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Chapter 24: Fighting Teams: Sound Ninja's Troubles!
Kabuto kneeled in front of Orochimaru. "What is it, Orochimaru-sama?"
"I couldn't get the curse seal on Sasuke-kun." Orochimaru stated, his eyes flashing.
"What? Why?" Kabuto said in shock.
"Anko-chan decided to get in the way." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. "Not to mention that Kyuubi brat was stronger than I thought."
"Kyuubi?" Kabuto asked in confusion.
"The Kyuubi brat. Naruto-kun, I believe." Orochimaruexplained, his tongue darting out from his mouth.
"Uzumaki Naruto?" Kabuto asked. Kyuubi?
"Yes." Orochimaru clarified. "Can you heal this cut that the Kyuubi brat gave me?"
Kabuto concentrated green healing chakra towards his hands and placed it over Orochimaru's cut.
"Are you going to go after Sasuke again, Orochimaru-sama?" Kabuto asked.
"No, it would be a bad idea. Although I threatened Anko enough to probably prevent the end of the Exam, any other attempt at placing a curse seal on Sasuke would result in the end of the Exams this time." Orochimaru stated. "Which is why I want you to observe Sasuke-kun. I have sent the Sound Trio to his team, but it would help if you watch as well."
"Very well, Orochimaru-sama." Kabuto said.
"Sasuke-kun will come to me even without the curse seal." Orochimaru said, his eyes flashing ominously. "He needs power... and I am the only person who can give it to him."
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Sasuke sneezed slightly, rubbing his nose.
"Are you alright, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, leaning back on the bark of the tree. "Yes."
"Still, I wonder if Naruto's going to wake up soon." Sakura wondered, looking at Naruto. "The sun's come up."
Naruto made a undecipherable noise, and his eyes blinked open. "Sasuke? Sakura-chan?"
"Naruto! You're awake!" Sakura cried with relief.
"Don't make us worry, dobe." Sasuke muttered in annoyance. But he was obviously relieved as well.
"See! I told you that he would wake up in the morning!" Obito exclaimed.
Naruto froze, looking at Obito. "O-o-obito?"
"Yes, we know about the ghost." Sasuke stated. "It explains why you're strong... you've been trained by an Uchiha."
Naruto twiched, getting up from his lying down position. "Whatever, teme!"
"I still think all Uchiha other than me are stuck up little..." Obito retorted, then muttered something under his breath.
Sasuke blinked. "Hn... I guess I know where your attitude towards the Uchiha comes from."
"You're still stuck-up!" Naruto muttered. "Even if... you aren't as bad as I thought."
"Naruto... um... Sasuke-kun... I'm sorry." Sakura said, looking to the ground. "I couldn't do anything."
"Don't worry about it, Sakura-chan!" Naruto grinned, looking at Sakura. "You're trying to be a medic nin, right?"
"Yes. Sakura, it's fine for you to help us after we fight." Sasuke stated.
"Sakura.. Medic nin's can't always help people fight." Obito said. "Especially against really strong opponents. Rin was annoyed because of that a lot. But if you improve your ninjutsu and taijutsu, eventually you'll be able to fight as well."
"Who's Rin?" Sakura asked in confusion.
"Obito's teammate!" Naruto grinned. "Kakashi-sensei was on Obito's team as well! And his sensei was the Yondaime!"
"Hmm.." Sakura smiled slightly. "I guess.. you're right.."
"Anyways..." Naruto smiled in annoyance. "Why did you tell Sasuke and Sakura-chan about yourself, Goggles?"
"Don't call me Goggles!" Obito complained. "You're wearing my goggles too!"
"I said it before... They're your goggles, right?" Naruto pointed out. "Now, explain."
"Hey! You try staying quiet for hours at a time!" Obito retorted. "It was boring! Plus... you shouldn't keep secrets from your teammates!"
Naruto looked at Obito skeptically. Kyuubi.
