Whew I'm back and trying to make it a habit to updating way sooner! Something I've been wondering is how do you guys feel about how I twist the scenes slightly based on how I revamped the characters? Do you think I do it well?

Chapter 10: The Joker Dopant, Chimera's Hunger

"Hehehe…what interesting abilities you three have….but even then…you're simply just not there yet…"

Team 7 tensed up from their slack posture the moment they heard his voice through the dust in the air. As the dust finally began to settle, the grass-nin was still standing and only seemed to have the skin around his face a bit burned. Naruto shook off the fear he was feeling before stepping forward and pointing right at the Grass-nin.

"Tough guy still standing huh? Doesn't matter, there's more where that came from!"

Despite the confidence Naruto was projecting, he was definitely feeling panic slowly festering within him. Although he only burned a portion of his chakra, his body was definitely feeling the effects of his reckless use of the Buffa mantle. Naruto quickly held one hand behind him as he made signals toward his two teammates.

I'll distract him. Sakura, use your speed to get out with Sasuke and I'll use Chameleo to camouflage myself and escape when you two are in the clear. Use Pegasus to track me afterwards, I won't stray too far.

Sakura and Sasuke both felt very hesitant at this seemingly hasty constructed plan as leaving Naruto to handle this enemy felt rather dangerous even if only for a moment. But, they also knew that they had very few options. Sakura discreetly grabbed a card from her side as Naruto crouched to a lower stance. At this, the grass-nin simply raised an eyebrow and began chuckling at what Naruto was about to attempt.

"Haha…silly child, your strange power is impressive considering your age, but do you really think you can handle me on your own?"

"Can't blame me for trying!" Yelled Naruto as he moved his right arm forward and immediately released the whip within the Chameleo mantle that lashed forward and tried to strike at the grass-nin. The grass-nin side stepped several lashes that smashed up the ground before smirking and grabbing the tongue which surprised Naruto.

"You know….attacking recklessly with a weapon such as this could be potentially….dangerous."

As the enemy had a firm grasp on the Chameleo whip, Sakura quickly inserted the card into the Decadriver.

FAIZ!

Sakura assumed the form of Faiz before grabbing a hold of Sasuke's arm and inserting another card into the driver.

FAIZ: AXEL!

The center armor plate of Faiz seemed to open upward revealing a strange core that seemed charged with Chakra. The normally red lines going up Faiz leading up to the core, suddenly flashed grey. Before Sakura could do anything, Naruto's voice rang through the forest as he struggled against the Grass-nin's grip on his collar.

"Let go of me…you punk!"

The grass-nin ignored Naruto as he held him up and looked Naruto up and down.

Hehe…so the nine-tails brat is still alive…..

"It seems when your emotions are heightened…the power of the nine-tails begins to spill out which is why you still seem so full of spirit."

As the nin finished speaking he took note of the seal that suddenly appeared imprinted over the torso of the Beast form. Blue candle flames appeared on each of the grass-nin's fingers as he rammed his hand into the seal.

Five Part Seal!

Naruto's eyes widened as he screamed out in pain before his eyes slowly began to shut and he lost the form of Beast. The grass-nin then lifted Naruto up before throwing him aside. Sakura quickly dropped Sasuke and did a 180 as she gathered Chakra to her core and pressed a button on her right wrist.

Start up!

Sakura then quickly turned into a blur and dashed across the ground before catching Naruto and quickly turning around. As she passed by Sasuke and grabbed an arm around him to she made a beeline away from the enemy. But before she could get very far, she fell forward on her face and cancelled the transformation before clutching herself and gasping for breath loudly.

Time Out!

I didn't think Axel would put such a huge strain on my body…this is bad. I'm definitely in no shape to handle this guy now…I can't even assume the form of Decade as I am right now…

"Fufufufufu, that was truly impressive speed….however, it looks like it comes with quite the cost…"

As the enemy began advancing on Sakura, Sasuke slowly got up before getting in front of Sakura. Memories of the past began flashing through his eyes as he recalled what Itachi had done.

No…Not again….I won't let this happen again!

The Sharingan flared to life behind the eyes of Joker as Sasuke silent stood tall and then dashed forward. He threw several punches which the grass-nin dodged and intercepted but then Sasuke did a low sweeping kick forcing the enemy to jump into the air. Sasuke then quickly inserted the metal memory and changed form along with grabbing the metallic bo staff off his back. He swung upward but the enemy then grabbed a blade from inside his mouth and parried. As the nin was retreating back from Sasuke's advancing blows, a small smirk found its way onto his face.

