I opened up my eyes and looked around in confusion. I hadn't recognized my surroundings, and my body refused to move. I blinked a few times before pain filled up my chest. I released a harsh cough before a metallic taste filled my mouth. I spat out a bit of blood as I forced myself to sit up.
There was a mossy tree branch below me. On all sides of me, save for below me, were many leaves from smaller tree branches that twisted around the area I was in. It was a natural shelter, one that I seemed to have the fortune of landing in.
After taking in my surroundings, I looked down at my body and cringed. Okaa-san is going to kill me... I got blood all over my clothes. Ugh, she's going to make me scrub them clean and sew them up. She's going to be even worse if I don't get my shirt back.
Suddenly, my big brother senses went off and told me my little sister needed me.
I made a quick hand sign before teleporting myself to her, only to cringe at the feeling of my still-depleated chakra supplies being strained. I'm gonna die...
"Where did you come from?" Sakura asked, making me look at her in confusion.
I then realized she wasn't talking to me and looked in the direction she was staring. I saw Lee-senpai and internally thanked the gods for making such a wonderful senpai.
"I came... because you needed me. And I always will!" Lee-senpai declared before letting the squirrel that was on his shoulder be free.
Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes before saying, "I don't know how to thank you. You're a lifesaver."
"I promised when we met..." Lee-senpai trailed off as he straightened up.
"Huh?" Sakura asked.
"...to protect you... until death do us part!" Lee-senpai finished, making Sakura looked at him with wide eyes. The black-haired boy clenched his fist as pride filled up his expression.
"You're so cool, Lee-senpai!" I gushed while holding my cheeks.
"R-Ren-kun?!" Lee-senpai stuttered as he turned towards me in shock. His eyes went wide as he saw the state I was in.
Sakura was immediately at my side. "Where did you come from?! I tried to find you, but-"
"Don't worry about it," I replied as I stood up, only for Lee-senpai to hold his arm up in front of me. I looked at the older boy in confusion, only to find that he had his focus directed towards the otonin. "Do you remember what I said before the first part of the chunin exam began?"
He gave a simple nod. "Of course! I shall take your observations seriously!"
The leader of the otonin lunged forwards while pulling back his sleeve.
Sakura threw a kunai towards his legs, causing him to jump into the air.
Lee-senpai shoved his fist into the ground, making the others look at him in confusion. That confusion turned to shock as he pulled up the large roots of the a nearby tree. "This is some kind of vibration trick, right? So I'd be wasting my time ducking your attack if it can hit me anyways! I've seen you use these moves before, and Ren-kun has explained it thoroughly already." He then unwrapped his arms, making my eyes widen.
"Shit. He's going to use it," I cursed as I stepped forwards, only for Sakura to grab my leg. "Let me go. I need to help."
"I need to look at your chest! Your bandages are all bloody, and it doesn't look like it's stopped yet!" She yelled at me.
"You don't understand-" I cut myself off as Lee-senpai wrapped his arms around the main otonin. "Fucking shit!"
Lee-senpai performed the Forwards Lotus, sending the guy with bandages all over his body into the ground. He jumped back and landed, trying to hide his muscle strain.
I jerked free of my sister's grasp as that ninja got out of the dirt without any serious injuries. I quickly jumped in front of him and reached my hand back towards him.
Begrudgingly, Lee-senpai handed over a few kunais.
I pointed back with my left index finger before extending the rest of my fingers out, my palm facing the boy.
"Okay," he agreed as jumped back towards my sister.
I gave a small sigh of relief before glaring at the boy that was probably a few years older than me. "So your country - Otogakure... Orochimaru has some powerful connections to it, huh? So what? Are you three little puppets used for his entertainment?"
The three jolted before glaring at me angrily.
I chuckled as I got into a fighting position, a kunai in each hand. "Thought so. Let me guess, you guys are after Uchiha under his orders. Hehe... Well you'll have to get through me, puppets."
"I'm going to kill you," the spikey-haired fruitcake growled as he stepped forwards.
I grinned sadistically before saying, "Unless you hold a fourth of the power he does, then your ass is grass. If I can live after fighting him without restraint, then you'll be a joke."
Of course, I hadn't won, and I was pretty sure my living was only a fluke. I wasn't going to tell them that shit though.
The boy growled at me before making a few handsigns.
I gave a small sigh before throwing a kunai towards him. I then ran as fast as I could and got behind him. I swung my other kunai towards his spinal column as he began to turn towards me with wide eyes.
The girl threw a few senbon at me, and I brought my other forearm up to prevent them from hitting anything important. She then pulled on a few strings and allowed to bells attached to those senbon to ring.
I grinned as I forced my kunai into the other boy's back, my aim thrown off slightly by my shaky equilibrium. "You think those little bells could be effective against someone who constantly breaks their own bodies down for fun?! This little trick is nothing!"
"Zaku! Retreat!" The bandaged guy yelled.
The spikey-haired otonin did so, my kunai still in his back.
