High! I've been posting like crazy this week! Don't ask why, 'cause I don't know myself. Anyways, Chap. 7 promises 2 be a long one, longer than any other I've posted so far, I think. I'd apperciate it if ya'll didn't keep telling me how short my chapters are, they just are. Um, also, the way the story is unfolding, I may have to change the rating to M for extreme violence. One thing I do know is that the second story in this series WILL be rated 'M'. It would be inconsiderate to rate it any lower. Also, sorry 4 not updating earlier, I kinda, um, am signing up 4 our local beauty pagent. Talk 2 nejisoifonlover 4 more details. That bitch dared me, and I hardly ever back down from a dare. Laugh it up Haru, oh, and I hope you've finally got that cake out of your nose! MUWHAHAH! Happy Birthday, Haru!
No, I don't fuckin' own Naruto! Did you really think I would?
Shinobi: The Next GenerationChapter 7: True Colors
"WHAT!" Shio screamed at the top of his lungs, startling several of the other genin sitting next to him. Suprisingly, Sakoia was already down in the pit, waiting for him. Reluctantly, Shio heaved himself over the wall, anad landed softly on the ground. He opened his mouth to protest, only to be interrupted by a loud, "Begin!" from the annoying announcer.
Not interested in watching their teammate getting his ass kicked by his crush, Sakura and Haru walked out the door into the bright sunshine of a June day. Inside, the fight had begun, with loud shouts coming whenever someone made a particulary good or bad move. As they journeyed further into the forest, the sounds of the stadium grew more and more distant until, they could no longer hear them at all. Jokingly, Haru tugged hard on Sakura's braid, yanking the girl's head back. She jumped into a nearby tree and watched Sakura's emotionless face.
"Alright whoever you are, release the henge." Sakura glared at the imposter. Pop! The Haru clone turned into a laughing Kagami.
"How very observant of you! What gave me away?" Kagami laughed and clapped her hands, smiling as if this whole thing was a great game.
"Haru did that once, but she didn't like the consequences though.." Sakura left her sentence hanging, then began to explain.
FLASHBACK
A five-year-old Sakura walked towards the academy buildings, ignoring the other children laughing and playing around her. Haru, around the same age as her, watched the brunnette as she walked past the newly-built sandbox. Sakura, whose hair was long, even at that age, hung in a tight braid to about mid-back and swung back and forth as she walked. An extremly shorter Shio whispered in the Hyuuga's ear, a smirk on his face. A few seconds later, she nodded. Haru snuck up behind Sakura as quiet as she could, then, YANK! She tugged as hard as she could on the Uchiha's braid. Calmly, Sakura whirled around and bopped Haru on the head as hard as she could. The Hyuuga dropped her braid as if it were a snake, and ran away crying. Sakura smirked and continued on her way.
END FLASHBACK
"I see, how careless of me," Kagami said innocently. "Natsu, Osoi,Get her!" The two boys came hurtling out of the trees surrounding them and SLAM! The crashed strait into a solid wall of sand. Neko, hre gourd uncorked, had thrown up a wall, distracting Kagami enough for Sakura to sneak up behind her. WHOOSH! A rope encircled Sakura's foot, and she was flung into the air, spewing curses.(Karma's a bitch, ne?)
"You didn'tthink I would leve myself unprotected, did you?" Kagami asked her in a little-girlish voice and stroked the brunnette's face. "I'm surrounded by traps. You really need to pay more attention, Sakura-chan!" From out of the blue, a shruiken appeared, slicing through the rope holding Sakura aloft. Haru appeared, her Byakugan at full power, looking askance at Sakura.
"Haru!" Sakura yelled as Osoi left Natsu to attack her friend. Natsu and Neko were fighting, well, at least Natsu was. The sand rose to block every attack he aimed at her. Natsu slowed enough for Neko to retaliated, showering him with sharp poles of sand as sharp as knives befroe he resumed his attack, now covered in blood.
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Haru doged the brown-haired boy, narrowly evading his every attack. She slammed a foot into his back, knocking him down, only for him to spring up and get knocked down again. After a while, Haru got bored of the repeatitive sequence, and allowed Osoi to stand up shakily, his nose broken and leaking blood allover his front. He drew a kunai, and rushed at her, scrreaming. Haru stood still and focused her chakra to her feet, the kicked him full in the stomach. Osoi was sent sailing backwards, and crashed through a tree, which fell on top of him. Haru went to go help Sakura, brushing off little bits of the ice nin as she walked.
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Sakura was fighting the white-haired nin, dogding attacks and avoiding traps. SHING! A shruiken pinned her braid to a tree behind her, stopping her movement. Haru jumped in front of her, causing Kagami's smile to grow.
"Two birds with one stone I guess." The albino smiled maniacly(not much different from my dear friends/sisters, ne, girls?)and began attemping to move Haru from her position in front of the Uchiha. Behind Haru, Sakura finally managed to pry her braid loose. Wincing slightly, she stood up. That hurt! She thought, one choice left though….. She bit down on her thumb, drawing blood. "Kuchiyose No Jutsu!" The smke cleared, and a large red and black snake was revealed.
"Go away, I'm trying to sleep." The snake rolled over with a snore.
"WHAT!" she yelled exasperated, "Seventy million snakes in the world, and I get Aoi! Thank you, you all have a sick and twisted sense of humor!"
Haru, hearing Sakura's shout, whipped around to see her friend screaming at a snake, giving Kagami enough of a distraction to call her toady.
"Natsu, another time." The two ran off into the trees, Sakura still screaming at Aoi, and the other two standing there, staring at her.
"You two can't do anything right." Neko said, standing on a cloud of hovering sand, looking down at the two of them. She grapped a shruiken from the tree, and deftly sliced open her palm with it, then set her hand against the trunk of a nearby tree, letting the crimson liquid soak into the wood. "Sand element! Desert Survelince No Jutsu!" A black kitten arose from the blood-soaked wood, yawning slightly. "You, Tsunai. Follow them, then report back after they stop." The cat nodded, and took off after the two, leaping gracefully from branch to branch.
Sakura turned to the snake again. "You can leave now, You useless piece of.."
The snake cut her off "Na, I think I'll stay here for a bit." He yawned and rearranged himself.
"Fine!" She draped the snake on her shoulders, then jumped down, heading to the village as if nothing had happened. "Haru, hurry up. Don't you want to see who we'll be fighting?"Haru gaped at her, then ran to catch up, fighting off laughter. Neko flew over their heads, and everthing was back to normal, well slightly, as they headed back into the arena to see the final match-ups.
Whoa, long chap. 4 me, anyways. You know the drill, Read, Enjoy, Review, Complain how short it was, and how long it takes me to update. peace