Because a few of you asked, yes the chapters will stay this short. I like the format for this story because Dog Days is more of a 'What am I going to write today?' story than actually carefully thought through plot like Inoue Shiori or Deer Tracks.

Chapter 12

Beta'd by Kit89

Orochimaru's giggle was… Shiroheki wanted to rip out his throat. Around him the limbs and blood of the 13 other participants were coating the arena. Shiroheki wasn't squeamish; he had been a demon in his former life. Death and killing didn't bother him but there was a difference between attacking a superior opponent out of your own stupidity or because you were desperate to get out of another man's sick games.

"Well done, young Shiroheki-kun. Well done!" Orochimaru… cooed in delight.

Shiroheki simple looked coldly at the coordinator of this insanity and didn't say anything.

"I have already been told that you are a quiet and cold child… hhm the results that I have seen are very promising… maybe I should create more of your sort, Hatake's DNA seems to be very promising."

At that Orochimaru put his head to the side and smiled this snake like smile that elicited the urge in Shiroheki to rip out his throat. But wait… what did he say? Use Hatake DNA to create more of me? Is he telling me that he has the ability to create children with the same blood as me? Half siblings? Shiroheki barely suppresses the threatening growl that wanted to escape his throat.

Pack!

His canine instincts were a lot less suppressed in this life than back when he was an Inu Youkai. This damn snake wanted to make young pups of his blood into his fighters, marionettes.

"Hhm, either way… what is your wish… as I said every winner of my …. tournaments gets a wish fulfilled."

Shiroheki looked at the insane human in front of him, he knew better than to wish for freedom that would just have been folly.

"Siblings…" he eventually said, "I want the babies that are created with the Hatake DNA."

"Hoho" Orochimaru laughed amused, "For what?"

"They are mine." Shiroheki stated calmly.

"Ahhh… yes; your instructors already warned me that you can get territorial… siblings, is that what you want? Hhm… well… we will see." Orochimaru hissed amused before he dismissed Shiroheki with a wave of his hand.

One day the snake creature would die. And Shiroheki would make sure that it would be on his claws.