The first person to try and get a bell is Naruto. He now stands just a few feet away from me. Is he going to come at me head on? Confused I ready myself for anything, after all they did pass it the first time.
"Well are you going to make your move?" I ask growing impatient. Naruto smirks.
"I'm working on it believe it!" I hear Kakashi sigh, this boy is something else. Pulling out a kunai I toss it at him and it hits him dropping him to his knees. What?
"You were supposed to dodge it!" You yell going over to see if he's alright but when you reach him he poofs away.
"What a shadow clone?" Hearing several chuckles and battle cries you turn to see multiple clones of him charging after you. Impressive there's so many of them, quickly I easily dodge their attacks.
"That would have worked, catching me off guard but the only thing is." I finish off the last of his clones. "You're to loud, you gave away your own cover." Closing my eyes I listen to see where the real Naruto is. Finally spotting him I reopen my eyes facing the direction I saw him. Making my own clones I have them blend in with the shadows that are behind him. He has energy I'll give him that but his skills lack the most. Focusing on my clones I catch him off guard by having them pin him down.
"You're not the only one who can use clones, but mine are way advanced then yours." Hearing a whistling sound my mind already forms what it is just in time for me to catch a shuriken. Keeping Naruto pined I turn to where the attack came from to see Sasuke preforming a fire justu. Pricking my thumb I press it to the ground until I feel the ground quiver. Quickly I make a wall around me blocking his fire ball.
"What? But how?" I hear Sasuke so I punch the wall making it crumble around me. He has a look of surprise and slight fear on his face. Having the ground still at my will I press both hands flat against it and slowly turn them making Sasuke's feet bury into the ground. Okay now I have two trapped, where is the girl. Struggling to get free I walk past Sasuke to wear Sakura is hiding. Suddenly I feel genjustu but I let it take me over. The world around me spins and suddenly both Naruto and Sasuke both gang up on me pining me down on my knees. Sakura appears out of the bushes smirking and takes a bell from me but I can't stop her, the two boys take one as well. Closing my eyes I whisper. "Release." Back in the real world I see that I'm on my knees and that Sakura holds a bell in front of me. Breathing heavily I smile. "That was pretty good."
"Kakashi Sensei's been helping me practice." She giggles so I turn to look at Kakashi and he tells Sakura good job. "Hey that's not fair!" I hear Naruto yell and I almost forgot I have him pined down. Releasing him I walk over to Sasuke and pull him out the ground. "Congratulations, you guys are worthy of having me train you." I give them a peace sign and giggle. "What but only I got a bell." Sakura ask confused, I see that Sasuke is really frustrated with her. "Yes, but Naruto and Sasuke both showed what they were capable of and they both are very strong." Naruto fist bumps the air. "So does that mean you'll train us?" Nodding I pat his head.
"I have nothing better to do." I joke grabbing a slice of watermelon and take a huge bite out of it. Still confused they all turn to Kakashi. Rising to his feet he stretches. "I think that's all for today, you guys are dismissed." They remain standing still, I roll my eyes. "What? That's it!" Naruto yells at Kakashi. "Yeah Kakashi, don't you think we should show them what their senseis are capable of?" I smirk at Kakashi challenging him.
"Oh I know you did not just Challenge me." Shrugging I press a finger to my lips. "I mean if you don't think you can handle me." His students watch us amusingly. "Fine, but don't complain if I hurt you like you used to." Getting ready I fix my stance. "Hey, did I complain when you almost killed me?" Shaking his head he also ready's himself. "I thought we'd never talk about that." "Oops." We both throw a Kunai canceling each others attack. Sprinting over to him I quickly go to attack him with another Kunai but he moves away in time. This goes on for a while, finally I decide to kick it up a notch with my ninjutsu making him reveal his Sharingan. I hear gasp from the kids and smile. "She must be tough if Kakashi Sensei has to use his Sharingan." Sakrua whispers to Naruto and Sasuke. Closing my eyes I focus my chakra on my eyes and reopen them to my own version of his Sharingan that only my demon posses. We go at it again blocking each others attacks until finally we are almost out of Chakra. Backing Kakashi against a tree I hold a Kunai to his throat. "I win." I breath heavily smiling, he looks down at me. "Is this your final move?" I could tell he's smirking underneath his mask. "No, this is." Standing on the tips of my toes I smash my lips against the mask where his lips are. Wide eyed his hands find my waist. "What!" All three genin say shocked by my sudden move. Pulling away I blush. "What was that for?" He ask blushing. "You wanted to kiss me ever since you got here, I saw it on your face." Chuckling he scratches the back of his head. "You know me so well." Hearing snickering we turn to his students to see Naruto shoving his pinky finger in Sakura and Sasuke's face. I blush a deep red realizing what I just did. "There, are you all happy, you saw me lose to a girl." Kakashi admits defeat, mainly to Naruto. "That was awesome Azami Sensei, you have to teach me some of those moves!" Nodding I give a thumbs up.