I gave a small sigh before grabbing ahold of the senbon. I pulled them out before throwing them back towards the girl, who dodged them and glared towards me. I stretched my arms above my head while giving the group a bored expression. "Any other useless wastes of time you'd like to present me?"
Kami-sama- Would you just kill them?
I flinched slightly as I put a hand over my left eye. Shut up Sado. You're not permitted to take control.
Aw, but just look at them. They're all begging to die.
I closed my eyes for a moment and saw a boy who looked just like me grinning sadistically. Could you please fuck off? I don't need your help. You've already made me more sarcastic and bloodthirsty than normal.
Oh? And that hasn't helped you? He asked with a nasty grin.
I grit my teeth in reply as my smirk grew wider.
You might as well just dance the dance before we turn a completely ashen color. Strike them, and let it ring. Free me, and you'll fall into a peaceful sleep. At this rate, everyone else will get harmed, and it'll be all your fault. I won't expose all the lies that you've tamed. Besides, through this feverishly clouded mind of ours, you've been looking at a false image. You've been looking straight into a mirror.
...If I agree... You know not to hurt them, right? I questioned, earning a chuckle.
Sakura, Lee-senpai, Uzumaki-kun, and Duckass shall all remain unharmed.
...Fine, I thought before handing over control.
Fuck yes! He screamed before having full control over my body for the first time in years.
I stood up straight and grinned at the sight of a sound attack heading straight for me from Zaku. I teleported to him before grabbing him by the hair. I shoved his face into the ground with a small chuckle, causing a small crater to appear under the place of impact. "Whoops. My hand slipped."
"Zaku!" The girl yelled out with wide eyes.
I pulled the boy's head up, showing the blood that was running down his face. "Your dickless fruitcake is gonna need some stitches."
She took a step back away from me, clearly not liking her chances.
"Good bitch," I praised before going over to the other guy, who was heading for my senpai. I easily caught up before grabbing the back of his neck. I threw him over my body, slamming him into the ground. "I'm sorry, but where the fuck do you think you're going? I'm not done with you freaks."
He swung his fist at me, allowing his sound vibrations to enter my ears.
I snickered at the spinning world that was spinning. "Oh please, a little vertigo never hurt anyone." I then slammed my foot into his gut, causing him to roll back to his teammates. I took in a deep breath before my eyes widened. "Kaimon... Kyūmon..."
"Ren-kun!" Lee-senpai yelled out as I allowed my chakra gates to open.
I looked back at him with a grin. "Sorry, but I'm not going to tag out now. I have precious people to protect!"
"What's he doing?" Sakura asked Lee-senpai as I walked towards the otonin with narrowed eyes, my grin falling from my face.
"He opened two of the hachimon!" Lee-senpai exclaimed, worry evident in his voice. "The last time he tried, he ended up spitting out a bunch of blood and needed to be taken to the hospital! He's forbidden by Gai-sensei to use that move!"
I walked towards three as energy filled up my body. "Let's make this quick. I still need to do a few more things today."
Zaku growled before aiming a large attack at me.
I gave a small sigh of annoyance before making a few quick handsigns. I didn't bother putting my hands to the ground as a large wall of earth quickly rose up to take the attack. I allowed the wall to keep rebuilding itself until the attack was finished, in which it crumbled down to dirt once again. I continued walking towards the three, ignoring the way they seemed very worried of their situation. "You can't beat me right now. So either hand the scroll over and scram, or die here and now."
The three backed up a bit before Zaku suddenly grinned widely. "You say that, but who's gushing blood from their chest right now?"
I blinked a few times before looking down. I hummed at the blood that came pouring out of my bandages. I finally shrugged and said, "Good thing I don't have some sort of STD, huh? You three'd fucked."
"What are you talking about?" The girl asked with a furrowed brow.
I quickly a shadow clone and kicked him towards the three. I then ran at him, grabbed his leg, and used him like sort of human sword. "Fuck you, that's what!"
The three quickly jumped away as my bunshin gave an unamused expression.
"You're going to die alone," the doppelganger said.
"And you're going to die a virgin," I shot back before stomping its chest harshly, making it disappear. I then stretched my arms over my head before heading after Zaku, the cockiest of the bunch. "Sup?" I asked before I kicked him across the face. I then spat up a bit of blood and thought, Oh... Well shit... I'm so gonna pass out soon. Meh. Whatever? Let's make the most of it.
Kin threw a few kunais at me, snapping me from my thoughts.
I pulled out the last kunai Lee-senpai gave me and deflected them all. "Can you wait your fucking turn?"
Dosu suddenly came running at me as his right arm vibrated from the caliber of the attack he was about to use.
Well shit, I thought before getting punched across the face, the vibrations making the entire thing worse for me. My back hit a tree, and I spat out a bit of blood as I fell onto my ass. And my chakra supplies is gone. My body is too worn out to use it properly... Welp. Fuck this shit - I'm out!
"Ren!" Sakura exclaimed as I fell onto my side.
