Chapter 37
Lee started to throw up as he coughed.
" Lee! What's wrong?" Sakura exclaimed
" Lee..." Miyuki said she breath heavily getting up.
Lee put his hand on his right ear as blood slowly cane dripping down. ' my ear...' Lee thought
" oh I forgot to mention this little gadget I wear" Dosu said showing the metal band " you might be able to dodge my blow but you can't get away from it."
' what trick does he have now?' Sakura thought
' what did he do to Lee?' Miyuki thought
" hehehe I don't need to strike you with my fist. I can hit you with the power of sound." Dosu said
' that's what he used? Sound?' Miyuki thought
" what makes it possible for the ear to hear things? What is sound really?" Dosu said
" vibrations" Sakura said
" Give the little lady a prize yes the vibrations of molecules in the air. Projecting a sound wave these vibrations are collected by the ear. From the outer ear drum to the ear canal and ear drums. The rest is anatomy. What interest me is the organs of your inner ear. The ones that control your balance and sense of movement, " Dosu said
' that's why he has that metal thing...' Miyuki thought
" feeling a little dizzy? Nauseous? Best of you don't even stand up for a while" Dosu said
" you see that old fashion Taijutsu stuff won't work on us" Zaku said " not that you're good at it. It's just what's the point? Compared to up our Jutsu's that stuff is yesterday's news"
" now then little girl it's your turn!" Dosu said running straight to Sakura. She took out her kunai knife. Miyuki went after Dosu but was stopped by Zaku.
" you and that girl are finished look at you. You can barely stand up" Zaku said
" shut up you punk" Miyuki said darkly taking out a kunai running at Zaku.
" you think you can match me?" Zaku said " slicing sound wave!" Miyuki got hit but a cloud of smoke appeared to reveal a wooden log. " where did she go?!"
" behind you!" Miyuki whispered Zaku was about to use his hand as Miyuki stabbed one and he was about to use the other one as she bit him.
" get off of me you brat!" Zaku yelled at her.
In the bushes
" this isn't good sasuke and Naruto are out cold, Lee's not doing so well look at Miyuki she's pretty beaten up right now I don't know if she'll last another minute. It's just her and Sakura now" shikamaru said " well what do you wanna do?"
" why ask me huh?" Ino whispered
" well if we don't do something soon they're toast" shikamaru whispered " are you cool with that? You and Sakura you were friends once right?"
Ino though back when she and Sakura were younger. To the point of them being love rivals to Sasuke. 'get a grip ino' Ino thought ' that's all ancient history'
" well? Ino! So what do you wanna do?" Shikamaru asked
" why do you keep asking me that? What am I supposed to do? You want me to go there and get myself killed?" Ino said
' I mean that's all that would happen. I'd be in the same fate she is. What good would that do to anybody?' They stared at the kunoichi's
" catch these!" Sakura exclaimed throwing the shurikens. Dosu and kin dodged them.
" get off of him or she dies!" Kin said holding sakura's hair tightly Miyuki looked up.
' no! Damn it! Sakura!' Miyuki thought then she felt Zaku punch her hard getting off of him she slowly got up as she wiped the blood from her chin. There was a small mark on her cheek. Zaku grabbed hold of Miyuki.
" my what soft and shiny hair" kin said " but you know what? If you spent less time shampooing and a little more time practicing your jutsu. You might not be in this fix. Hey Zaku I know what will be fun. Let's make beauty queen watch while we take out that Sasuke guy"
" why not sounds like fun to me...but first" Zaku said he punched Miyuki in the stomach as she kneeled to the ground. " that's for being a pest."
' Miyuki!' Sakura thought as she moved a bit but kin pulled her hair back making Sakura stay in place watching her teammate get hurt.
' it's no use I've got no strength left...way to go Sakura...you let everybody down again!' Sakura though tears went down her face. ' just what good are you? Even when the others really need me you just cave...how many times have they saved my neck? You think maybe just this once life or death that just maybe you could come through. '
" Okay let's do this" Zaku said slowly walking towards Sasuke
Miyuki glanced up from the ground. She saw Sakura taking out a kunai knife.
" Come on that's not going to work on me " kin said
" it's not meant for you" Sakura smirked Miyuki slowly got up.
Sakura then used the kunai to cut off her long hair that was being held by Kin.
