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"Speech"
'Thought/Mental speech'
"Biju speech"
'Biju thought/mental speech'
"Jutsu"
(Author Note)
Scene or Time change/Chapter name
Chpt 7: Forest of Death Pt 2
Koda left the tower in a hurry. He was worried about Naruto and his team, but he had no idea where to look for them. It was dark out and Koda decided to use that to his advantage. He remembered that, during his depression, he would hunt in the forests during the middle of the night. So, he used his past experiences to his advantage by blending into the shadows while moving at rapid, but silent, speed. He had a test to finish.
With Team 7 the next morning
Sakura was dead tired. She had stayed up all night looking after Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke was bitten by that strange Kusa nin that was able to peel off his face. If she remembered correctly, the nin said that his name was Orochimaru. He also did a strange technique on Naruto that involved slamming his fingers on Naruto's naval. Both boys were knocked unconscious by that creepy man. This left Sakura to keep watch until one of them was able to wake up. She kept nodding off, but constantly jerked herself back to being awake. She couldn't fail them; she couldn't fail "her" Sasuke-kun.
With the Oto nin watching Team 7
Orochimaru's team from Oto kept a close eye on Team 7. They had a mission to "kill" Sasuke Uchiha, but the truth was that the snake knew that Sasuke would awaken his Curse Mark and dispose of them in his power-crazed euphoria. The team of Dosu Kinuta, Kin Tsuchi, and Zaku Abumi never would have thought that they would be walking to their potential deaths. The poor pawns of the white snake were in for a shocking encounter.
With Koda
Koda was searching the area near the two teams. He had no idea that Naruto's team and the Oto team were so close to him. He would be in for an interesting experience.
With Team 7
Sakura was still keeping watch when she saw a squirrel coming closer to her. At first, she thought it was nothing, but she soon noticed that the poor creature had an exploding tag on its back. She threw a kunai at it, scaring it and making it scamper away. She then sighed in relief until she heard a voice.
"Not bad, for a lowly Konoha kunoichi."
Out of the bushes jumped out the Oto team. Sakura was immediately on guard and was prepared for anything (at least she thinks she is). Zaku was about to charge forward before Dosu held out his hand, stopping him. "Why'd you stop me?"
"Take a closer look. Previously moved dirt, grass not native to the area, tiny piles of leaves in certain spots; she has this place trapped. Poorly trapped, but trapped nonetheless." Dosu then signaled his team to charge while avoiding the obvious traps, but Sakura merely smirked and cut some ninja wire next to her. The cut wire triggered a huge log to swinging at the Oto nin, but they easily dodged the piece of lumber. When the log came swinging back, Dosu used his melody arm to blast the wood into splinters. "Not bad; but not good enough either."
With Koda
Koda heard the sound of wood breaking and snuck through the area to get a better look. He saw Sakura cornered by a team from Oto, he believed. He then noticed Sasuke and Naruto's unconscious bodies in the hollowed out tree. He decided to wait and see how this would play out. He would only step in when he had to.
Back with the attacking Oto nin
Sakura just tried to fight off the Oto team; she even cut some of her hair off to continue attacking. It was a brave effort, but in the end, she still lost. They were about to deal the ending blow when, suddenly, a green blur came out of nowhere. With a shout of "Leaf Hurricane", the blur knocked away the Oto team and Rock Lee was seen standing defiantly in front of them. He faced them with the squirrel from earlier on his shoulder; the animal free of the exploding tag. "What are you doing? Ganging up on a single kunoichi with a team of three is most un-youthful and uncalled for!"
"Yeah, well who asked you?" came the comeback from Zaku. "We are here for one thing and one thing only: Sasuke. We were ordered to go after Sasuke and bring his dead body to our leader."
"This test of Konoha's; it does not concern us," supplied Dosu.
"All that matters is the success of our mission," finished Kin. She then took out some senbon with bells on the ends while Zaku prepared his air cannons and Dosu got his melody arm ready.
Lee decided to follow the rule given to him by his teacher and use the Lotus technique. He had someone important to protect. He charged at Zaku at insane speed, kicked him in the air and got behind him with the Dancing Leaf Shadow maneuver. While in the air, he wrapped Zaku with the bandages on his arms and started to missile-drop towards the ground in a drill-like fashion. Dosu saw this and used his arm to send a sound wave to the ground, softening Zaku's harsh landing. Lee was immediately feeling the effects of the Lotus and was attacked without mercy. He would have perished, if it weren't for the unexpected arrival of Team 10.
With Ino dragging her two teammates with her, she decided to save her rival and old friend, Sakura. Shika came up with a decent strategy and it helped when Zaku stupidly called Choji the most idiotic thing you can call an Akamichi: fat-ass. Shika used the distraction made by Choji's Human Boulder technique to capture Dosu in his Shadow Possession technique. Ino also used the distraction to capture Kin in her Mind Transfer Jutsu, taking over her mind and body in the process. The possessed Kin held a kunai to her neck and ordered the other Oto nin to surrender or she would be killed. Zaku merely smirked and fired his Decapitating Airwaves at Kin's body, who dodged thanks to Ino. The two boys simply repeated that they were to complete a mission and that the loss of a teammate did not matter to them. Lee's team called out to them out of nowhere and would have stepped in, but Neji simply stated, "I think our assistance is no longer needed."