It seems the blood of the clan is beginning to boil…

Sasuke did a wide horizontal swing causing the grass-nin to quickly duck and do a low swing with his blade. Sasuke leapt upward and then did a vertical swing with his bo staff which the enemy sidestepped. Sasuke then held the staff in reverse and jabbed forward which connected and knocked the nin back before Sasuke leapt back a bit and inserted a blue Gaia memory with the letter T on it.

TRIGGER!

Sasuke then turned a bright blue color and the Trigger Magnum appeared in his hand. He then quickly put the heat memory into his side.

HEAT! MAXIMUM DRIVE!

Sasuke aimed the Magnum right at the grass-nin and looked him dead in the eye.

Trigger Explosion!

A giant stream of flame seemed to erupt outward and cover a large area in front of Sasuke. Although Sasuke could no longer see the enemy, he was fairly confident this did not finish the job and he immediately took action once again by assuming the form of Joker and then inserting the Fang memory into his side.

FANG! MAXIMUM DRIVE!

Sasuke jumped up and began rotating clockwise with a roundhouse kick motion as a blade appeared from his ankle. He started spinning at a high speed and pulled the flames into him resulting some strange fire tornado as he collided with the enemy.

FANG STREISER!

An explosion occurred as Sasuke fell back and undid his transformation and quickly fell to his knees from pure exhaustion. The shadow of the grass-nin appeared from within the dust which caused Sasuke's eyes to widen.

"To be able to use the Sharingan so well at your age….you truly are the man that carries the Uchiha blood. Hehe…you really are brothers, I sense power in your eyes that surpass that of Itachi."

Sasuke's eyes widened at the mention of his brother's name. But before he could say anything, the neck of the individual stretched outward and he bit into Sasuke's neck. Sasuke began clutching his neck and screaming in pain as he fell to the ground. Sakura finally made her way over before she looked at the enemy.

"Who are you?!"

"My name is Orochimaru…if you want to see me again…then survive and pass this exam. Of course this means defeating my men, the Sound nin trio whom are on the way. Hehe, soon, Sasuke will seek me for power…"

Sakura's eyes widened as Orochimaru proceeded to burn their scroll and disappear into the floor. Sakura looked to Naruto who was still unconscious and then back to Sasuke who then fell into unconsciousness which led Sakura to punch the ground and cry out in frustration.

Sakura put a washcloth over the foreheads of her teammates and sighed. She had absolutely no idea what to do at this point.

Some of my strength has returned…that Orochimaru guy said his underlings were coming soon so I need to be in shape to fight….but I don't know if I can handle forms outside of the base form. Do you have any ideas Phoenix?

Hmm….your current situation is unfortunate. At your current strength it would be unwise to attempt to use the full power of Kabuto or Faiz again….I think the only safe option is to reassess the situation at hand when those three arrive. After you gain an understanding of your opponent, try to subdue them with Kuuga, Kiva, or Agito depending on the appropriateness of the situation.

Sakura looked at the floor rather grimly as that did not sound like quite a solid idea, but she was running low on options. As she slowly began to relax, a voice called out to her that made her tense up.

"Hey….wake up Sasuke…"

Sakura looked up and the thing she immediately noticed was the three sound headbands that 2 males and 1 female were donning.

Oh for Fu-

"YES! I got all 20! Sakura will definitely love me back now!

Lee jumped around rather happily with two fistfuls of leaves. He was interrupted from his celebration as he heard a sound off in the distance. Lee quickly then jumped along the trees for a bit before he crouched over from a height to get a better view at what was going on. His eyes widened as he saw Sakura on her knees in a rather tired state while being advanced upon by three sound-nins. Lee narrowed his eyes and made a quick decision as he leapt forward.

Sakura was panting as she kept her eye on her opponents. She did a quick glance at her two teammates behind her and then returned her attention to the sound-nins.

Okay…those two don't seem like they're going to be waking up anytime soon. I need to go at this with full power and try and take them down all three at once. I need a balance between both offense and defense so Agito is the best pick….do you think I can try and finish this quickly using Trinity? I don't have the luxury of taking this slow with Ground, Storm, or Flame…I need the combination of all three right now. What do you think Phoenix?

