OK, this is Aurora. Let me tell you some things. First of all, in case it wasn't clear, Ketsora made the last chapter, just like she made this one. I'm just submitting it. Also, I promised DarkDemonTwins that I'd recommend thier story. So please read Rebuilding of Kagegakure and review to it and this story. Thanks!
"Tane-sensei?" Toshira asked. "Hmm?" the Jounin replied. "Where in Kami's palace are you taking us?" she shouted. Raien had stopped walking a minute ago, and was making strange snoring noises. He had evidently fallen asleep while walking.
"Alright. We'll stop here," Tane reasoned. "THANK KAMI!" Kage shouted. "Now, I have here, two bells. They will hang on the bottom of my Jounin's vest the whole time. If you succeed in getting one bell, you get lunch. But no one else. If you get a bell, you get a boxed lunch, if not, you starve. And, if one of you gets both bells, you can choose who gets a bento box. Fair? Okay. Read, steady, GO!" Tane told them.
What to do, what to do? Toshira was racking her brain. She could use a Shadow Clone to distract him, while she found the others and made a plan. It'll have to do for now! "Shadow Clone Jutsu," she whispered. An exact double ran out to confront Tane.
(Tane's P.O.V.)
I stared at Toshira. "I really expected better from an Uchiha," I taunted. Nothing happened. "At least TRY!" I yelled. Toshira stood there. I kicked her in the face and she exploded into a cloud of dust. Shadow clones. I expected no better from a couple of no-talent stiffs.
(Normal P.O.V.)
"There goes my cover," she cursed, as Toshira scrambled to find her teammates. "Psst! Toshira!" Raien called from behind a thick tree-trunk surrounded by shrubs.
"AHA!" Tane yelled, throwing a kunai at the tree. Raien paled. He had pulled Toshira behind the tree in just enough time. "That. was. so. close." he sputtered from between clenched teeth. "Tell me about it," Tane said, as he suddenly appeared on a tree branch above their heads.
"AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!" the two screamed.
"You have a plan?" Toshira asked her redheaded friend. "Yeah! I'll try my new jutsu on him, and you distract him with more Shadow Clones!" Raien blurted. "That's good, but I think he." Toshira panted, still running.
Poof "I heard that," Tane grinned, closing both eyes. The two ninja cadets got into a ready stance. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Toshira said. "Earth Style, Rock Snake Jutsu!" Raien added. Rocks curled around the Jounin's ankles and up his legs. "Got cha!" a Toshira clone exclaimed. She round kicked her sensei's head, then got him in a choke from behind.
Suddenly, the real Toshira looked up. A reddish blur moved from a tree branch. Then there was a flash of silver, and the Toshira clone fell, a fresh, bleeding wound on her left arm.
Kage landed, sheathed his sword and apologized. "Sorry, Ms. Uchiha. I didn't mean to cut you. I was trying to get." the blond stopped. "OMYGOD! You killed Tane-sensei!" Toshira cried, pointing at the bloody form of her teacher. In a blink of an eye, the body vanished in a cloud of smoke, a log in its place.
"Substitution Jutsu! He could be anywhere! Formation A-1!" Raien commanded. "Heh? What the heck happened to Yamahato? What's formation A-1?" Kage panicked.
What seemed like an hour passed by. In reality, it was five minutes, but you get the point. "Maybe sensei took off," Kage offered. "No you baka, he's here. Waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike us down. It's really unfair, 'cuz he's a jonin and we're barely genin," Toshira groaned. Her stomach was empty and her patience was running thin.
Poof "Sorry to keep you waiting, but I needed to get the bento boxes," Tane said calmly. He had appeared in the middle of their close circle. Smiling, he knocked Toshira and Raien off to the sides and kicked Kage in the back, sending him flying.
"What next?" Toshira asked. Lunch was a mere few minutes away, and they were all tired. And outmatched. "Here," Raien handed Toshira a piece of timothy grass just like the one he was currently chewing on. "I may be hungry but I won't eat gra-" she started, but Raien shook his head. "If we use Fire Style Jutsu on it, and throw the blazing pieces of grass at sensei, we could make a smoke screen and attack him unnoticed," the redhead told his friend. Toshira nodded, and stuck the grass in her mouth. Making the tiger seal, she blew on the grass, and it went ablaze.
(Kage's P.O.V.)
My back hurts, I'm starving, and my teammates have picked up smoking when we should be trying to take down Yamahato-sensei! This really stinks. Heh, looks like I'll have to teach him a lesson, Ikobaan style!
(Normal P.O.V.)
"Ready. steady. GO!" Raien said. Toshira sprinted behind her sensei and Raien ran in front. They both threw the grass to the ground near Tane's feet. As planned, a nice smoke screen rose in font of him.
"Good idea!" Kage applauded as he joined in the fray. He swung a sheath at his instructor's head, which was blocked easily. Grabbing his student's arm, he pinned the young blond. The alarm rang and Tane smiled.
"That was, ehehe, pretty good for a couple of rookies. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough," the brown haired jounin said. Kage was sputtering inaudible swears, unable to move.
"So. we failed. right?" Toshira asked, scared, angry, anxious and hungry.
This is a K (Ketsora) & A (Aurora) production. Aurora's charcter, Ketsora's incredible writing talent.