' I always considered myself a true ninja...I claimed that I'm madly in love with Sasuke and I'm always lecturing Naruto and Miyuki but it's all empty words. Because they're always in the lead while I watch from the background. Why is that?...no matter what they were always there protecting me. And Lee you did more than say you liked me. You proved it. We weren't even teammates and you put your life on the line for me. All this time you've all been teaching me something. ' Sakura thought she glanced at Miyuki ' now it's about time I learned the lesson. No more caving. Now it's my turn to take the lead while all of you watch me in the background. '
" Miyuki " Sakura said Miyuki gave a nod
" Kin finish her!" Zaku said
Sakura did a few handsigns as kin stabbed her with a senbon seeing a cloud of smoke. " a substitution jutsu!" Kin said
' you think you can fool me with that jutsu?' Zaku thought he smirked ' I'm onto you in fact I'm way ahead of you'
Sakura appeared throwing the kunais at Zaku.
" kin get out of the way!" Zaku exclaimed
Kin tried to move but she saw ice on her feet frozen shut she saw miyuki's hands on the ground. Miyuki smirked at send the weapons back with a gust of wind. Sakura did a quick handsign it was another substitution jutsu the rest of the kunais hit kin.
' those two...that ice freak used it to freeze my feet making me a target!' Kin though taking the kunai off her shoulder chipping away the ice every time she tries to chip it away the ice slowly grew spreading. ' it's spreading! What is this jutsu?!'
" you like that? Let's see how long it'll take for you to get free" Miyuki said
Miyuki glanced and saw Sakura on the ground with Zaku she stabbed his hand and bit him while he started to punch Sakura. Miyuki ran to help Sakura but Dosu blocked her path.
" you're a very interesting girl...it's too bad our other guy isn't here I'm sure you and him would put up and interesting fight" Dosu said " he just has a habit of wandering around when there's nothing that interest him."
" You three are pissing me off...I'm getting tired of you and your team...tell me? Do you wanna freeze to death?" Miyuki said darkly " cause if that's what you want I'd be happy to do it..."
' this girl...I feel a chill in the air...it's getting cold...is it coming from her?...' Dosu thought
" I've already got one of them...I can get you too without you realizing it" Miyuki said " take a look at your arm"
Dosu looked and he saw parts of the metal in his arm is frozen.
" I don't need to be near anyone to get them by my ice. it's just need is a bit of water I can make that appear in the air or on the ground and in plants. they have water in them." Miyuki said
" say goodbye kid!" Zaku said to Sakura
Dosu glared at her as he used the metal instrument hitting her but saw chunks of ice in her body.
" an ice clone?!" Dosu said
Miyuki appeared in front of Sakura she was breathing heavily Zaku was going to use his sound wave until. Ino and her team appeared defending Sakura and Miyuki. Everyone seemed surprised.
" So what's this? The second string?" Zaku said
" Ino.." Sakura whispered
" surprised? I swore I'd never let you show me up" Ino said
" you guys are here...that's a relief..." Miyuki said leaning towards the floor.
" Miyuki!" Sakura exclaimed holding Miyuki
" I'll be fine...i think..." Miyuki whispered glancing at Naruto and Sasuke they were still asleep.
" these leaf village worms will be sorry worming they're way into something that doesn't concern them" Dosu said
" are you two crazy?! What are we doing here?!" Choji exclaimed he was a bit frightened " these guys are bad news! "
" don't look at me it was ino's idea" shikamaru said " what were we supposed to do? Just sit back and let a girl do the fighting?"
" sorry for dragging you both into this" Ino said " but we are a team all for one and one for all "
" yeah what's meant to happen will" shikamaru said
" you call this team work?! I call this suicide!" Choji exclaimed he started to freak out.
" heh better a live sheep than a dead lion right fatso?" Zaku said
Choji then stopped " did I just hear that right? What did that guy just say?" Choji said
' uh oh I think they're in trouble' Miyuki thought
' uh oh he just pushed choji's button big time' shikamaru thought
" you wanna try saying that again?" Choji whispered
"I said you're still can get out of here while you still can...fatty" Zaku said
" who you calling Fat! I'm just a little chubby okay?!" Choji yelled he was angry at the sound ninja. " that does it! Now it's personal! The fight to the death between the leaf and sound!"
' Excellent he's totally lost it' Ino thought she smiled a bit.