"Hah! That's what he get for talking like a big shot without being able to back it up!" Zaku yelled.
Fuck you man, I thought before internally groaning. What the fuck did you do to my body Sado? This is why you're not allowed to do anything! You scare Sakura, and you get my body all sorts of fucked up! The pain is so bad right now, not even my masochism can fix it!
Sorry, not sorry, he replied before going into the deepest part of my mind where he typically stayed.
I spat out some more blood as pain coursed through me. Fuck me sideways. I'm going to die here.
The bandaged bastard began running towards Lee-senpai. He swung a fist, only to be dodged. His vibrations clearly made it into Lee-senpai's ears though. "Your moves may be fast, but ours are supersonic! And muscles alone can't break down this wall of sound!"
The green-clad boy released a noise of pain before suddenly throwing up.
"Lee-san!" Sakura exclaimed.
Lee-senpai suddenly covered his left ear with both of his hands, his eardrum bleeding just as mine were.
"It's this appliance on my arm, you see?" The main guy asked as he held up his right arm with the contraption on it. "It prevents you from blocking my attacks."
"What did you use on him?!" Sakura demanded go know, earning a chuckle.
"It's sound! Even if you block my fist, the sound waves reach you," he explained as he lowered his arm slightly. "Do you understand the fundamental nature of sound?"
"Vibrations...?" My sister questioned.
"Precisely. When you hear a sound," the guy reached up and pulled at his exposed left ear, "It's actually those vibrations displacing the air, which trembles against your eardrums. And the human eardrum - the tympanic membrane - ruptures when exposed to sound levels in excess of 150 phons. Moreover, if the sound is powerful enough to upset the liquid within the semi-circular canals of the deepest inner ear, it becomes impossible to maintain your balance. Heh heh... And it will be some time before your equilibrium returns."
"So, you see, crude, old-fashioned taijutsu simply doesn't work against us," Zaku added in. "You did start very well, though. It's rare for a foe to force me to reveal the nature of my attacks. But now the tide has turned against you! I can wield sound waves as a weapon that have enough force to crush boulders! And with a mere thought, I can use sound waves to force air beneath me, transforming rock-hard soil into the softest kind of cushion - as I did earlier - a far more elegant and effective art than your crude application of brute force."
Sakura jolted in horror as Lee-senpai shook.
"And now, it's your turn!" The bandaged guy yelled as he rushed towards Sakura.
I gave an annoyed sigh before pushing my luck. I made a hand sign, allowing myself to appear in front of my sister. I shakily raised up two middle fingers before Lee-senpai decided to save the day, and consequently, get himself more injured.
"What?!" The otonin exclaimed in shock.
"Konoha Hurricane!" Lee-senpai exclaimed as he swung his leg around. He flinched from the pain in his ear, making his attack practically useless.
"My last attack is finally showing some effect!" The guy exclaimed as he shoved Lee-senpai's foot away. He then swung his arm back. "You startled me at first, but now, where's that fast, laser-sharp attack of just a few moments ago?!" He hit Lee's arm, which was brought up to help block the attack. "This arm of mine magnifies every little sound from within to the utmost limits. It's an amplifier, and it goes to 11!"
I grit my teeth and internally cursed my uselessness. I felt tears coming to my eyes as Lee-senpai made an expression of the utmost pain. Are you serious?
"And not only that, but far from relying on the momentum of my arm's swing, I can use my own chakra to direct its power towards my chosen prey, wherever he may lie!" He yelled.
This can't be happening!
Lee-senpai released a scream of pain before collapsing onto his side.
This isn't...
"Lee-san!" Sakura exclaimed.
Please, kami-sama...
"Now..." The otonin raised his arm up. "...for the coup de grace!"
My tears spilled down my cheeks as I forced my body up, ignoring the blood that spilled past my cheeks. I stole a kunai from my sister and lunged for the otonin. I stabbed it into his leg and carved the necessary symbol before sitting before Lee-senpai, my hands quickly making a few handsigns. "Saku: Kuro no Hasu!"
The man looked confused before he suddenly released a scream of pain. He stumbled back before falling onto his ass. He clawed desperately at his chest and neck, his screams quickly becoming muffled.
"Dosu!" Zaku yelled as he grabbed at his teammate's yukata-like top.
I panted for a few seconds before suddenly laughing. My eyes couldn't stay focused on the man that was surely dying in a most painful way. I stopped laughing when a hand suddenly grabbed at my shorts. My smile dropped, as did my hands. I stopped the jutsu before it could kill the enemy, my head shakily turning towards the boy a year older than I.
"D... Don't..." He gasped out as tears came out of his eyes, blood slipping down his cheeks from his badly bleeding eardrum. "Please... Ren-kun..."
I looked away and hung my head, my body slumping over a bit. "...I'm sorry..."
He released me and curled into a ball, trying to keep his pain at bay.