….A bold decision…rather dangerous…but I suppose your options are limited at the moment. This could work if your execution is near flawless. Good luck….

Sakura quickly reached for the Decadriver as one of the male's that was bandaged around the face jumped forward with some weird contraption attached to his arm. Suddenly, a green blur kicked the sound-nin off to the side before taking a stance; gesturing towards his opponents.

"The beautiful beast of Konoha, Rock Lee, at your service!"

The bandaged one only seemed to scoff at the appearance of the new individual. He then turned to his teammates and made a gesture with his hand.

"Zaku, Kin, I, Dosu, will deal with this one, you 2 get Sasuke."

At this statement, Sakura narrowed her eyes and she drew the appropriate cards and prepared herself to attach the Decadriver, but the voice of Phoenix shook her out of her thoughts.

Hold on Sakura….now this might be a bit callous but your dire situation calls for it. Don't use the power of Agito just yet…just take basic defensive maneuverers and see if this Lee kid can take out the strange sound-nin. This will allow you to gather some additional information which might help you and you can try and recover a bit more strength as well.

What? I can't do that! I might not be very close to Lee but the least I can do is help him!

And you will…if it comes down to it. I know it seems selfish, but right now this is the smartest course of action. If Lee begins to struggle, then feel free to jump in.

…Alright fine, we do it your way…for now…

Lee turned and gave Sakura a thumbs up before smiling with his perfect white teeth.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you until the day you die."

Sakura smiled a bit, although she didn't quite share the sentiment that Lee had when he initially met her, she couldn't deny that it was sweet of him. Lee turned back and narrowed his eyes. As he watched the bandaged individual leap up and raise his contraption, Lee quickly punched into the ground and ripped up a giant root to block the incoming attack.

"I'm assuming there's some sort of trick to your attack? Why else would you have some weird contraption…don't think me a fool who is going to mindlessly dodge."

Dosu's eyes widened at such a feat of strength before he landed and jumped back a bit to regain composure. Lee closed his eyes a bit as the training of his past began to come back to him as well as his Sensei's words.

"This technique…"Lotus"…will be a forbidden technique from now on. This technique puts a lot of strain on your muscle fibers. Normally, the brain limits your body to only using approximately 20% of the muscle's power as a way to ensure you do not destroy yourself. But this technique removes the inhibitor via Chakra."

Lee began to do a similar motion that Sakura recognized as he began unwrapping bandages that were tied around his arms.

I'm going to use this technique to protect a person that is dear to me…..it would appear the appropriate situation has appeared to use this technique Gai-Sensei…

In a sudden flash, Lee appeared right in front of the sound-nin with a bandaged face before leaning down and kicking the sound-nin's chin which sent him flying upward. Lee turned around and got on all floors before blurring out of viewing and appearing underneath the sound-nin. Lee smirked he wrapped the bandages around the Sound-nin until they became taught. Lee then grabbed ahold of the nin and began rotating at an extremely fast rate as he approached the ground with the sound-nin.

Initial Lotus!

Panic appeared on Zaku's face as he quickly went through some rapid hand-seal motions before slamming both his palms onto the ground. As Lee and Dosu seemingly crashed into the ground, Lee flipped out of the dust that was kicked into the air while Dosu's legs were the only things visible. Lee did a quick rundown of the surrounding area he landed on before he narrowed his eyes.

This sensation….there is fairly little destruction around the ground where I landed….that's not good

Zaku looked up before smirking, "Heh, seems like I made it in time."

"What a terrifying technique…damage to this degree even with a cushion…" uttered Dosu as he pulled himself outright and out of the dirt. In a flash, Dosu quickly jumped and Lee and swung a punch that Lee narrowly avoided. Lee stumbled back wincing from the pain that was beginning to sink in from performing the Lotus. As Lee tried to stagger himself he suddenly felt off balance and nauseous and quickly began throwing up. Dosu patted the strange contraption attached to his arm before chuckling a bit.

"Even if you dodge my fist….the sound and resonance from this device will still get you. Though you managed to dodge my initial strike, your eardrum has no doubt been damaged which is why you're not off-balance. Even if your taijutsu is stellar, without proper balance it all means nothing."

Zaku joined in on the laughter before he straightened his arm for a second before taking on a gaze of concentration. With a grunt he then caused a nearby rock to implode. After such a display, he turned towards Lee and began smirking.