" thanks a lot now we got lip" shikamaru said
" don't worry it won't be for long" Zaku said ' we gotta get rid of these clowns. Sasuke's the target' he thought
" Sakura, Miyuki you're teammates are down look after them" Ino said
" okay" Miyuki said as Sakura nod
" okay team Ino lets show them who's boss" Ino said
" got it" Choji said
" okay take it away Choji!" Ino said
" my pleasure. Expansion jutsu!" Choji said as he swelled up into the size of a large bolder. " followed by leaf style Taijutsu! Human Boulder jutsu!" Choji started to tuck in his limbs and use chakra to propel himself into a powerful roll. At the sound ninjas.
" am I supposed to laugh at that? Slicing sound wave!" Zaku said
Both Jutsu's collided against each other until Choji jumped the airstream.
' it's spinning way to fast! My sound wave can't control it!' Zaku thought ' and if I used super sonic on it it's likely it'll rip my arms off!'
Dosu started to run to help Zaku then shikamaru stopped him with his shadow possession jutsu Dosu couldn't move.
" I got free! Wait why are you standing there like that?!" Kin said
" it's some kind of paralysis jutsu" Dosu said
" Ino I'll leave the girl to you" Shikamaru said
" okay you got it!" Ino said " just take care of my body while I'm gone"
" sure " shikamaru said
" ninja art: mind transfer jutsu!" Ino said using the jutsu on kin.
" enough of this! Kin!" Zaku exclaimed kin stood there
" what's wrong with you?!" Dosu said
" party's over fellas " Ino said she possessed kin's body taking out a kunai. " take it easy. One false move and your teammate here gets it in the neck just drop the scroll and walk away"
The other two sound ninjas smirked at her. ' I don't get it what's wrong with them?' Ino thought
" hey Choji!" Ino exclaimed
" coming!" Choji said he was still using his jutsu Zaku used his sound wave and Choji got hit but Ino got hit also getting slammed on The tree a bit of blood dripped down her chin. As ino's body got the same injury as well.
' this is bad' shikamaru though
" I don't feel so good" Choji said his hand over his mouth trying not to throw up.
"I don't understand what kind of monster would attack their own teammate?" Ino said
" I guess monsters like us" Zaku said
" you see we don't play by your rules. We're not after the scrolls or even passing this test" Dosu said " we're after Sasuke" shikamaru's jutsu wore off Dosu could move freely." I see that your teammate is able to slip her soul to her opponent. Very clever but dangerous anything that happens to kin happens to her too. So if kin were to die."
" what are you going to do?" Shikamaru said " kill your teammate?"
" well if push comes to shove yeah" Zaku said
" aw man what a drag" shikamaru complained
" did you really think you could beat us?" Zaku said " face it you ninjas are a bunch of hacks "
" from a second rate village " Dosu said
" that's pretty tough talk I guess that makes your village third rate" Neji said he appeared with tenten beside him in a tree. " I wonder if any of you amateurs are ready to take on the real thing. "
" it's Lee's team I wondered where they get here" Sakura said
" they're here..." Miyuki said
' these genin's are popping out of the woods like cockroaches...I wonder if he's here too ' Dosu thought
" it looks like someone used our teammate as a punching bag " Neji said activating his byakugan " no one does that and gets away with it!"
' those eyes...they're not just looking at us. It's seeing through us!' Dosu thought
" no more playing around tenten full power" Neji said then he stopped he saw something that he was surprised. Earning a concern look from his teammate.
" what's the matter?" Tenten said
' that chakra' Neji thought
" Well are you going to stay up there all day?" Dosu said " or are you going down here and do something about it?"
" actually it looks like it's outta my hands" Neji said deactivating his byakugan.
Miyuki felt an ominous feeling in the air she looked at where she felt. She glanced at Sauske he was up but she saw marks on him and a very eerie chakra emitting from him.
" Sakura...Miyuki..." Sasuke said he slowly walked over to Miyuki he put his hand on her chin raising it to his eye level an angry expression spread through his face at seeing her bruises. " who did this to you? Who would dare raised a hand at you?"
' he's scaring me...I've never seen him like this...is it that mark?' Miyuki thought
" who was it? Who's the one that laid a hand on you Miyuki?" Sasuke said
' those lines all over his body' Dosu thought
" Sasuke what's happened to you?" Sakura said
" are you okay?" Miyuki asked she looked him in the eyes he activated his sharingan.
