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"Last time on Total Drama Island! The remaining sixteen campers were tasked with canoeing over to Wawanakwa's sister island, Boney Island!" A shot of the scary island was shown, "but Boney Island is known for being cursed, and some of our campers certainly felt the curse vibes!" Kiba was shown being wrapped up in a spider web. "Itachi finally opened up a bit about his life to Ino, of all people, and Kisame and TenTen talked about their feelings! Kiba continued to chat up Konan, but unfortunately for him, Akamaru was chased into the woods by a bobcat, and that cost the team the challenge when Kiba got trapped by a spider trying to rescue him!" Kiba was shown looking distraught as the Foxes were declared the winners. "And despite his popularity with his teammates, they couldn't justify keeping him around after blowing yet another challenge. Kiba was eliminated, but not before getting rejected by Konan!" Kiba was shown asking Konan on a date, and Konan declined, leaving Kiba sad. "Ouch, dude. What do we have in store for our campers today? Find out, right now, on Total Drama Island!"
The episode opened on the elimination area, where all the remaining campers were sat on various stumps. The day was sunny and warm, and the fifteen teens were currently looking at Chris as he walked up with a large cardboard box.
"Greetings, campers," the host greeted, thumping the cardboard box down on the oil drum podium. "You guys ready for today's extreme challenge?"
"Bring it!" Naruto whooped.
"I like your enthusiasm, Naruto," Chris complimented, beginning to open the box.
"What's in the box, hn?" Deidera asked, craning his neck from his sitting position to try and get a better glimpse.
"Breakfast," Chris answered simply. He pulled out a small can of baked beans. "Hope you guys are hungry!"
"Beans for breakfast?" Kisame asked flatly.
"That doesn't sound like the most balanced breakfast," TenTen agreed.
Chris began to whip the cans at the contestants, grinning whenever one failed to catch it and got hit. "Baked beans are the #1 hunter food consumed in North America. If you like to hunt, then you gotta eat beans."
Itachi crossed his arms, and leveled a frosty look at Chris. "But I do not like to hunt."
"Yeah yeah, you're a vegetarian, we know..." Chris rolled his eyes. "But wrory not, Itachi, because the only thing you'll be hunting today...is each other!"
That got the interest of all the other campers.
"I take it we won't be using a real bow and arrow," Shino said dryly.
"Correctamundo," Chris confirmed. To his right, Obito and Kakshi wheeled in two seperate racks of paintball guns. "You guys will be hunting each other with paintball guns." He gestured to Kakashi and the red paintball guns. "Rhinos are loaded with forest green paint," he then gestured to the other rack brought in by Obito, "while the Foxes get blood red. Each team will have hunters AND deer. Hunters get these cool camo caps," he pulled one out and put it on his head for emphasis, "while the deer get to wear these adorable antlers, fluffy white tail, and buttony little nose!" He pointed to Obito, who quickly put these accessories on with a goofy grin.
"I know I look good," The older boy boasted, ignoring the mocking laughs that came from some of the campers.
"So, let's see here...Fox hunters will be Ino, Hinata, Karui and Naruto."
Obito grabbed the four paintball guns and tossed them to the aforementioned campers. He also tossed them the stylish camo caps.
"Damn," Kisame complained, "I wanted to be a hunter."
"Me too!" TenTen said hotly, putting her hands on her hips. "Can we switch?" She asked the host.
"No can do, I'm afraid," Chris said with faux sympathy, "but what you can do is come grab your dorky deer costumes!"
Itachi, Kisame, TenTen, and Kurotsuchi didn't look too thrilled, but went to get thier costumes all the same.
"As for the Rhinos, we'll have Shino, Deidera, and Sasuke be the hunters. Sakura, Temari, Konan and Shikamaru will be the deer."
"Oh, nice," Temari scoffed, "have the men be the hunters and us ladies be the deer. What the heck is that about?"
"I'm not a girl," Shikamaru protested.
"Well you ain't a man, either," Sasuke smirked, and Shikamaru glared at him.
"Play nice, Sasuke," Sakura scolded, though her tone didn't really have any oomph to it.
"Wait a sec," Shino realized, "why do we only get three hunters, while the Foxes get four?"
"Each team needs an even number of targets," Chris explained, "and since you loser Rhinos are down a player, that's just the penalty you'll have to take." He shot the bug boy finger guns and w ink. "Anymore questions? The deer get a five minute head start, and we'll call the challenge in four hours. The team with the most amount of paint on thier deer sends another camper home."
Temari raised a hand. "Can the hunters shoot at each other?"
"Well, you can," Chris shrugged, "but it won't help towards winning the challenge. Only pain on the teams' deer will count."