I grit my teeth as tears flowed down from my eyes once again. He doesn't like that technique... He doesn't like my sadism either... Why do I keep messing it up? I probably made him hate me. I always do this. How many times will I have to mess up before I can finally get it right?
Dosu seemed to have gotten all of the lotuses out of his throat, or at least most of them, as he stood up with a little bit of help from Zaku. He looked furious as he shoved Zaku away and lifted his arm up.
"I don't think so!" Sakura yelled as she pulled out four kunais with her right hand and four shuriken with her left hand. She threw the kunais at Dosu, only for them to bounce off the device on his arm. She then threw the shuriken towards the bandaged douchebag.
Zaku quickly intercepted, earning a surprised look from Dosu. He blew the shuriken back at my sister before giving a small laugh.
Sakura's hair was caught by the female, who grinned down at her viciously.
"Lovely hair... So much more bounce and shine than mine has! What ninja technique is that - the art of deep conditioning?" The oto female mocked. "You're a disgrace to all shinobi... fussing with your looks when you should concentrate on your training!"
"Ow!" Sakura yelped as her hair was yanked.
I tried pushing myself up to help her, but my arms just shook. I couldn't stand up. I couldn't help her out when she needed it. What kind of useless brother was I?
"Zaku... Why don't you finish off Sasuke-kun or one of her other fallen heartthrobs right in front of this lovesick little pig? The least we can do is entertain her!" The girl asked cruelly.
"Hah! Good one!" Zaku replied before turning towards me. His eyes pierced through me as he said, "I think I'll start with the white-haired bastard."
"Hold still!" The girl yelled at Sakura, who tried to move towards me.
I shakily sighed as my body sagged down even more. I caught her eye and watched as she clenched her hands into a fist. I gave a closed-eye smile as Zaku approached me with an intent to kill.
"All right. Let's do this," Zaku growled out, a large smile stretching onto his lips.
Sakura suddenly pulled out a kunai from her holster.
"You're tricks are useless against me, little girl," the female commented, earning a smirk from my sister.
"You think so?" The pinkenette asked before cutting her long hair off.
"What?!" The girl exclaimed as she pulled back the hair that was no longer connected to my sister's head.
That hair... She grew that out ever since she was little in hopes of gaining the Duckass's attention. She was more attached to that hair than she'd ever truly admit, I thought as I finally collapsed to the ground.
My twin stood up, her headband falling to the ground as she did so. She clenched her hands into fists as a determined look etched itself on her face.
"Kin! Finish her!" Zaku commanded.
The otonin pulled out several senbon as she charged for my sister, who was making several handsigns. She stabbed a log that my sister replaced herself with.
Sakura pulled out several kunai and began to run for Zaku.
"Kin, look out!" The spikey-haired boy demanded as he made his own handsigns. As Sakura threw all her kunais at the boy, he said, "Give it up." He watched my sister make the same handsigns she just used as he outstretched his hands. "Poor, foolish girl... Just a one-trick pony." He perform a jutsu that sent all of her kunais back at her, only to hit a log. "Obviously... You're overhead!" He was right as to where my sister was. "Try it twice, try it thrice... That trick will never work on me!" He declared as he pulled four kunais out of his back pouch. He threw them at my sister and yelled, "My smallest skill is more than enough for you!"
Those four kunais pierced through my sister's skin, causing her to bleed. She pulled one out regardless of the pain and swung it back.
"Heh heh. Come out, come out, wherever you-" Zaku cut himself off when drops of my sister's blood landed on his headband and right cheek. "Eh?" His eyes widened as he looked up at the girl. He brought his arms up just in time to protect his important internal organs from my sister's attack. His arm was pierced my her blade before she bit his arm harshly.
I was shocked at her actions. Don't bite him! Stab his face, and then some!
"Get off!" Zaku yelled as he punched my twin's head. He kept punching and punching, cursing and demanding for his freedom. He drew blood from her, causing tears to appear in her eyes. He finally punched her hard enough to get her off of him.
She wanted whilst glaring back at him fiercely, blood running down her face. She shook from the effort of keeping herself up. Sakura was clearly dealing with muscle strain, as well as chakra strain. She probably took care of Uchiha and Uzumaki-kun all night, and it was obviously taking a toll.
"You little witch!" Zaku yelled as he extended his hands out towards my little twin sister.
I reached my hand out as I cried out, "N-no...! Please don't! Not my sister!"
That's when Shikamaru-san, Choji-san, and Ino-chan jumped out of the nearby bushes, landing in front of my sister. Well, Choji-san was actually dragged out, but you get the point.
"Hmph! The freak parade just goes on and on..." Zaku commented.
"Ino..." Sakura muttered in surprise.
"Sakura... I told you... I'd never let you show me up!" Ino-chan declared.
"Looks like more Konoha insects have scurried into the open," Dosu commented.
Choji-san jolted before yelling, "What are you two thinking?! These guys are too dangerous! We'll be eaten! Shikamaru, let go of my scarf!"