" don't worry I'm alright it's only the power flowing through me. " Sasuke said " in fact I never felt better. He gave me this gift and he made me understand what I am. I'm an avenger to follow my path I must have power at any price even if it means consumed by evil "
' now I see those marks on his neck that they spoke of they were a cursed mark. Who would've thought he survived, more than survive' Dosu thought
" Miyuki tell me which one of them did this to you? " Sasuke said
" that'd be me" Zaku said " she pissed me off"
Sasuke glared at him. Ino undid her jutsu getting back to her body before things got out of hand.
' his chakra is too big! Too powerful! We can't fight back! ' Dosu thought
" Dosu what's wrong not getting cold feet are you?" Zaku said doing a few handsigns
" wait Zaku! You don't understand!" Dosu exclaimed
" ill take care of all of them!" Zaku said " super sonic slicing wave!" A massive gust of cutting wind, even more powerful.
He was done he breath heavily looking at the area it was destroyed.
" what do you know? Blew them all away" Zaku said
" not quite" Sasuke said appearing next to Zaku punching him hard through the air hitting the ground where Dosu was.
" such speed he got all of his teammates out of harms way in the blink of an eye" Dosu said
Sasuke did a few handsigns " fire style Phoenix flower jutsu!" He said a few small balls of fire went at Zaku. Zaku then used his sound wave but they were shurikens hidden in the fire hitting Zaku. Then while he was busy getting hit by the shurikens Sasuke was behind Zaku holding both his arms pressing his foot on Zaku's back. Sasuke smirked Evilly.
' this isn't him...his chakra is different...' Miyuki thought
" tell me do you have a death wish? Doing that to her is unforgivable..." Sasuke said he smirked " you seem very proud of those arms of yours so very attached to them"
" what are you doing?!" Zaku said
Then Zaku started to scream in pain Sasuke kept pulling zaku's arms until they heard a sound from his body then Sasuke let Zaku go he went to the ground.
" looks like it's just you" Sasuke said " I hope you make things interesting than your friend did"
' no it can't be' Sakura thought
' he's not Sasuke...this isn't him...' Miyuki thought she started to think of those times that she and him sparred, to the tree climbing and when he and the others visited her in her house.
" Sasuke! Stop!" Miyuki exclaimed running towards him getting in front of him hugging him tightly he froze looking at her. " Please stop...please...Sasuke..."
" Miyuki..." Sasuke whispered looking at her she hugged him tightly her arms were around his waist. Slowly the mark started to receded back to the original place. She felt him put his hands around her hugging her back not saying another word. He breath deeply since the mark used up most of his chakra.
" Dosu...that Sasuke guy is strong" a unknown voice said they looked up to see a young genin with black spiky hair and dark eyes he wears his headband around his arm like an armband. He wears a black T shirt and a gray hoodie and black pants his weapon holster is in his right leg.
" you were up there the entire time!" Dosu exclaimed " why didn't you help us?! Daichi!"
" I thought you'd handle it but I guess I was wrong but no matter I already saw what I needed to see here" Daichi said casually leaning at the tree looking at Miyuki and the others. ' that Sasuke guy got that mark...that's why orochimaru wanted us to get him to test him to see if he'd survive...but I came here when I saw that mark I didn't see the actual fight...so I don't know what other abilities they have...but it's enough to tell him that Sasuke is alive I'm sure he'd figure it out.'
" I give you this scroll and you let us go" Dosu said placing the earth scroll on the ground. Daichi and Dosu picked up they're teammates. " we underestimated you. "
" yeah let's get outta here" Daichi said he looked at Miyuki she saw him then he winked at her.
' huh?' Miyuki thought Sasuke glared at him.
" wait! Who is this orochimaru anyway?!" Sakura asked " what's he done to Sasuke? And why Sasuke?"
" I don't know all we know is that our target is Sasuke and we did" Dosu said
' he gave Sasuke that curse mark. Things will be interesting...' Daichi thought
The sound ninjas left while Ino and her team checked on Lee and Naruto. Miyuki let out a sigh.
' I'm glad that's over...but did that Daichi guy just winked at me?' Miyuki thought ' this day get even weirder...'
Sasuke looked in his hand he gently clenched it. " just what am I?" Sasuke said
' Sasuke...I don't like this one bit...that mark...' Miyuki thought looking at the mark.' That mark is dangerous...'
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