"And Kakashi knows!" Obito exclaimed, not realizing what Naruto's pointed stare meant. "And he's my only living teammate! Not including you guys!"
"Then you consider me your teammate?" Naruto asked.
Obito sweat-dropped. Why do I have a feeling this is heading towards a bad direction?
"Maybe?" Obito muttered.
"Because you still haven't told me who my father is..." Naruto smirked.
Obito twitched.
"Anyways, Naruto!" Sakura cut off Obito and Naruto's arguement. "Obito-san said that one of your Kage Bunshins had an Earth Scroll."
"Oh. All of my Kage Bunshins dispersed." Naruto explained, scratching his head.
"WHAT?" Sakura cried.
"Hn. Dobe, as usual." Sasuke retorted.
"Hmmph. Teme." Naruto retorted back. Then he suddenly remembered what he had said to Sasuke last night.
"Erm..." Naruto looked to the side, scratching his cheek in embarassment. "You can forget everything I said yesterday."
"Um... yeah." Sasuke muttered.
"Uh uh!" Obito crossed his arms in annoyance. "I am not letting you pretend that you did not say that Sasuke was your friend!"
Sasuke and Naruto twitched.
"Come on, come on... Sasuke accepted you as a rival while you were unconscious, you know." Obito grinned.
Sasuke flushed slightly.
"Really?" Naruto blinked, looking at Sasuke.
"Hn. Whatever... we need to go." Sasuke got up, brushing off leaves from his pants.
"Wait a second, teme!" Naruto complained, getting up as well.
Obito put his head in his hands and shook his head. "Geez. Don't you think that they should get along, Sakura?"
Sakura blinked, then smiled. "Yes, I suppose. Maybe Sasuke-kun will get along with me as well, then."
Obito sighed. I forgot she was a fangirl.
Sakura started walking towards the backs of Naruto and Sasuke, her imagination going wild. And then, we'll become friends, and then...
KYA!
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Team 7 made their way towards the tower, breaking branches left and right as they walked through the tall and ominous trees.
"So, what should we do in order to get an Earth Scroll?" Sakura wondered out loud.
"Let's just wander around the tower and wait for a team to attack us." Naruto grinned.
"That'll be fun." Obito rolled his eyes.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, looking around carefully for any teams.
They continued on walking in the forest, making a whole lot of noise.
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Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji were walking in the forest when they spotted Team 7.
Shikamaru gestured to Ino and Chouji to stop. The two of them leaned in to listen to Shikamaru.
"Okay." Shikamaru whispered. "The main danger is Sasuke. I'll try to catch him with my Kage Shibari: Shadow Binding. After that, it'll be easy enough for you and Ino to take care of Naruto and Sakura."
"Of course! Forehead's no match for me!" Ino exclaimed quietly.
"Naruto was the dobe, after all. It'll be pretty easy." Chouji said.
"Don't underestimate him, Chouji." Shikamaru narrowed his eyes. I've seen his tests at the Academy once. He seemed to do the same thing as I did, but more extreme. I made sure to get average marks, he got every single question wrong.
Once, I saw him training. He's definitely not just the dobe.
"He's more than he seems."
"If you say so, Shikamaru." Chouji said with a frown. "I don't think he'll be much of a challenge, but I'll be careful."
Shikamaru nodded and placed his hands in a handseal.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes and jumped to the side just as a shadow reached out it's arms towards Sasuke's feet.
"What? What?" Sakura clasped her hands together and looked around in confusion.
Naruto quickly grabbed his kunai and threw them towards the place the shadow came from.
Ino, Chouji, and Shikamaru quickly scattered.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted, looking at Team 10. "Which scroll do you have?"
Ino and Chouji looked at Shikamaru.
"Earth Scroll." Shikamaru answered, retracting his shadow.
"Woo hoo! Free scroll!" Naruto exclaimed with a grin.
Ino twitched. "What do you mean, free scroll, you dobe!"
