The Adventures of Naruko

Chapter #7

Leaf VS Sound

XXX A Few Hours Later XXX

Shikamaru sighs as he takes care of his team it had been 3 Hours since Orochimaru attacked his team "This is so troublesome sometimes I think you do this on purpose I'm looking at you Naruko first you get captured my Zabuza and now by that Pale Snake Guy man" he feels Naruko's forehead with the back of his hand "Jeez I need to go and get some water" he feels Sasuke's forehead as well "Damn okay I'll be back don't go anywhere guys!" he runs off not noticing that he's being watched by a few Sound Ninja Zaku about to charge in when Kin stops him "Zaku you know Dosu would kill you if you attacked before he got here" Zaku groans "but they're right there for the picking" Kin looks at him with a serious face "I don't care we wait!" Zaku frowns "fine!"

XXX With Sakura's Team XXX

Sakura and Neji are chasing after Kiba who ran after Akamaru as soon as the caught up they sensed it something was up "What's wrong Kiba?" Kiba shrugs "I don't know Akamaru is terrified I have a feeling it's something to do with the sand Ninja" Neji was confused "Why?" Kiba points while hiding that the Sand Ninja were in front of him and they listen what's happening "Gaara just calm down please…" Kankuro looks at the group of Ninja in front of them "You gotta run now!" The Hidden Rain Ninja laughed "yeah right like a bunch of sand Freaks scare us" Temari and Kankuro slap their forehead with their hand as they start to back away from Gaara "I was just gonna steal your scroll but you piss me off" He raised his hand as he creates and orbs of sand around the Ninja "Sand Coffin!" Gaara destroys them creating a rain of blood he walks over and picks up the scroll and walks off "let's go Kankuro, Temari" they both follow him Sakura and Kiba watch in horror Neji scoffs "let's keep going" Kiba and Sakura are terrified and nod

XXX With Shikamaru's Team XXX

Shikamaru had set up a bunch of traps when they appeared Dosu, Zaku and Kin the Sound Ninja sent by Orochimaru to kill Sasuke Uchiha "Give us Sasuke Uchiha and you and your other teammate will be spared" Shikamaru grinned "I thought you'd come sooner or later you serve Orochimaru but I'm afraid I must decline your offer he cuts a rope and the earth underneath the sound Ninja starts to crumble they jumps back but are hit with a flying log onto a tree branch with paper bombs and they explode sending the sound ninja flying Dosu looks at Shikamaru pissed "you're gonna die" Shikamaru smiles "C'mon then come and get me" Zaku charges at him Shikamaru makes a hand sign "Shadow Spikes!" Shadows come out of the ground and turn to spikes striking at Zaku and they strike at him

Zaku only just manages to get away but the spikes still strike his left arm so badly that he is unable to use it anymore Dosu looks furious "Zaku! Are you alright?" Zaku's arms hanging down bleed "No I'm not alright get this prick Shikamaru smiles "any move you can think of making I've thought of and come up with a plan of defence then attack there's no way you can beat us" Kin gets angry "Oh, yeah well we'll see about that!" she charges with her Kunai at hand and jumps over Shikamaru he goes to protect Naruko and Sasuke but Dosu and Zaku charge "Crap! Didn't think about this" Neji appears in front of Shikamaru "Go!" Shikamaru nods and goes after Kin "Shadow Possession Jutsu!" Kin is frozen in her spot "Damn it!" She screams Neji holding off Zaku and Dosu smiles "Rotation!" a blue orb of Chakra appears around Neji making Dosu and Zaku fly backwards