"Lame old taijusu…is nothing on us. I can freely control super-sonic sound waves and air pressure, I have the power to up the decibel and frequency to destroy solid objects. Blasting air into the Earth and creating a cushion is child's play for us. We're on another level from you."

Lee grit his teeth in anger as the memories of his training began flooding back to him.

The only time you are allowed to use this move is when you must protect someone that is dear to you…good job mastering it Lee! This is a symbol of your growth through hard work

Lee pounded in the ground lightly out of frustrating at his seeming helplessness as Dosu began to advance on Sakura. As Dosu jumped to close the distance, Lee mustered the last of his energy to jump and intercept with an angled tornado kick.

Leaf Spinning Wind!

Despite Lee successfully intercepting Dosu's attack, Lee's weakened state prevented his attack from doing significant damage. Dosu merely lifted an arm to block before redirecting his attack right at Lee. Lee brought his hand up in an attempt for a weak guard but Dosu merely began laughing.

"Although the origin of the talk is from this device, the direction of the sound is not dictated by my arm, but rather my Chakra which means I can always guarantee a direct hit!"

Lee's eyes widened as a huge ringing began resonating through his head and he felt a loss of control in various parts of his body and he fell limp on the ground. Dosu raised his arm up with the intent of finishing the job for good before Sakura appeared in front of Lee and brought her arms up to catch Dosu's arm. Sakura quickly then threw her head down and her leg up so her heal collided with Dosu's head which knocked him back. Sakura reached for her Decadriver and attached it to her waist before narrowing her eyes at the sound-trio.

"You three never should have come here…."

At this seemingly empty threat, Zaku only began laughing at Sakura's words.

"Hah, and why is that?"

"Because….it's my turn to take the stage now."

DECADE!

AGITO: TRINITY

Kin's eyes widened as Sakura took on the form of Trinity from Agito, "W-what in the world is that?"

Sakura slowly turned her gaze to Kin before getting into a fighting stance.

"You're friend over there said you were on a different level than me….you were right. We aren't on the same level, you three are far beneath me."

Zaku narrowed his eyes before going through a sequence of seals and aiming both his hands at Sakura.

Air Slicing Blast!

Sakura lifted her arm up and the storm portion of trinity began to glow. The blast of air seemed to become still as it began to slowly wrap around Sakura's arm that bore the side of storm.

"Your petty sound and wind abilities are meaningless before the Blue Dragon's Eye."

Sakura lifted her arm up with all the air surrounding it before pointing it at Dosu.

"You know, the intensity of the sound varies depending on velocity and pressure at hand…. I wonder…what were to happen if this concentrated blast of air were to meet with rapid vibrations?"

Dosu had no time to react as Zaku's attack was suddenly released in his direction and collided with his device. Dosu began shaking violently before falling to his knees and holding the sides of his head. Sakura drew two sabers from behind her that each had a red tint on the edge before putting the hilts together and forming a halberd which then turned the blade's edge to a tint of blue. Zaku furiously went through another set of seals before aiming his palms at Sakura once more.

Ultimate Air Slicer!

Sakura quickly turned but realized it was too late to dodge. She tried to spin the halberd to disperse the attack but immediately recognized that this variation of his move was far stronger. She quickly broke the halberd apart back to the original two sabers before crouching to stabilize her footing and changing to a reverse grip on both blades to act as cover for incoming debris as well as to absorb the brunt of the attack. Zaku smirked as he saw Sakura take his attack head-on. A blur leapt out of the dust before jumping up and kicking off Zaku's chest before bringing both arms down and striking with two sabers in an X mark. Zaku screamed out in pain as he brought his arms up to his wounds. Although not incredibly deep or large, there was a burning sensation in the cuts almost as if they were formed from searing flames. Sakura then stood up straight and began to walk over back to Zaku before Kin's voice got her attention.

"If you don't want your teammates to suffer any harm…then back off!"

Sakura turned around and noticed Kin holding a kunai up to Sasuke's neck and smirking. Sakura scowled at this before slowly putting her weapon down and backing away from Zaku.

This isn't good….taking that attack directly as well as attempting to contain the first air release is taking a toll on my body. Augh, that attack I did also was pushing it, using Faiz earlier hurt me much more than I anticipated.