"Yeah right, idiot. This sucks, but we have no choice," Shikamaru-kun said as he kept a strong hold on the scarf in question. "If Ino is coming out, then us men can't run away!"
"Sorry to get you guys involved, but we are a team. We share the same destiny," Ino-chan apologized.
"We'll get through this somehow..." Shikamaru-san muttered.
"Hehe, you can leave if you want... Fatty," Zaku said, making me internally wince.
Oh, fuck... Shit is about to get real, I thought worriedly.
Choji-san's ear twitched before he asked, "What did he say? I couldn't hear him..."
"Huh?!" Zaku yelled, clearly not taking the fucking hint he should have. "If you want to, you can run away... You fatass!"
I actually flinched at that, and my gut churned. Okay, this has been nice and all, but... I reached back and grabbed Lee-senpai before pulling him behind me. "Don't... move..."
"I'm not a fatass! I'm just chubby, damn it!" Choji-san yelled as he whipped around before throwing his arms into the air. "Yaaay! Hurray for chubby!" He pointed over at his two teammates. "Alright! You guys know right! This is a war between Konoha and Oto!" He then glared towards Zaku with a fire in his eyes.
"Man... This is going to suck..." Shikamaru-san commented as he dropped his best friend's scarf.
"That's our line..." Zaku grumbled.
Sakura looked over at Uchiha and Uzumaki-kun, which was noticed by practically everybody.
"Sakura...! Take care of those two," Ino-chan ordered.
"Yeah!" Sakura agreed.
What the fuck are we?! I internally screeched as I used my body as a human shield for Lee-senpai, who had probably passed out by then.
"Alright, time for Ino Team Full Power!" Ino-chan exclaimed.
"Yeah," Shikamaru-san agreed, not sharing the enthusiasm.
"Ino-Shika-Cho Formation! Choji, do your thing!" Ino-chan commanded.
"OK!" Choji-san yelled before blowing his body up. He turned into a human ball and rolled towards Zaku.
"What's this weird jutsu...?" Zaku asked before extending his arms out. "Bah! It's just a rolling fatass." He released a high-powered wind from his hands and looked shocked when Choji-san suddenly went into the air. "What? He bounced upwards!" He was obviously in a tight pickle, realizing that air pressure was cancelled out by the spinning as well as the fact using sound waved when he was like that would imply physical contact, which would, in turn, result in a crushed arm on his part.
When Dosu began to run towards Zaku, Shikamaru-san used his clan's special shadow jutsu to lock the guy in place. "What...?! My shadow is..."
Choji-san slammed into the ground, seeing as how Zaku lunged out of the way.
"What the...?!" Dosu yelled as he put his fingers on the top of his head, looking like some weird monkey or something.
"Dosu, what are you doing at a time like this?!" Kin yelled angrily, not at all thinking about making a move to help her teammates.
"Ino! Now there's just the girl," Shikamaru-san said.
"Yup! Shikamaru, take care of my body," Ino-chan cooed before transferring her mind into Kin's.
"Whoa!" Shikamaru-san exclaimed as he caught his teammates body.
"Uuuu... Everything is spinning," Choji-san complained as he held his hand over his mouth. He was back to his normal size as his eyes spun around.
Kin pulled out a kunai before putting it to her neck. "It's over now! If you guys move an inch, I'll kill this Kin girl! If you don't want it to end here, then leave your scroll and get out of here! When I can't sense your chakra any longer, I'll let her go!"
Zaku and Dosu both grinned at the looked at Kin.
"Ino! Get the fuck out, now!" I yelled as Zaku raised his hand.
Zaku blasted air pressure at Kin, causing her to slam into a nearby tree trunk.
Ino-chan bled slightly from the corner of her mouth. Whatever happened to the body of the person she controlled would happen to her body as well, a drawback to her clan's jutsu.
"Ino!" Shikamaru-san exclaimed as he watched the blood trail down her chin.
"These guys... hurting their own comrade..." Kin muttered as she shakily lifted her head.
"Heh, you are confused..." Zaku said with a large grin.
"Our goals are not the stupid scrolls nor to safely complete this exam... It's Sasuke-kun!" Dosu explained.
"Rape-y much?" I mumbled as I looked at the guy in disgust.
That's when Shikamaru-san's jutsu ended, causing his shadow to go back to his own body.
"Ah... Looks like 5 minutes is this jutsu's limit. That girl's jutsu... Looks like she can enter her spirit into her opponent's body and take control, but... Hehe... From the looks of that internal bleeding, it seems that killing Kin will also kill her," Dosu commented as his right hand flexed.
"Bah, I can't take anymore of this..."
Ugh, it's the asshole. Wait- Oh thank kami-sama! It's the asshole! I internally cheered as I looked up to see Neji and Tenten-san on a nearby branch.
"Some minor Oto1nins bullying these second-rate ninjas and declaring victory?" Neji questioned like the asshole he was.