Kiba and Sakura appear next to Neji "Neji!" Sakura shouts at him "Don't rush off like that you know we…!" She sees Naruko struggling to hold on next to Sasuke who is even worse condition "Naruko! Sasuke!" she looks at Neji "I see I understand sorry" Neji nods "Now stand back Kiba Sakura I'm going to show these guys the power of the Hyuuga's Gentle Fist!" Dosu laughs "So you're a Hyuuga then? I should have known but do you really think you can win" Neji smiles as he gets in a stance "you're in my line of sight you can't escape" Dosu is confused "Huh? What are you…" Neji smiles "you'll see" he appears in front of Dosu "The Hyuuga Clans Secret Art Gentle Fist 8 Trigrams 128 Palms!" He strikes at Dosu "1 Palm, 2 Palms, 4 Palms, 8 Palms, 16 Palms, 32 Palms, 64 Palms, 8 Trigrams 128 Palms!" He strikes all of Dosu's Chakra which makes Dosu go limp powerless to do anything Neji then gives him one last strike and knocks sending him flying and hitting the cave wall knocking him out "That's for trying to hurt the girl I love you bastard" Kiba scoffs "What?" Neji asks "Neji you have never even spoken to her you're barely able to talk to her without stuttering you may look cool and collected to most but when it comes to Naruko you are the most uncool and uncollected guy I know" Neji punches Kiba not too hard but hard enough that it hurt "Asshole!" Neji shouts at him.

Kin screams everyone looks up to see Shikamaru stabbing Kin through both hands both legs and then he Karate chops the back of her neck knocking her out too, Zaku goes to counterattack when he turns to see a huge blast of darkness rise up from Sasuke who wakes up to see Naruko who was badly injured "Who did this to her Shikamaru?" Shikamaru gets nervous and says "Orochimaru did it but he got away but he was sent here to kill you and was going to kill me and Naruko" Sasuke looks at Zaku "So you were trying to kill Naruko!" Zaku smiles and says "yeah so what I'll defeat you and force to watch as a rape her over and over again then I'll kill her and your other teammate and then I'll kill you!" Zaku laughs Sasuke grabs him by the throat and start choking him "You think you can threaten her in front of me and I won't kill you! You son of a bitch!"

Naruko wakes up drowsy "Ah what happened" Neji runs to her "Naruko are you alright?" Naruko sees Neji "Neji what's going on what happened oh and congrats on fixing that stutter of yours" Neji looks at her very annoyed Shikamaru sighs "While you two were unconscious I had to protect you from a group of Sound Ninja we managed to defeat them well kill them but they were trying to kill us Naruko nods "Where's Sasuke?" Naruko asks Neji frowns "Over there he's finishing off the last one he went into a full rage because he heard the Sound Ninja tried to kill you and the Sound Ninja even threatened to rape you" Naruko looks up and sees Sasuke as he's beating Zaku already beaten but he doesn't stop beating on him, for a minute she's glad but then she regains her senses Zaku is so weak he's barely still alive and Sasuke screams at him "Ahhhhhhhhh! Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill I'm going to Kill You!" Naruko can't watch the man she loves turn into a murderer so she leaps at him and hugs Sasuke "Sasuke please don't do this you need to calm down please" Sasuke sees Naruko and clams down as he falls into Naruko's embrace "I'm sorry I don't know what came over me" Naruko nods "it's okay I got you" Neji turns away and disappears Kiba follows then Sakura "Neji, Kiba wait up!" Shikamaru sighed as he fell to his knees "you guys are gonna be the death of me someday I just know it" he laughs as does Naruko and Sasuke

Zaku bows at Naruko's feet "thank you, thank you, oh god thank you" Naruko looks at him with an angry scowl "I didn't do it for you! I just didn't want Sasuke to become a murderer" Zaku still bowing "I understand but I come from a family of loyal followers we wander the lands searching for the one we declare absolute loyalty too." Shikamaru looks at him "The Akamichi clan used to be a Clan like that, let me guess you've declared absolute loyalty to Orochimaru?" Zaku shakes his head "you're kidding right? Don't get me wrong I am eternally grateful to Lord Orochimaru for training me but Naruko Uzumaki you saved my life it now belongs to you I do herby surrender the raining of my life to your servitude I shall be the sword against all your enemies and the shield that protects you and all your allies my family will serve yours until the day we die" he bows once more. Shikamaru smiles "he could prove quite useful "especially if he and his team make it to the finals"

Naruko sighs "Okay then here is my first order to you, take your team and retreat then collect a Heaven and Earth scroll and make it to the finals" Zaku smiles and nods "As you wish Lady Naruko" he disappears. Sasuke looks bewildered and confused all at once "did we just gain an ally as a double agent of sorts Naruko shrugs "Honestly I have no idea his name was Zaku right anyone catch his clans name" everyone shakes their head suddenly everyone's stomachs growl Shikamaru sighs "right time for lunch I think there's a river down the way a bit it's got a ton of fish we could cook for lunch" Naruko smiles "I could go for some fish let's do it" Sasuke nods "Fish it is then"