Of course, Faiz is more than simply a charge of chakra that assist in your muscles like Kabuto. Faiz also speeds up part of your internal body's systems such as moving oxygen to the muscles so that there is a physical aspect to your speed. Once you let go of the control needed for your Chakra to keep your muscles from breaking down in Axel, the strain on your body is monumental. Using it for the several seconds you could was already impressive. However…you're not in a good spot right now…

I didn't have a choice! My body wasn't in condition to do my usual style of fighting so I had to rely on defensive countering measures. Anything related to speed puts too big of a strain on me right now….

Sakura was shaken out of her thoughts as she felt something solid colliding with her back and she screamed out in pain from a strange sensation that followed after. Sakura cancelled her transformation before stumbling forward and falling on her back before noticing Dosu who had his arm out and was breathing rather rapidly.

"Ugh….you might have some weird powers…..but you are still weak…"

Before Dosu could finish his thought, he saw a rather large ball-like figure closing in on his position. Dosu quickly leapt back and dodged the weird boulder thing. As he landed he then realized he could no longer move. Kin suddenly appeared from the side holding a kunai up to her own neck.

"What in the world…Kin…what are you doing? Why can't I move?"

"You three better leave here at once! I'll release this….Kin person…from my control once I can no longer feel your chakra signatures."

Sakura looked around rather confused until her gaze happened on three familiar individuals. A smile slowly found its way onto her face as she held her gaze on the large ball that soon turned back into the form of Chouji, a shadow connecting Dosu and Shikamaru, as well as Ino's crumpled body next to Shikamaru's. Zaku got back onto his feet before having a rather bloodthirsty smirk and aiming his palm at Ino who was currently in control of Kin. Ino quickly cancelled her technique as yet another blast was released and hit Kin. Zaku began laughing at the confused looks of Team 10.

"It seems you idiots don't realize it yet….we don't care about this exam at all….our only goal…is to kill Uchiha Sasuke…anything else that happens…well, it hardly matters to us."

Team 10's eyes widened at such a crazy statement. Shikamaru began to sweat a bit at this revelation as he had banked on the fact that this plan would work.

Augh…I can only hold this Shadow Bind for a few minutes longer…Chouji is in a bit of daze after rolling around so much, and Ino can't cast that technique again for a while…C'mon Shikamaru…think…THINK

Shikamaru was shaken out of his thoughts from a new voice way above the trees. Lee managed to tilt his head up just a little and was overjoyed at seeing his teammates.

"Neji…Tenten…!"

The Hyuuga narrowed his eyes as he surveyed the situation.

"So, this is where you went Lee? You got tangled up in some problem with these small time sound-nins and second rate leaf-nins?"

Neji closed his eyes for a moment before activating the Byakugan and glaring right at Dosu.

"The one in the green over there is my teammate…you made a big mistake when you messed with him….and you will pay dearly for that."

Dosu was shaken a bit back at the revelation of the Byakugan but he quickly shook that off and smirked at Neji.

"Is that so? Why don't you come down here and prove your worth."

Neji was about to jump down before he noticed something off to the side.

"Hmph, it turns out I might not have to."

Ugh…this pain on my neck….what's going on? What's happening….what's all this noise I'm hearing?...Dragon?

I don't know what happened to you either. After you're scuffle with that strange grass-nin, he bit you on the neck and fled. I suppose that's the source of the pain in your neck? As for the sounds around you, sounds kind of like arguing of some sort? Maybe your teammates ran into an enemy? Or maybe they simply had a disagreement with each other. I can't quite tell you because after your last battle…our connection seems tampered with….

Before Sasuke could ask Dragon what he was talking about, the sight of treetops flooded his vision and he realized that he was finally conscious again. He slowly sat up which caught the attention of Sakura who immediately called out to him. A smirked appeared on Zaku and Dosu's faces as their target was now finally awake. Sasuke noticed that Sakura was on the ground rather tousled and battered with bruises along her sides and was breathing rather rapidly. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he slowly began to connect the dots for what occurred while he was out. He reached for the lost driver and brought it up to his waist and it attached itself onto him. As Sasuke inserted the Joker memory into the driver, a huge amount of pain surged up into his neck causing him to double over and wince as the driver fell off.

Augh….what is this pain…what's going on? Why can't I transform?

I don't know…but it seems like the memory and the driver are rejecting you for some reason…perhaps it has to do with the mark that the Orochimaru fellow left on you?

Bah, I don't have time for this! Dragon! How do I utilize the memory without a driver? This is possible correct?

