Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I don't get money, from Naruto, I just write about it. Writing disclaimers is annoying…
Chapter VII: Netami Reido
Cell 13 walked along a dirt path, that led them out of the Land of Fire. They had defeated the two smoke ninja, and continued along. Tanahi was carrying the baby they were to escort to Kumogakure. After Shikamizu was hit with the sledgehammer, Turan had to carry him on his back, as he was unconscious, and Lee was keeping a sharp eye out for more ambushes.
An hour ago, they had left the Land of Fire, and were in the first of two strips of land separating the Land of Fire from the Land of Lightning. As they walked, Turan suddenly collapsed. "Turan!" Lee and Tanahi exclaimed simultaneously as they ran over to him. He was curled up in a ball, mumbling, "Who are you?"
Meanwhile, deep in his mind…
Turan walked through a dense forest. He eventually came to a large cave, with a sutra suspended in the entrance. He was about to enter the cave when suddenly a large chakra forced him back. He looked deep into the cave and saw two enormous eyes, and a giant mouth, full of razor-sharp fangs.
"What is that?" He asked.
The features, became clearer, as he could see the head of a gargantuan wolf in the cave. Its fur was oddly shiny. It seemed metallic.
"Who are you?" Turan demanded.
'Oh wait, it's a wolf, it can't talk.' Turan thought.
"I am the Rokubi." It replied.
"Huh?" Turan asked.
"I am the Rokubi. The newest of all of the bijū." The beast replied.
"What the hell is a bijū?" Turan asked.
"A tailed beast my boy." The Rokubi replied.
"What are you talking about? Come out and tell me." Turan demanded.
"I will. All you must do is remove this sealing sutra." The Rokubi replied, looking up at the sutra.
As Turan was about to do as he was told, he suddenly felt a horrible pain, and vanished.
In the real world…
Turan awoke. He was surrounded by his allies. "Turan-kun, are you alright?" Lee asked. He looked at himself. He wasn't wounded. "I guess so." Turan replied holding his head. He wondered what happened. Was it a dream? Or something important?" Nonetheless, He stored it in the back of his mind. He stood up, and picked Shikamizu up again. "Lets go." Turan said. "Are you sure Turan" Tanahi asked. "Hai." Turan replied. "Then forward!" Lee exclaimed pointing down the path. He stood there, the wind blowing through his hair, his teeth shining. He looked down to his students, and saw dirt. He saw they had already started walking and were nearly out of sight. "Hey! Don't leave your sensei behind!" Lee exclaimed chasing them.
As they walked, Tanahi sensed something. She turned her head and looked behind them. "Something wrong Tanahi-chan?" Lee asked. "I don't know…" Tanahi replied turning back. After a little while, Tanahi thought they should duck. She didn't know why though. It seemed important. She couldn't tell. So, she did. Turan and Lee looked at her, perplexed to say the least. Suddenly, Lee ducked as fast as he could, and Turan and Shikamizu were swept into the air. Lee jumped up into the air and grabbed Shikamizu. He landed, put Shikamizu down, and jumped to get Turan. Just as he was about to get him, he was forced back to the ground. "Turan-kun!" Lee exclaimed. "Brother!" Tanahi exclaimed. The baby was screaming its head off. "Lee-sensei! Sister!" Turan exclaimed as he was blown out of sight. Lee and Tanahi watched in terror as Turan blew away in the wind and vanished. Then Shikamizu woke up. "What happened?" He asked.
Turan flew for minutes, until he finally crashed in a forest. As he continued to fall, he herd, "Mokuton Hijutsu: Jukai Kōtan!" Suddenly, tree branches grew from nowhere, and began to ensnare him. His legs, arms, and body, had tree braches twisted around them, so he looked like a cigar with his head sticking out. He saw another tree branch lowering until he saw a female in front of him. She looked no older than him. Probably the same age. She wore an ANBU uniform, although she did not have a mask, and it was a two-piece uniform. She also had a katana strapped to her back. She had green hair, that went halfway down her back, and two strips were on her shoulders, going down until they met her arm. She also covered her forehead with her bangs. She had hazel eyes, the kind that if you stared into too long, you might actually drown. She had a menacing grin on her face.
"What the hell do you want?" Turan demanded. She chuckled. "A great many things…" She replied. "Who are you?" He demanded. "Me? I don't have a name." She replied. "Then you must envy many people." Turan said to annoy her. "I envy no one." She replied. "Back to my question, what the hell do you want?" Turan demanded. "I told you. Many things." She replied. She started gently scratching his head. Stroking her hand through his hair. He eventually started to purr. (I know, wolves don't purr, but I also don't give a damn.)