"Hey! It's bad enough when Sasuke calls me that!" Naruto complained. "Why does everyone call me the dobe!"
"Because you didn't try in the Academy, dobe." Sasuke crossed his arms.
"Teme." Naruto retorted back, putting his hands in a handseal. "Anyways, let's hurry up and get the scroll."
"Ha! With two dead weights, you can't get our scroll from us even with Sasuke-kun!" Ino cried.
Naruto wore an annoyed expression on his face. "Sakura-chan, do you want to fight her? 'Cause she's getting on my nerves."
"I understand your feelings, Naruto." Sakura sighed. "Ino-pig's always like that... Um.."
Sakura looked at Ino in worry. If Naruto or Sasuke fights her... it'll be done in five minutes. Two, on second thought. But...
"You don't have a choice, Sakura." Sasuke stated. "You should fight Ino. I'm sure you're strong enough to defeat someone like her."
"Hey! You didn't have to be like that!" Naruto cried. "Oh, whatever. Fuuton: Kaze no Nawa no Jutsu. Wind Rope Technique."
Ino and Chouji blinked in confusion. Nothing's happening!
Shikamaru quickly jumped away. "Chouji! Ino! Get out of the way! Wind techniques are invisible!"
"Huh?" Chouji blinked and jumped to the side quickly.
Meanwhile, Ino and Sakura moved to the side, losing sight of the fighting boys.
"Chouji!" Shikamaru cried, leaning towards Chouji in worry.
"Katon..." Sasuke stated.
Sasuke! How could I had forgotten about him! Shikamaru quickly flipped around urgently.
"Goukakyu no Jutsu!" Sasuke finished. "Great Fireball Technique!"
Shikamaru dodged the fireball, just to be caught by Naruto.
"Hi, Shikamaru!" Naruto grinned as he placed his wind-chakra powered hand on Shikamaru's neck. "Who has the scroll?"
Shikamaru groaned. Great. Just... great.
"Chouji! Attack Naruto!" Shikamaru cried.
"What are you talking about, Shikamaru! If I do that..." Chouji left his sentence unfinished.
"This is Naruto we're talking about." Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "There's no way he could do anything to one of his friends."
Naruto twitched.
Sasuke sighed and walked up to Shikamaru. He regarded Shikamaru with a cold expression and placed a kunai at his throat.
"The dobe might not be able to... But I can." Sasuke retorted, pushing the kunai on Shikamaru's throat. A drip of blood trickled down.
"Hey! Don't call me dobe, teme!" Naruto complained, still holding onto Shikamaru to make sure he didn't escape.
"It's your own fault for not trying in the Academy." Sasuke said automatically.
Shikamaru's eyes narrowed. Not trying?
"Anyways..." Sasuke leaned in to Shikamaru. "Who has the scroll?"
Shikamaru looked at Sasuke's eyes. He's serious... as expected of the Rookie of the Year and the stuck-up Uchiha. I'll definitely get in trouble if I don't tell him.
And I can't rely on Chouji to get to me before...
Shikamaru stole a glance at Naruto. He seemed queasy, and annoyed.
I still can't exactly rely on Naruto... he is on a separate team, after all. Even if he considers me his friend.
I'm sure he wouldn't argue with knocking me out then searching for the scroll. Luckily, it's Chouji who has the scroll, not me.
Shikamaru looked at Chouji, who wasn't doing anything... simply looking at Shikamaru.
If I refuse to say who has the scroll, both Chouji and I will probably get knocked out. There's a possibility that Chouji may manage to escape, but not with me incapitated.
Therefore, in bothcases- if I refuse, or if I comply with Sasuke's orders- we lose the scroll.
Best to give them the scroll now. That will leave us with a chance of not being knocked out... and to get the two scrolls later.
"If we give you the scroll, will you guarantee that you'll let us go?" Shikamaru asked.