I shakily raised my finger with a cough while thinking, Bitch, I fought an S-Rank criminal, nearly died, faced off against these otonin fucks with an eighth of my strength, got my ass whooped... I don't need your fucking input! I could have totally taken these guys out if I hadn't fought Orochimaru first! ...Oh my gods. My kage bunshin just threw my scroll and a piece of bark with some random words on it through a random window of the tower before disappearing. They never actually gave an explanation to the proctor. I still need to do that and pass the exam. Thankfully on their way there, they stole two scrolls and buried them in a secret location that has a chakra seal, but... They failed their main fucking mission!
"What?!" Dosu yelled.
"They keep coming out like cockroaches..." Zaku said.
"You made a mistake..." Neji said.
"Lee..." Tenten-san mumbled.
"That knocked out freak right there is from out team, and that white-haired delinquent is very close to our team, so..." Neji activated his byakugan as he gained a fierce expression. "You're going to pay for that!"
An asshole, but a good shinobi, I thought as I allowed myself the privilege of relaxing.
"If you are going to go any further, I'm going all out..." Neji threatened before gaining a slightly surprised look. "Huh?"
Dosu gave a small laugh. "If you don't like it so much, then stop acting all cool and come down here..."
"No. It seems..." He closed his eyes as he deactivated his kekkei genkai. "That won't be necessary."
"Sasuke-kun! You're awake-!" Sakura cut herself off, making me look over at the Uchiha.
I felt horrified at the look in his eyes, as well as the markings on his body. What the fuck... happened to him?
"Sakura... Who... did that to you...?" Uchiha asked darkly.
"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked, fear clear in her voice.
"Who did it?" He repeated.
"I did it!" Zaku answered with a smirk.
"Sasuke-kun... Your body..." Sakura said slowly.
He looked down at his right hand before replying, "Don't worry-"
"Bitch, I'm worried, and I fucking hate you!" I yelled at him before coughing out some more blood.
"Ren... Did they hurt you, too?" Uchiha asked, earning a shaky middle finger.
"Of course! He could barely stand, and he thought he could take us on!" Zaku boasted... like a dead man.
Hey, fuck you. I would have been great if your boss wasn't a fucking asshole, I thought before someone else unhelpfully butted in.
I mean, you'd have had a better chance if you let me take over before you two fought, Sado pipped up.
Why the fuck are you a part of me? I asked as I grovelled on the ground.
Fuck you, that's why, he snapped.
I released a small groan as I threw my head back a bit.
Sakura released a shaky breath as she looked up at the duck. "What are those-"
"Like I said, don't worry... Not only that... I feel power overflowing from within me. I feel... great," Uchiha admitted his expression slowly growing more and more dangerous. "He gave it to me."
"Huh?" My sister asked, still just as confused as I was.
"I finally understand it..." Uchiha continued, "I am an avenger... Even if I must eat the devil's fruit... I am on a path where I must gain power..."
I blinked at him before my eyebrows raised up. Oh, so you're gonna dive off the deep end soon. Okay, great. When I warn the proctor, and probably Hokage-sama, about Orochimaru, I'll be sure to shove you in there and your sudden obsession with getting power from an evil snake man. You're gonna be under high surveillance, Duckass.
"Now... It was you guys, right?" Uchiha growled as he glared at the otonin.
"Pfft," Zaku replied as he gained a cocky look.
"Ino, this is bad! You'll get caught up! Return to your body! You come too, Choji! We're hiding!" Shikamaru-san yelled as he ran towards the bushes with Ino-chan under his arm.
Choji-san quickly followed after Shikamaru-san as Ino-chan released her jutsu, causing her mind to go back to her own body and leave Kin's.
The markings on Uchiha began extending as his chakra seemed to grow darker and darker. His anger was taking control, and he wasn't going to back down any time soon.
Well, it's a good thing Kakashi-sensei only asked for my sado and maso seals, I thought as I reached my hand into my back pouch and pulled out a certain seal which was longer than most of my others. I stole a kunai from Lee-senpai and fumbled with the last of my wire string to try and connect the two together.
"His chakra is too large!" Dosu yelled at his spikey-haired teammate.
"Dosu! No need to be afraid of this half-dead freak!" Zaku replied as he slammed his hands together.
"No Zaku! Don't you realize?!" Dosu exclaimed as he futilely reached his hand out towards the other otonin.
Massive waves of air pressure blew out of Zaku's palms, his hands extended out towards where my teammates were. After he finished, he gave a laugh, not sensing Uchiha who was behind him. "I've blown him away!"
"Blown who away?" The duck asked before punching Zaku towards his teammate. He then pulled out a few shuriken while they were distracted and quickly made a few handsigns. As he blew a few small bits of flames towards the two, he hid his shurikens inside of the smallest balls of fire.
"So what?! I'll blast them away!" Zaku yelled as he used only enough air pressure to make the flames go out. As a result, the shuriken hit him dead on.
Uchiha quickly moved forwards towards his target, not even giving Zaku enough time to recuperate.
"Zaku, below!" Dosu yelled, but it was already too late.
