclar wearing a Sound forehead protector. "I see you have betrayed the Cloud. Now I can finally be merciles on you."
Esclar huffed. "Like I care. The Sound is alot better than the Cloud."
"Breakneck Flash!"
Sylvi started her attack, but Esclar delected it with a Sound Release jutsu. "Good thing Orochimaru gave me a Sound Release," Esclar breathed.
Sylvi skidded across the floor and crashed into the wall. Her weapon was out of reach.
"Now for dog boy," Esclar turned his attention toward Kiba. Since Akamaru wasnt with him, he couldnt preform the Fang Over Fang jutsu. He needed a different approached.
His thoughts stopped when he felt a searing pain in his upper left arm. He glanced at it. His jacket had a a rip right about where he felt the pain. The edges of the rip were stained with blood. His blood. Esclar stood in front of him holding a blood stained knife. Esclar smirked. "Child's play!" He threw the knife again, but this time a wooden staffinterfered. It was Sylvi's staff.
"You were saying?"
Esclar growled as he barred his fangs together. "I was considering to spare you sister, but now I will kill you!"
Esclar took a dagger and charged at Sylvi. He attempted to stab his sister, but Sylvi held her staff so the dagger hit the staff.
"I'm coming straight on for you," Sylvi said slyly. Sylvi's staff and Esclar's knife clashed a few more times.
"Had enough?" Sylvi blew a strand of her untamed hair out of her face.
Esclar tried to imitate her, but failed epicly. "I could do this until I die."
"Dont go getting a big head," Sylvi sneered. She slammed the end of her staff into Esclar's cheat. Esclar growled in pain, then he disappeared.
"Coward!" Sylvi shouted. All that was heard was the echo bouncing back toward her.
Sylvi turned back to Kiba. He was now unconscious since he lost alot of blood. There was a huge deep gash where Esclar had stabbed Kiba.
"Man, if Akamaeu saw this, he'd kill Esclar for sure," Sylvi thought. She then tried to think of a plan.
Meanwhile, Sasuke and Hinata and Lee were being attacked by Ana the Conda. Like the others, Ana had aSound forehead protector which she wore as a choker.
"Youre a sound ninja, huh?" Sasuke asked. "Wouldnt surprise me if you had a cursed seal as well."
"Asssssssssssss a matter of fact I do," Ana stated. Something then hit her, and she coughed up blood. Behind her thrashing tail, Lee landed after he completed his taijutsu. He flashed Sasuke a grin. Sasuke geinned back.
"Protective Eight Trigrams! Sixty Four Palms!" Hinata shouted. Her jutsu was at an equal level with Ana's Sound Release jutsu. Finally, Hinata was able to overpower Ana. The three left Ana the Conda out cold. And thankfullt, right in front of them was the cavern exit.
Pinkie just completed a Fire Release jutsu on Wart Jr. This burned the frog anthro badly.
"i must activate the first level of my cursed seal," Wart Jr said. "I have no choice." Something hit the back of his head hard. His vision blurred, and the last thing he heard before everything went black was Kankuro saying, "Show's over."
"As much as I hate to admit it," Gaara said. "Your puppets do come in handy."
"Why thank you," Kankuro replied. "I quite like it too."
Temari started to wake up. "What did I miss?"
"Wart Jr being defeated by a puppet," Pinkie responded while Kankuro kneeled next to his sister.
"What cursed seal?" Miku asked.
"I should have known Orochimaru would do this," Pinkie said. "The cursed seals are ajuinjutsu. Orochimaru specializes in that. He gives his minions cursed seals. No oe knows how he does it."
"One of Orochimaru's biggest mysteries," Gaara added.
"And I think I see the cave exit," Kankuro pointed.
"Okay, one good thing about now." Pinkie said.
The five headed toward the exit, with Kankuro supporting Temari.
When Pinkie stepped into the daylight it took a few seconds for her eyes to ajust. When her eyes ajusted, she took a look, and at the first look, it seemed as if eveyone was there.
"I think everyone is here, Sakura," Gaara said.
"Wait, who's Sakura?" Jay asked confused.
Gaara opened his mouth, but Pinkie sropped him. "I got this." She stepped forward and said. "Tokoro Team, my real name is Sakura."
"Sally?" Jay questioned.
"No, Sakura," Pinkie snapped.
"Sacajawea?" Jay inquired.
"No!" Pinkie began. "Wait, yes!"
"Oh, Sakura!" Jay said.
"Idiot," Gaara shook his head.
While Jay couldnt quite hear Pinkie's name, Miku had observed the area. "Where Sylvi and Kiba?" She asked.
Pinkie gasped then scanned the area. She cojldnt spot Sylvi nor Kiba. She did spot Akamaru though.
That was when they heard a few flute notes coming at them. Pinkie dodged, and as she rolled on her back, she saw Banshee. She had a Sound forehead protecter which she wore as a clasp for her cloak. She had black marks all over her face and hands, indicating two things: she had a cursed seal, and she had it to its first level. In her hand she held a flute.
"That is Tayuya's flute," Gaara said asronished.
"Orochimaru gave it to me," Banshee said. "He said I might be of more use tha n her." She beamed. "He was nice enough to give me a cursed seal."
"We can see that," Gaara's voice was filled with venom. "But you are about to go against the Sand ninja, Leaf ninja," Pinkie handed Miku to Serena and srood next to Gaara. "And Cloud ninja." Nobody moved. Gaara cleared his throat. "Ahem! Cloud ninja." Gaara then remembered Sylvi was inside the caverns. "Never mins, just Sand and Leaf ninja." Behind him, Tsunami coughed into her hand. "And the fighters of the Tokoro Team." Gaara added.
"What the heck is he doing?" Sasuke thought to himself.
"Quite the long speech," Lee thought.
"Ninjas, attack!" Gaara shouted.