"What are you saying, Shikamaru!" Chouji exclaimed.
Sasuke thought about it for a second. "Fine. But Naruto'll leave a few Kage Bunshins here to make sure you don't follow us."
"Don't say I'll do things without asking, teme!" Naruto complained. "But I guess I will."
"Will you disperce the Kage Bunshins after you get far enough away?" Shikamaru asked.
"Of course!" Naruto grinned.
"Okay." Shikamaru nodded. I don't know about Sasuke, but I'm sure Naruto will keep his word.
"Chouji... give them the scroll." Shikamaru stated.
"Why? Shikamaru..." Chouji frowned in confusion.
"Do you trust me?" Shikamaru asked.
Chouji hesitated. This is Shikamaru we're talking about. I'm sure he has a plan. And... I trust him. He's in a bad situation as well.
He took out an Earth Scroll from his backpack. Chouji looked at it in hesitation, but walked up to Sasuke.
He looked at it again.
"Let Shikamaru go first!" Chouji snapped.
"Don't worry, Chouji!" Naruto grinned. "I promise to let Shikamaru go!"
Chouji looked at Naruto's face. I... think I can trust Naruto, at least.
He handed Sasuke the Earth Scroll, and both Naruto and Sasuke promptly let Shikamaru go and stepped back.
"Kage Bunshin!" Naruto said, creating a few Kage Bunshins.
They headed over to Shikamaru and Chouji and watched them.
"Come on, teme! Let's find Sakura-chan!" Naruto grinned.
"Dobe." Sasuke retorted, stuffing the Earth Scroll into his backpack.
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Sakura looked at Ino. Ino looked back at Sakura.
"I've been wanting to fight it out with you for a while, Forehead." Ino smirked.
"Same here, Ino-pig." Sakura smiled. "Just.. a second."
She took off her headband and looked at it hesitantly. Her eyes then narrowed in determination.
She placed the headband on his forehead.
Ino smiled. "I see."
She placed her headband on her forehead as well.
The two of them got into a taijutsu stance.
Sakura jumped at Ino, jabbing at her several times.
Ino blocked the jabs, sweat appeaing on her forehead. Was Sakura this strong?
Sakura, on the other hand, was smiling slightly. This is... easier than I thought.
Ino scowled and jumped back. There's only one thing to do. I thought I could beat Sakura in a one-on-one taijutsu fight, but if this continues I'll lose.
I have to find a chance to use Shintenshin!
Ino placed her hands in the unusual handseal used for the Mind Body Switch Technique, or Shintenshin.
Sakura looked at Ino and frowned. I should avoid getting caught in that.
She jumped from side to side, always avoiding staying in one place for too long.
But her long hair was to be her downfall. It got caught in a thorn bush, restricting her movement.
No! Sakura thought in shock.
Ino chuckled. "It's over, Forehead! Shintenshin!"
A kunai flew from the trees and cut Sakura's hair slightly, just enough for her to escape.
"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" Naruto called, jumping down.
"Hn. You shouldn't have butted in, dobe." Sasuke muttered. "I thought we were going to watch."
"Yeah, but Sakura-chan was in trouble!" Naruto complained. "And we've got the Earth Scroll already."
He waved around the scroll in his hand.
Ino stared at the scroll in shock. "No way! Sasuke-kun, you defeated both Shikamaru and Chouji!"
Naruto gloomed. Sasuke... Sasuke... always..
Sasuke rolled his eyes, pulling Naruto back up. "Stop acting like that. It's your job to be cheerful, dobe."
"Whatever, teme." Naruto smirked, placing the scroll in his bag.
Ino looked at Naruto, then at Sasuke. "Are Shikamaru and Chouji alright?"
Sasuke gestured behind him. "Go and see."
Ino glanced at Sakura. "This isn't over, Forehead!"
She ran into the forest towards Shikamaru and Chouji.
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Sakura looked at her cut hair and sighed. It's crooked... I'm going to have to fix it later...