"You guys can meet me here around noon tomorrow and we can start your training." They nod and Kakashi sends them back to the Village, Kakashi stays. Looking at him I watch as he walks into my house. "What do you think you're doing?" I ask in my dining room, Kakashi's sitting at my table. "I'm not leaving until I get some answers." Propping his feet on my table he makes himself comfortable. My stomach slightly tightens. I'm not sure if I'm ready to answer his questions. Seeing that he's not going to leave I push his feet off and sit next to him. "Fine, ask away." I just want to get this over with. He becomes very serious, fixing his posture. "Did you find Orochimaru?" The name makes me shudder. "I did not." The air becomes thick so I lightly fan myself. "Then why were you gone for so long?" Sadness fills his voice, I can't look at him. "I found someone to teach me, a Sensei who trained me to become even more powerful than I once was." "What about the curse mark?" Reaching for the mark on my chest I begin to sweat. Suddenly my breath comes in short gasps and my vision fades. "Azami?"
Azami's POV (flash back)
Crossing the border of the Land Of Fire I stop to take a brake. My mark is preventing me to walk, the pain is just unbearable. How am I supposed to find this man? Dropping to the ground I lay face fist in the hard earth screaming as the mark burns into the core of my heart. Grunting I dig my nails into the soil until the pain eases up enough for my to sit up. Pulling down my shirt I see the mark glowing a mixture of red and orange. I can't die here...I have to find Orochimaru, he knows who I was before I woke up in the Leaf Village, he know how to bring Obito and Minato Sensei back. Body trembling I force myself to my feet. "You look sick child." A deep voice echos around me so I reach for a Kunai but end up falling to the ground in pain. "...Can you help me?" I ask the mysterious voice and in return the man chuckles. "Depends on you're condition." Looking up a man towers over me, wrapped in bandages wearing a black cloak with red clouds on it. "This...mark..." Grabbing at my heart I scream, he just studies me. "Let me have a look." Showing the man my mark he thinks. "Hm, I might have a solution to this." The man is close enough for me to see his features. They seem so familiar, almost resembles the snake man. "...Are you Orochimaru?" I ask and see a look of surprise. "Who?" He ask and my hopes fall. "...No one, sorry." Pulling out a vile of something he commands I take it so I do. "Let me tell you how this works, in order for this curse to stop rejecting your body you first have to die, but if you're strong enough to revive on your own, to thank me you have to journey with me as an assistant and in return I will train you for when you meet this "Orochimaru". What? Did he say I have to die? "I don't want to die!" I scream suddenly feeling the world around me begin to fade. "I don't want you to die either." He smirks as I collapse into his arms.
Azami's POV
Opening my eyes darkness surrounds me so I start to panic. "Azami, calm down, your safe." His smooth voice calms me down. I'm not used to hearing his voice when I wake up. "Kakashi?" He flips on my lamp and my eyes quickly adjust to my surroundings. I'm in my bedroom. "Did I pass out?" I ask not remembering how or when I got here. "Yeah...Azami do you still have nightmares?" Looking away from him I glance at my window and see that it is now night. "I was screaming in my sleep again, wasn't I?" Sitting up I pick at my nails. "To be honest, I haven't slept well since the day I left." I bit my lip to fight the tears. Lifting my chin so that I can look at him Kakashi lowers his voice. "I'm not Mad at you Azami, Jiraiya explained to me how Orochimaru's curse works, he was sure you'd never come back, said Orochimaru would use you to gain power. So when I saw you the other day, I was just so glad to see you smile, to see that you where still...you." Tears roll down my cheeks. "I'm so sorry Kakashi, I would have never left if it wasn't for this stupid curse mark...it wasn't even worth leaving, I didn't get the answers I wanted..." Pulling me into his arms I sob into his chest.
Calmed down, Kakashi fills me in on all that's happened since I've been gone. I can't believe everyone treats Naruto like that because he has a demon in him...well I guess I can being I have to live outside the village, but I can't believe Itachi wiped out his whole clan except for Sasuke...Seeing Kakashi begin to get sleepy I rise to my feet. "You should go home Kakashi and get some rest." Remaining seated on my bed he looks at me dumbly. "What?" I question crossing my arms. "You think I'm just going to leave? I finally have you back, I'm not letting you go again. Plus, you said you still have nightmares and that you haven't slept well since you left, so I'm staying and making sure you get a good nights rest." Blushing I crawl back in bed, Kakashi crawls in on the side of me and I quickly snuggle up to him. As if I've never left I begin playing through his hair like I used to before crashing hard. Having the best sleep of my life.
Sorry it's kind of short and took so long to update, I had a bit of writers block. Hope you enjoyed! :)