Uchiha grabbed both of Zaku's arms and pulled them behind the boy. He put his foot of Zaku's back as he gripped his opponents wrists tightly. A large grin was clear across his face as a sadistic look entered his eyes. "Hehe... So you're proud of these two arms?" Uchiha then pulled the boy's arms back, causing them to pop out of their sockets before nearly breaking them from the pressure.
I finally finished with my work before throwing my kunai towards Sakura.
It landed in front of her, and the tears that were in her eyes seemed to double in volume.
"You're the only one left," Uchiha noted as he looked over his shoulder at Dosu. As he turned around, he said, "I hope you let me have more fun..."
Sakura grabbed my seal and pulled it free before running towards Uchiha. She reached around his back and slammed the seal onto his head, the rest of it hanging over his face. She then quickly dropped her arms so she could wrap them around his torso. "Stop!"
Uchiha looked back at her with annoyance. It was clear he just wanted to finish the job he started.
"Please... Stop..." Sakura pleaded desperately.
That's when the markings began to receded, and the boy seemed to lose the energy to stand. As he fell down, Sakura caught him easily.
"You are strong..." Dosu stated as he pulled his team's scroll out and held it up. "Sasuke-kun... We can't defeat you at this time. Here's a gift to you." He set the scroll down before heading towards Zaku. "Please let us leave. This may seem convenient, but there is something we must find out now." He used one arm to grab Zaku's waist, helping the boy to his feet while draping Zaku's arm over his shoulders. "But I promise you this... If there is another situation where we will meet in this exam, we will neither run nor hide."
Uchiha grit his teeth as he watched Dosu pick up Kin with his other arm.
"Wait!" Sakura demanded, causing the guy to look back at my sister. "Who is Orochimaru?! What did he do to Sasuke-kun?! Why to Sasuke-kun?!"
"I don't know... We were merely ordered to kill Sasuke-kun," Dosu answered before his eyes narrowed slightly, a few thoughts evidently flying around his skull. He then left with his two teammates.
Shikamaru-san and crew came out of the bushes and rushed for the people in the clearing. "Hey! Are you guys alright?! This sucks, but Ino, you take care of Ren and Lee!"
Ino headed straight for us, allowing me to fully relax myself.
"Welp, I'm gonna die shortly. Lee-senpai, it's been an honor," I said jokingly, thought a hint of seriousness probably got entangled in there somewhere along the way from my brain to my mouth.
He released a small whimper in reply, causing me to quickly apologize.
As Ino-chan finally met up with is, I looked at her and said, "Take care of Lee-senpai first. Bring him towards his teammates, and then take care of me."
The girl looked hesitant, but nodded after hearing Lee-senpai's groan of pain. The blonde quickly helped the boy to his feet before bringing him towards the tree where Neji and Tenten-san were situated.
I gave a deep sigh as I closed my eyes. I got comfortable on the ground and was ready to fall asleep.
That's when Uzumaki-kun yelled, "Everyone, hide! No, get down now! Where did that guy go?!"
Idiot, I internally scolded.
After a few seconds of relative peace, the idiot began to yelled once more. "Oh! Sakura-chan!"
"What?" Sakura asked as the boy charged towards her.
"Sakura-chan - your hair...!" The blonde yelled.
"Oh! You mean this..." My twin trailed off before feeling the hair she had just cut. "Just trying to change my look! An image change! I like it longer, but... You know, in this forest it can get in the way."
"Ahhhh... I see," Uzumaki-kun said, buying her lie easily. He then looked towards Shikamaru-san and Chouji-san. "By the way, why are you guys here?"
"Man... Explaining to you is a waste of my time," Shikamaru-san complained.
"Everyone came to save us," Sakura answered, making me smirk softly.
She's hiding her feelings again. And she think I'm bad, I thought.
Tenten-san jumped down from the branch and landed in front of Ino-chan and Lee-senpai. "I'll take it from here. Please bring Ren over next." She got ahold off Lee-senpai before shaking him back of forth rapidly. "Snap out of it! Lee!"
The black-eyed boy was dropped to the ground as he looked up in confusion. "Tenten, why are you here?"
"We came to save you!" Tenten-san replied as she kneeled down.
"Hey. Where are the otonins?" He asked as looked around.
"That Sasuke kid drove them off," she answered.
The two looked over as Lee-senpai muttered, "I see..."
"Why did you break the plan and act alone?" Tenten-san questioned. "Plus you are all beaten up."
"Sakura-san was in trouble... And as a man..." Lee-senpai trailed off before his head suddenly shot up. "Wh-where is Ren-kun?!"
I help my thumb up as Ino-chan brought me over to Tenten-san. "Alive. Not quite kicking... But alive nonetheless."
"You two are such idiots!" Tenten-san scolded as she looked between us.
"Haha... I can't argue with you there," Lee-senpai agreed as he pulled his legs to his chest, his arms wrapped around his legs as he rested his chin down on his knees.