…Yes…but don't do something so rash and foolish. You know that the memory contains a toxin that is bad for the human body. Regardless, you lack the full capabilities to directly utilize a memory.

I don't care! I need this power right now and it's not like I'll be constantly doing this. This is only a temporary accommodation. What do I need in order to directly use the memories?
…..Hmph, even if that were true, you would still need a port created somewhere on your body to act as a gateway for the memory to be absorbed. It would need to be a seal of concentrated power so it could direct the memory as it floods your Chakra coils.

…seal of immense power huh?...I wonder…

Sasuke slowly stood up and brought the memory up to his neck where Orochimaru had bit him.

JOKER!

The surrounding audience's eyes widened as the memory seemed to slide into Sasuke's neck which caused a strange marking to suddenly appear all over his body before he was enveloped in a dark purple aura. Sasuke then took the form of Joker but it was different this time. The purple bands were darker and various edges of his form were jagged much like when he had used Fang. Sasuke looked at his own hands for a moment before he suddenly blurred out of view and appeared behind Dosu and threw a punch which sent Dosu flying backwards.

"This power…is unreal…unlike anything I've felt before…"

Zaku grit his teeth before aiming his palms at Sasuke and repeating his previous destructive technique.

Ultimate Air Slicer!

The gigantic point blank blast decimated everything in front of Zaku. As Zaku surveyed the work in front of him, a smirk found its way onto his face.

"Hmph! That arrogant little punk….now there isn't anything left of him…"

Zaku's eyes then widened as he felt something grip both his arms and pull them back as a foot was suddenly implanted on his back.

"Really…nothing left of me huh? We'll see about that…punk."

Dosu looked at the situation with amazement as he made note of what Sasuke had done.

Not only did he dodge that point blank blast without a scratch…he grabbed his teammates and got out of the way without harm coming before them….this power is crazy….

Sakura's eyes slowly began to widen. At first she was overjoyed at Sasuke suddenly being up on his feet and ready to help, but she slowly began to realize that this brutality…and the way he looked…was starting to look eerily familiar to what Naruto had described had happened to Sasuke back in Wave country. She slowly made her way over to Naruto and began lightly shaking him. IF sasuke managed to come to his senses…then surely…

Naruto opened his eyes slowly and found himself in the strange sewer before. Chimera flew around him in circles while growling lowly which made Naruto rather nervous as he had remembered what happened before. Naruto tried to stand up but found that it was a huge struggle to even get on his feet.

"What's going on Chimera….why am I…so tired?"

"You've expended a lot of your Chakra using the mantles along with their magic as much as you did…it also appears that your usual benefactor of Chakra has gone missing as of late for reasons I don't know."

Naruto glanced in the direction of the rather large gate before noticing that he couldn't see Kyuubi's glowing eyes nor feel his presence. Realizing this, Naruto's eyes widened as he realized he now no longer had a constant source of energy flowing into him. Chimera flew around once more before landing in front of Naruto and roaring.

"Remember….I will uphold my end of the contract provided you can do so as well…or you know what will happen…."

Naruto slowly opened his eyes and made eye contact with Sakura who was still lightly shaking him.

"Oh god! Naruto, you're awake…something has happened to Sasuke. He's acting like that one time you described on wave country….do you know what's happening to him?"

Naruto's eyes snapped open upon hearing this as he sat up and quickly reached for his rings.

"I'll get right on it…"

But Naruto suddenly felt a surge of fatigue hit him and he fell over and groaned. Sakura noticed this and was confused. Even if Naruto had not returned to full strength, he had always been strangely quick at recovering and he had been unconscious for a while now. Surely he would have enough strength to stand?Sakura helped Naruto on her shoulder and helped him sit upwards but he was still slouching over.

"Naruto, what's wrong? Are you in pain!? Did that Orochimaru guy bite you too?"

"I feel…so weak…..Chimera….he's getting really hungry…."

Hearing this, Sakura's eyes widened as she remembered just exactly what the nature of Naruto's power was.

Oh no…why now of all times…?

TBC

Yeah Yeah, I know that Faiz isn't actually faster than Kabuto. But I wanted to give Faiz purpose. I get there are other small things that makes Faiz unique, but I didn't want Axel to be completely useless in the wake of Kabuto haha. As usual, shoot me a review to let me know what you like, what you didn't like etc.

Anyhow, it's almost Christmas time…..so Merry Christmas everybody!