She put her headband back onto her head.
"Come on, Sakura-chan! Sasuke." Naruto grinned. "Let's get to the tower now!"
"Whatever, dobe." Sasuke said, looking up at the trees. "Let's hurry up and go."
"That's what I said!" Naruto retorted.
The two of them started to run.
Sakura let go of her hair, and quickly followed them. Sasuke-kun, Naruto.. they're always leaving me behind!
"Oi! Don't forget about Sakura!" Obito called towards Sasuke and Naruto.
Naruto and Sasuke twitched in embarrassment and stopped.
"Hurry up." Sasuke stated.
"Sorry about cutting your hair, Sakura-chan! But you were about to be hit by some sort of jutsu!" Naruto apologized. "So, let's go."
Sakura looked at her cut hair again. There's no way that I can get it back to normal... I'm going to have to cut it more. It's crooked, after all.
But Sasuke-kun likes girls with long hair!
Sakura frowned. Although she was still infatuated with Sasuke, she had toned down a lot. She was less... "Sasuke-kun, look at me!" and more "I need to become a better kunoichi!"
Even if she still was at least 40% "Sasuke-kun, look at me!"
But she still had to place her kunoichi skills first.
Sakura took out a kunai in hesitation and placed it on her hair.
"Sakura-chan? What are you doing?" Naruto blinked in confusion.
"Hn?" Sasuke grunted.
"Are you going to cut your hair?" Obito exclaimed.
"What!" Naruto cried in shock.
Sasuke blinked. "Are you going to take your shinobi job more seriously?"
Pink hair fell to the ground, scattering among the dead leaves on the ground.
"You look good like that!" Naruto grinned.
"Now that's over with, let's go!" Obito said, crossing his arms.
Sakura twitched. "I just did a very important thing here and you're just going to shrug it off!"
She clentched her fist and hit Naruto on his head.
"Why me?" Naruto complained, nursing his bump.
"Ha ha! Sometimes having a ghostly body is good!" Obito grinned, nodding sagely.
Naruto twitched.
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Kin kicked a rock. "This is stupid! Where is that idiotic Uchiha Sasuke!"
Zaku looked around in annoyance. "How are we supposed to do Orochimaru-sama's task if we can't even find him!"
Dosu continued on walking forwards, following Team 7's tracks. "We just have to find him, then. And kill him."
"Yes, but we can't find him!" Kin exclaimed in annoyance, playing around with a senbon.
"Calm down. It's only a matter of time." Zaku said. "We lost the trail for a bit, but we've found it again."
"Hmmph." Kin muttered, kicking another rock.
Chuckling came from the trees.
"Who is it!" Kin exclaimed, throwing senbon in the trees.
Kabuto jumped down swiftly. "Hello, sound trio."
Kin withdrew her senbon. "Oh, it's you. Kabuto. What are you doing?"
"Orochimaru-sama told me to observe you." Kabuto stated. "But it appears you're having trouble just finding Sasuke."
"We're doing just fine." Dosu retorted calmly.
"Yeah!" Zaku exclaimed, taking a step forwards. There was a cracking sound.
Zaku picked up his foot in worry. "Uh oh. I think I stepped on a snake."
"A snake?" Kin exclaimed. "What do you think you're doing! What if Orochimaru-sama finds out!"
Kabuto shook his head in exhasperation. Orochimaru-sama... will these idiots manage to even test Sasuke?
Dosu looked at the creature under Zaku's foot. "That's not a snake. That's a scorpion."
"Oh, a scorpion." Zaku sighed with relief. Then he realized what Dosu had said. "Wait? Scorpion?"
He stepped back and blew the scorpion to bits with his arms.
"Isn't that overkill?" Kin raised her eyebrow.
"Maybe." Zaku admitted.
Kabuto pushed up his glasses. "You were looking for Sasuke?"
"We don't need your help." Dosu stated.