"Wow. You really are as harmless as a housecat." She commented. "Hey! I'm not harmless! If I wasn't tied up, I'd drop you in a fraction of a second!" Turan exclaimed. She started laughing, as she pet him making him purr even more. "I'm not purring because I like this! I'm only purring because I can't stop." Turan said. This made her laugh even harder, as she started licking his cheek. "What the hell?" Turan demanded. "I think you're hot…" She whispered into his ear. "AAAHHH!!!" Turan exclaimed flailing his head wildly. She laughed so hard, she started to cry. She started nibbling on his ear. "STOP!!!" Turan exclaimed. Although contraire to what he was saying, he was enjoying it, and his purring was undeniable proof. She started laughing harder, licking his cheek again. "I'll kill you!" Turan exclaimed. "Right… Lets see you try…" She said.
After that, she jumped away to a branch, and all the branches around Turan receded. He would've fallen, but he jumped off a branch that immediately broke. "Lets do this!" Turan exclaimed. "If you win, you can do, whatever it is you're doing. But if I win…" she explained. "I don't wanna know!" Turan exclaimed covering his ears. She jumped at him. He did a few hand seals and exclaimed, "Raikuiki!" He generated the sphere of electricity in his hand, shot it at her, she did a few hand seals and exclaimed, "Moku Bunshin no Jutsu!" Wood started to grow out of her, and formed a clone of her. It grabbed her, and swung her away from the attack. He then generated another one in his other hand, and shot it at her. Her wood clone jumped in front her and took the attack, getting damaged, and shattered into pieces. "Wow, tough move. Able to defeat my wood clone." She commented. "You aint seen nothin yet!" Turan said. "Hm. My turn." She said doing hand seals. She then exclaimed, "Meisaigakure no Jutsu!" Suddenly, she vanished.
"Where'd she go?" Turan demanded as he landed on a tree. He scanned the area, with no luck. Then, he was struck in the back by a tree branch and fell off. "AAHH!!!" Turan exclaimed falling until he grabbed a vine. Then he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He released his grip on the vine and fell further down until colliding with a tree branch and laying on it. He had trouble opening his eyes, and when he did, he saw the girl he was fighting. She was sitting on him. "Now what was that about you killing me?" She asked. Her face was nearly an inch from his. "You've got perverted ideas in your head don't you?" Turan asked. "Hai." She replied. "But you've got them too." After she said that his face turned cherry red. "No way!" Turan exclaimed. She started to lick his cheek again. "Stop doing that!" He exclaimed. "You don't really want me to." She replied. "What the hell gives you that insane idea?" Turan demanded. She pointed in between his legs. His face was pure red. "Oh…" He said. They just sat there, in silence for a while.
"I'm bored." She said. "So?" He asked. She lifted her arm, and sucker punched him through the tree branch. She dove after him. "Ah, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" She laughed. She came level with him, and kicked him to the tree. He slammed right through it, and caught his footing on the next one, but then fell down. She landed on the tree, (Mind you, neither of these two know how to stand/run on trees.) and ran down it fast enough to stay on. As Turan fell, he did a few hand seals and exclaimed, "Raiketa!" He flattened his right palm, aimed it in her direction, and a blue beam with yellow lightning circling it shot in her direction. She jumped away, but it got her left leg. She grunted, and continued to follow Turan down. He grabbed onto the tree as he fell, in an attempt to slow his fall, in the process, cutting his hands. He eventually hit the ground, not as painful as it could've been, but it still hurt. As he got up, the girl landed. She softened the landing by having tree branches grab her. The released her and she walked over to him. She picked him up. "You're pretty strong. My leg might give out soon." She said.
He looked at her left leg. It was wobbling. "Actually, it'll give out in a few seconds." Turan said. Soon, she fell to her knees, and completely over. Turan stood over her. She looked at him. "Ha… Guess I lose. Go ahead." She said. "What?" Turan asked. "Kill me." She replied. "WHAT?" Turan demanded. "It is the way of the Shinobi to kill their opponent after a battle." She replied. Turan looked at her. Although he wanted to hate her, he couldn't bring himself to. He especially didn't want to kill her. "I'm afraid I can't do that." Turan said. "What? Why" She demanded. "I can't. I just can't." Turan replied. He picked her up, and put her on his back. "Hey, what're you doing?" She demanded. "Taking you to my cell." He replied, beginning to walk off. "How do you know I wont just do a jutsu?" She asked. "Because, we're both out of chakra. It's very obvious." Turan replied. "Damn you." She said. He walked for a while and then asked, "Mind if I give you a name?" "I don't care." She replied. Turan thought for a while. "Ah-ha! You said you envy no one right?" Turan asked. "Yeah." She replied. "How about you first name be Netami, and your last, be Reido?" Turan asked. "Netami Reido? Weird, I like it!" Netami exclaimed.
'I just hope Lee-sensei doesn't kill her…' Turan thought.
'Wait, what am I thinking? I hate her!' Turan thought.
"Does this mean you like me?" Netami asked.
"Far from it fool." Turan replied.
"Alright. But you will." Netami replied as she fell asleep on his back.
"Yeah right." Turan said.