From the hollowed out tree, Sasuke walked out with purple chakra surrounding him and flame-like markings spread across his skin. He asked Sakura who hurt her but she was more worried about him (as usual, but in her defense she had a good reason that time). He told her not to worry and that he never felt more powerful. He repeated his question and Zaku stated that he hurt her. Sasuke immediately charged and fired his Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu at Zaku who blasted his Decapitating Airwaves at it, but it only revealed hidden shuriken in the flames which sliced at Zaku's skin. Sasuke was at his side in an instant and kicked him down. He then grabbed Zaku's arms from behind and planted a foot in his back until he broke Zaku's arms. He then appeared in front of Kin and easily kicked her away (luckily, Ino ended her technique after Sasuke attacked Zaku). Sasuke turned his predatory eyes on Dosu and slowly stalked towards him. Dosu, fearing for his life, laid down the "earth" scroll that Team 7 needed and offered the scroll for a safe escape. However, Sasuke was on a power-high and only wanted to end Dosu's life.
Koda, having seen enough was about to stop the avenger, but then Sakura somehow calmed him down by hugging him from behind and pleading with him to stop. The markings from the Curse Mark receded and Sasuke was left to fall on his ass in complete exhaustion. Dosu took this as an okay to leave and quickly did so.
Sakura was then doting on Sasuke, after thanking Lee of course, and completely forgot about her still unconscious teammate. Koda grew angry at this and Water Flickered right next to Naruto and tried to wake him. It took a little bit, but Naruto slowly stirred awake. "Hey, buddy. Welcome back to the world of the living," Koda said.
"Thanks…" Naruto responded weakly. "What happened while I was out?"
Koda then told Naruto about all that he saw and Naruto explained that Sasuke got the Curse Mark from Orochimaru and showed the seal that the snake placed on his naval. Koda, having studied seals for only about a few weeks, couldn't tell what the seal was. He did know that since the seal was on the seal holding back the Kyubi that it would interfere in some way; which was definitely not a good thing. Koda then told Naruto what happened between the snake and Anko and that he defended her from him. He left out what happened between them in the medic bay since the fact that the snake attacked his neechan pissed off the blonde Jinchuriki.
When the Uzumaki walked out of the tree, only Team 7 was outside waiting for Naruto. Well, actually Sasuke was rubbing where the Curse Mark was located and Sakura was watching him in worry. They did not seem to notice them until Naruto picked up the forgotten "earth" scroll and pocketed it along with their two "heaven" scrolls. Koda asked Naruto for the extra scroll, seeing as he had no "heaven" scrolls, and Naruto happily complied. However, he told Koda that he would only give him the scroll if he escorted Team 7 to the tower. Koda smirked at Naruto's trickery and agreed.
At the tower a couple hours later
With Team 7 escorted to the tower, Naruto handed Koda the scroll and they went their separate ways. Koda opened his scroll which revealed Mei. She was actually surprised that Koda took so long to finish the test until Koda explained what happened to Anko and Naruto. She was shocked that Orochimaru was at the exams but let Koda go. He immediately went to check on Anko.
Team 7 was greeted by Iruka Umino who explained the meaning behind the scrolls and let them go rest. They were a day early, so they had the night to rest before the next test.
Medic Bay of tower
When Koda reached the medic bay, he saw Anko getting ready to leave. When she turned and saw him, she smiled at him which he returned. "So, you passed, huh?" she asked rhetorically. "That's good. I knew you wouldn't lose to a bunch of brats," she stated walking to him and embracing him in a hug.
He merely chuckled and replied, "Of course I did. And I found out some important info about a certain snake." Anko was all ears and he told her what Naruto told him. She was enraged but was calmed by Koda's warm embrace. He then asked her, "Hey, Anko, what does this make us?"
She looked into his eyes, smiled warmly, and kissed him. The kiss was short, but it held a lot of meaning. When they separated, she said, "I think you can figure that one out, Koda-kun."
He smiled back at her and said, "Well, Anko-chan, when this is over, would you like to accompany me for a night on the town?"
Her smile turned into a seductive grin and she nodded. "Just be sure to wow me when we go out, or else you may lose out on all this," she said gesturing to her body.
Koda suppressed a nosebleed and nodded with a grin of his own. They kissed one last time before they went their separate ways; Anko swaying her hips sexily while she walked. He was hypnotized by them before he shook it off and went to find an empty room. He had a big day tomorrow.
Sparring Arena of the tower the next day
There were a total of 25 Genin in the arena the next day. There was Koda, Teams 7, 8, 9, and 10, the Suna nin, the Mizu nin, the Oto nin, and Kabuto's team. The Hokage then explained the true meaning of the Chunin Exams (mini wars between Villages to prevent full-scale wars) and the examiner Gekko Hayate, a sickly Jonin, stated that they would hold preliminary matches to drop the large number of Genin by at least half. When he asked if anyone wished to leave, Kabuto raised his hand and was excused. Sakura wanted Sasuke to quit, but the avenger was too stubborn and told her to mind her business. Hayate saw that no one else was quitting, so a video monitor was revealed and it was explained that they would be chosen who to fight at random and that, from here on out, it was every man/woman for his/herself. The Chunin Exam Prelims were about to begin and everyone was at the edge of their seats waiting for the names to be called.
The first fight would be… Sasuke Uchiha vs. Jack Sotoya.
(End)
And that's the end of Chpt 7. Well, the emo avenger has received his little cursed hickey from the snake pedophile. Chunin Prelims are next week. There will be a total of 12 matches to view. Question is: who will win? Please rate and review. I hope to receive decent remarks. Thanks!
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