"I'll get in trouble as well if you don't do your job." Kabuto said. That's a lie. "I suggest you give up on following Sasuke's trail and simply go to the tower."
"And why's that?" Zaku snapped.
"Because that's where everyone's headed." Kabuto sighed. "Now I'll return to observing you."
He jumped into the trees again.
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Naruto peeked at the tower door from the bushes.
"What should we do?" Naruto whispered.
"Not sure." Sakura whispered back.
"I'm telling you, it's a bad idea just to go there." Obito whispered. "There's at least a hundred metres of clear grass. Someone must have set a trap."
"Not necessarily." Sasuke muttered. "Naruto, send one of your Kage Bunshins there to get blown up."
"Blown up!" Naruto exclaimed quietly. "What are you assuming that my Kage Bunshin's going to get blown up, teme!"
"Hn. Whatever, dobe." Sasuke grunted.
"That's actually a good idea." Obito murmured.
"Oh, fine." Naruto muttered. He put his hands in a cross seal. "Kage Bunshin."
A Kage Bunshin looked at the three genin in annoyance. It made it's way into the clearing.
He poked his tongue out to them.
"Definitely your Kage Bunshin." Obito laughed.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted. "I agree."
"Whatever, teme!" Naruto retorted. "Goggles."
"Don't call me goggles!" Obito complained.
Just then, an explosion lit up the faces of the arguing ninja.
Dust fell down around Team 7's shocked faces.
"Um... thank goodness we didn't walk on that explosion tag or something!" Sakura cried.
"I got the memories of walking on that, you know." Naruto pointed out in annoyance. "It was an explosion tag."
Three genin jumped down into the clearing. One was a blue-haired boy, another was a red-haired girl, and the last was a grey-purple haired boy.
"Waterfall, huh." Sasuke muttered, looking at the sign on their headbands.
"Oh, so that's what that sign is!" Naruto exclaimed.
One of the genin smirked. "Come out. I know you're ther-re."
"What should we do, Obito-san!" Sakura cried quietly.
"Why do you turn to Obito?" Naruto complained. "You barely know him!"
"I'm older than all of you." Obito pointed out matter-of-factly. "I technically have the most experience. Also, I'm the chuunin."
"I guess..." Naruto admitted.
"We can do it by ourselves." Sasuke stated. "We shouldn't get help from you."
"What the teme said!" Naruto exclaimed, clentching his fist. "Let's just fight them!"
He stood up from the bushes, leaves falling from his head.
"Oh, you're the person who made that Bunshin?" the blue-haired waterfall genin commented. "Well, then-"
"Fuuton: Daioute no Jutsu." Naruto retorted. "Wind Style: Great Hand Push Technique!"
A swirl of wind flew towards the waterfall genin.
The three of them scattered as the wind flew in between them.
"Fighting all of a sudden, hmm?" the blue-haired waterfall genin raised an eyebrow. "You're quite hot-headed."
Sasuke got up as well. "Dobe. Well, let's hurry up and defeat these people."
"Suiton: Mizu no Ya no Jutsu!" the blue-haired genin called out, forming a handseal. "Water Style: Water Arrows Technique!"
A flurry of arrows flew towards Naruto, formed from the water from a bottle the genin had taken out.
"Fuuton: Fuudate no Jutsu!" Naruto quickly formed a handseal. "Wind Style: Wind Shield Technique!"
The water arrows splashed harmlessly on the air.
"Hmmph. You think that's stopped us?" the grey-purple haired geninscoffed. He took out a rather large water bottle. "My turn, now. Suiton: Suiken no Jutsu! Water Style: Water Sword Technique!"
A water sword appeared in his hand, and he charged at Naruto.
Sasuke looked at Naruto in exasperation. "Is he more idiotic than you?"
"More idiotic than you, you mean." Naruto retorted. "Can I fight them by myself?"
"Hn. Do what you want." Sasuke grunted. "I'm not interested in weak people."