XXX Down By A Lake/River XXX

Naruko is standing on a cliff in a bikini looking down as she sees a school of fish "ready?" Sasuke nods "Ready!" Naruko jumps into the air and off the cliff then makes the hand sign and shouts "Shadow Clone Jutsu" a thousand Naruko's appear as they splash into the water making hundreds of fish fly into the air and Sasuke catches a bunch of them for lunch/dinner Naruko has gotten completely soaked and she flicks her hair "sorry about that" Sasuke is just staring "No problem at all" he says Naruko smiles as she sees him staring "Enjoying the view?" she asks Sasuke notices himself staring then shakes his head "sorry" Naruko smiles "no problem just be glad I had a top on" Sasuke blushes as he imagines Naruko nude then shakes the thought out of his head "let's eat" Naruko nods as she takes a net of captured fish

During lunch Shikamaru is coming up with a plan "Well I say we trap some teams heading to the tower" Naruko looks confused "Teams?" Shikamaru nods "yeah think about it we only need 2 Scrolls to pass right a Heaven and a Earth Scroll but it's not the maximum we can have either if we can collect a few more scrolls we essentially eliminate more of the competition that we'd eventually have to fight Sasuke nods in agreement "yeah you have a point" Naruko turns away in a huff "sounds more like cheating to me and isn't this the same plan we had right before Orochimaru tried to kill us" Sasuke nods "yeah but we know to avoid him now and you can help us with your beautiful nose also it's strategizing not cheating" Naruko sighs "Fine but I still don't like it"

XXX At The Tower XXX

Naruko, Sasuke and Shikamaru enter the tower with 6 sets of Scrolls Naruko smiles "We did it!" Shikamaru nods "yeah but best not to push our luck we don't want to have to face Orochimaru again" Sasuke and Naruko nod as they enter then they arrive at a poster that and Naruko reads it, it says "if qualities of heaven are your desire acquire wisdom to take your mind higher, if earthly qualities are what you lack train your body and prepare to attack. When heaven and earth are open together the perilous path will become righteous forever, this … is the secret way that guides us from this place today." Sasuke scratches his head confused "Well what does that mean?" Shikamaru chuckles "the heaven and earth scrolls they want us to open them here" Naruko shrugs "Well I can't think of anything else let's do it"

They all nod and open one pair of the scrolls suddenly smoke started coming out of both of them and Naruko throws them at a wall and they explode creating a large smoke cloud and out of the smoke cloud Guy Sensei appeared "Hello Students! How's everything going huh?" Naruko smiled "you have no idea how good it is to see your weird behaviour after what we've been through" they all nod Shikamaru falls on his butt "I think I'm going to sleep for the next 10 years goodnight" Guy smiles and shouts with excitement "You can't go to sleep not yet! Follow me it's time for the next phase"

They all groaned and followed Guy into a large room where everyone else had already gathered they were the last to arrive then The 4th Hokage stepped forward "Welcome, welcome to all of you who made it this far a congratulations are in order but know that the easy part is now over the trials ahead will become more and more difficult the next 2 Phases will be in 2 other villages 1st in the hidden sand's infamous tower of doom and the hidden cloud's wandering island the proctor's will give you instructions on how to complete the phases once you get there and then the last phase will be back here but before then you all need to get some sleep so get on out of here.

The hall starts empting then Naruko jumps at Minato and hangs on his arm "Daddy, I missed you." Minato smile "me too pumpkin but I got some stuff I need to prepare for the final phase so sorry but you need to go home without me alright?" Naruko nods "I'll see you later" Minato nods

Team Guy exits the arena Sasuke sighs I'm going to go to the hot springs after that experience I need some relaxing time" Naruko nods in agreement "yeah I think I'll go too what about you Shikamaru" Shikamaru yawns "my pillow is calling both nod "see ya" Shikamaru yawningly grunts and walks away Sasuke looks at Naruko "so you coming?" Naruko smiles and nods the both run off while Guy Sensei smiles "I wonder how that Rock Lee kid is doing? Think I'll go check up on him"

To Be Continued

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