"Ohh! It's Thick-Brow!" Uzumaki-kun yelled as he came over and pointed at Lee-senpai.
"How dare you be rude to Lee-san?!" Sakura yelled as she punched Uzumaki-kun across the face, sending him flying.
"Damn straight!" I added in as I crossed my arms.
"Your bandages are all dirty! When was the last time you changed them?! And where is your shirt?!" Tenten-san scolded as I was sat down next to her.
"I need a change of bandages for sure. As for my shirt..." I trailed off as I weakly pointed towards the direction it was probably in. "A giant dead snake is laying on it."
"Do I even want to know?" She mumbled before shaking her head. She unwrapped my chest before frowning at the mix of fresh and dry blood. She pulled out her water canteen as she leaned me back a bit. The brunette dumped her water on my chest before extending her hand back.
Neji jumped down before handing her a clean cloth. Ah yes, the boy who had almost everything in that back pouch of his. No one knew how, but somehow he had practically everything his teammates needed stuffed into the pouch of his...
She wiped my chest off before gasping. Her brown eyes held horror as she looked down at the gash on my chest. "Th... There's no way... How are you even alive right now?"
I grinned at her before lifting up a thumb. "They say all the good people die first. I'm an asshole, so I'd naturally be the last to die from something like this."
"This is serious! I can see some of your ribs!" Tenten-san yelled at me before turning her head to Neji. "I need you to hold him down."
"Uh, can you not?" I asked as Neji went to my other side.
He glared down at me before using all of his strength to hold me down.
I looked between them nervously as Tenten-san pulled out a needle with a metal wire attached. "We both know you can't stitch for shit. Please, for kami-sama's sake, don't even try. Just bandage me, or I swear-" I cut myself off with a screech as she put a knee on my gut.
The weapons expert began to stitch my chest closed with her lack-luster sewing skills. She ignored my attempts to flail as well as my screams as she continued on with her work.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuckity fuck fuck! Let me go! I'm gonna seriously do something! Fucking fuck! You can't stitch for shit, bitch!" I screamed as my eyes darted around.
"Be a masochist, and suck it up," Tenten-san demanded as beads of sweat began to run down her face.
"It doesn't hurt! I just know you're fucking it up! I've seen you try to stitch before, and you fucking can't!" I yelled at her before coughing up a bit of blood. "Shit..."
"It's because you're squirming. Stop it already," Neji commanded as his lavender eyes narrowed a bit more at me.
"Do they do this often?" Uzumaki-kun mumbled.
"Only once or twice after he's done something extraordinarily stupid," the brown-eyed girl answered before pulling out a kunai. She cut the wire off and got off of me. "Okay, now I'll bandage you."
"Fuck you," I snapped as Neji released me.
He didn't verbally reply as he pulled his water canteen out. He shoved the thing's opening into my mouth before demanding, "Drink it all."
"Good idea," Tenten-san praised as she pulled some bandages out of her pouch. She began to wrap my chest up as Neji practically attempted to murder me.
As I was forced to drink all of his water, I couldn't help but curse out everything in my mind. I had bad stitching, my body was hurt all over, and I still had to go tell a few people about Orochimaru sneaking in and trying to kill a few genin.
"Okay. He's been hydrated," Neji stated as he pulled his water canteen away. He then slapped away my arm, which had tried to smack him.
Tenten-san nodded in approval as she finished wrapping up my chest. "His wound has been addressed."
"Sakura-san," Lee-senpai said, gaining my, as well as my twin's, attention. "Konoha's Lotus blooms twice... The next time we meet, I will be a stronger man. I promise."
"Yeah!" Sakura replied as she gave him a closed-eye smile.
"Hey, Sakura! Over here!" Ino-chan yelled, catching my sister's focus. "I'll straighten out your hair!"
Sakura gave a smirk as she replied, "Please..."
I sighed in relief as the two seemed to talk a few things out. "Ah, I'm so tired..."
"Then sleep, idiot. You need to rest and get all your blood and chakra back. I'm surprised you haven't died from chakra exhaustion yet," Tenten-san scolded, making me purse my lips.
"What was I supposed to do? Let my sister die?" I mumbled bitterly.
She punched my head and yelled, "Well, what good would you do dead?! Think before you act!"
"Ugh, yes Kaa-san," I muttered as I looked away with a glare.
"Enough. Let's go. We've wasted enough time here," Neji interjected as he stood up. "Lee, Tenten - We're moving out."
The other two nodded before Team Gai departed from the clearing.
I sighed as I laid down on my back. "Sakura! Find me a shelter and leave me there!"
"What are-"
"This is where I stop helping you and vice versa. The worst of the danger is over, something I'm willing to bet on. So you and your team must prove yourself. The same goes for me. Don't forget to this is still a test." I opened my eyes and looked at her. A smirk crawled onto my lips once I saw her determined look.
Sakura straightened up and yelled, "Of course! You better pass!"
"You too!" I replied as my smirk widened.