"Okay!" Naruto grinned and quickly blocked the water sword with a kunai.
"So you blocked the sword, huh?" the genin smirked. "You're better than I th-"
The genin fell to the ground as Naruto quickly made his way behind the genin and hit him on the head.
"So, who's next- huh?" Naruto blinked in confusion.
Two scrolls flew towards Naruto, and he swiftly caught both of them. "What are you doing?"
"Take these scrolls! Just let us go!" the female genin cried. There's no way we can beat someone who beat the strongest of our team by himself!
"Um..." Naruto sweat-dropped. He pointed at them, then looked at his teammates. "What should I do?"
Sasuke shrugged.
Obito frowned and looked at the sky.
Sakura blinked in surprise.
"Keep your scrolls." Naruto threw the scrolls back. "We already have our scrolls. Just let us into the tower."
"Sure." the other genin nodded fiercely. That Bunshin... Kage Bunshin, it seemed like... let off most of the traps, unfortunately. No chance of them getting exploded.
We're lucky it was a Konoha ninja we 'fought'... anybody else would've just taken our scrolls and left.
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The three sound genin headed into the clearing close to the tower.
"Okay, now we can wait for Uchiha Sasuke!" Zaku smirked.
"He better get here soon." Kin muttered. "I'm sick and tired of waiting... I want to hurry up and finish Orochimaru-sama's task."
Dosulooked around the clearing with his eye. His other eye was covered by a bandage, after all.
He leaned down and picked up a blue-black hair. "We're too late."
"What do you mean?" Zaku cried.
Dosu picked up another hair- pink this time. He inspected the area some more.
"Uchiha Sasuke and his teammates has already passed here." Dosu muttered in slight anger. "I recongnize these hairs... and this kunai that's dropped here is obviously Konoha-made."
"Are you kidding me!" Kin exclaimed. She walked up to Dosu. "No way."
"It's true." Dosu stated. He walked into the clearing, Kin and Zaku following after him.
"We've failed." Zaku muttered, serious for once. "Orochimaru-sama... Orochimaru-sama is going to..."
"I know." Kin muttered as well.
"There still might be a chance for-" Dosu turned around to Zaku and Kin. Just then, there was a small noise under Zaku's foot.
"Oh just g-"
The explosion brought curious stares from various teams across the forest.
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Kabuto coughed slightly. Good thing I wasn't that close to the explosion. I managed to heal most of my minor injuries.
I better inform Orochimaru-sama that the sound trio failed.
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As I'm sure some of you know, I send messages to all reviewers. I sometimes like to put little scenarios related to the review. This is one the reviewer suggested I put in the chapter. Well, edited a little.
What exactly happened after Anko came out of the Forest of Death:
Anko headed towards the eye doctor. She was worried about her eyes- besides, all ninja had to check their eyes at least once a year.
She opened the door to the eye doctor's, a bell ringing.
"Welcome!" the eye doctor. He was wearing a sterotypical white coat and glasses.
"Hey. I'm worried about my eyes." Anko stated, pushing back a chair and sitting on it.
"This is the place to be." the eye doctor stated, taking out a clipboard. He pushed up his glasses. "What seems to be the problem?"
"You see, I saw something weird." Anko explained.
"What exactly?" the eye doctor inquired, scribbling something on his clipboard.
"Someone who was dead for sixteen years." Anko said, slightly embarrassed.
The eye doctor nodded. He placed the clipboard on his desk. "Don't worry- lots of ninja have your problem."
"Really?" Anko blinked in surprise.
The eye doctor pushed down his glasses and looked at Anko straight in her eyes. "You don't have an eye problem. But... you should visit a shrink."
Anko twitched and took out a kunai. The eye doctor paled.
The screams could be heard even in Suna.
Oh, yeah, and anyone want to read any flashbacks about certain things? I'm going to do Rin's death for sure, but I can do something else as well...