Everyone nodded, so Chris blew his airhorn and started the challenge. "Don't forget to grab your bean breakfast!"
(Confessional: Deidera.)
"I was pretty excited to be a deer, hn!" Deidera said happily, "Paintball guns are great, I can turn people into wonderful art with them!" He gives a bit of an insane cackle at that, and rubs his hands together. "And I do love creating art!"
(End Confessional: Deidera.)
"Muhahahah," Deidera chuckled, a crazy glint in his eye.
The three Rhino hunters were walking through the forest, as the five minute head start for the deer had just expired. Deidera was looking insanely excited, and was trailing behind the other two boys.
Shino and Sasuke raised their eyebrows at each other, a little uneasy at the normally easy-going Deidera's exhuberance.
"Take it easy, doofus," Sasuke chided.
"Do you think we should stick together as a squad?" Shino asked the two boys. "If we stick together, there's less of a chance that we encounter deer. However, if we do, we can guarentee that we'll soak them with paint."
"Doesn't matter to me," Sasuke shrugged. "What do you think, Deidera?" When he recieved no response, he turned around. His eyes bugged. Deidera was gone. "Where the hell did he go?"
Shino also turned around. "I have no idea," he said simply. "Perhaps the two of us should stick together, and we can hope that Deidera is adequately built to handle himself on his own."
"Whatever," Sasuke said cooly, "and we can always blame him for going off on his own if we lose."
Shino nodded, a ghost of a smirk playing at his lips. "Precisely."
(Confessional: Shino.)
"Sasuke and I are not so different," Shino said simply. "We're both calculating and brutally honest with people. He just happens to be extremely rich and good-looking, whilst I am average in both wealth and looks." He shrugs. "Just goes to show how genetics and luck can effect your whole life."
(End Confessional: Shino.)
The four Fox deer: Kisame, TenTen, Itachi, and Kurotsuchi, were walking together through the forest.
"We should probably split up, huh?" Kurotsuchi asked. The tomboy was definitely the least upset by being a deer, and was looking a little excited at the prospect of hiding out in the woods for five hours.
"Whatever," Kisame grumbled, clearly still annoyed he wouldn't get to hunt down the other team.
"Don't be glum, chum!" Kurotschi said optmistically, "c'mon, this could be fun!" When she recievd stony looks from all three of the others, she winced. "Uh...okay then...I'll just...split off, then! Heheh, see ya!" She leapt into a bush, and could be heard scurrying off deeper into the forest.
"I think that splitting up would be for the best," Itachi agreed. He began to veer off in a different direction than Kisame and TenTen. "I wish you all good luck in avoiding paint."
"Later," Kisame waved him off, and then it was just him and TenTen walking through the woods. They walked in silence for a minute, neither one splitting off from the other.
"Are you gonna split off?" Kisame asked the black belt.
"Are you?" Was the retort.
Kisame grinned his sharky grin at her. "Wasn't planning on it. I think hanigng out with you is worth the risk to our team of them finding both of us." He cracked his knuckles, "besides, you and I can easily outrun all the other dorks on the other team."
TenTen flushed a little, but returned his grin with one of her own. "Alright, sounds like a plan!"
"Alright, I know Kisame and TenTen were upset about not being deer, so we gotta show 'em up by owning this challenge!" Karui said hotly, smacking her bicep confidently as she looked at her fellow Fox deer.
Hinata didn't look nearly as amped about the challenge as Karui did. "I dunno," the pretty girl said nervously, "isn't shooting paintballs at the others kind of...mean?"
"Nah, it'll be fun!" Naruto told her excitedly ."Me and my friends go paintballing all the time back home, and you can barely feel it."
"Ugh, I'm so glad I'm not a deer," Ino said with a shudder, "imagine those welts on my perfect skin? Yeesh!"
"Alright, let's split up into teams of two," Karui said, hefting her paintball gun over her shoulder and adjusting her camo cap.
"Good idea!" Ino interjected quickly, "Karui, you go with Hinata! I'll go with Naruto!"
Both Naruto and Hinata didn't look too thrilled about this.
"But I wanna go with-hurp!" The blonde bruiser was cut off as Ino mashed a finger to his lips.
"No buts!" Ino said hotly. "Let's move out, soldiers!"
Karui had no problem with this, and grabbed Hinatas arm and dragged her off down a different path.
"What's the big idea?" Naruto complained once he and Ino were alone and walking down thier own path. "I wanted to go with Hinata!"
"Don't think I didn't hear about how you blew it big time yesterday, mister," Ino said, an accusatory note to her voice.
Naruto's face turned a little ruddy, but his defiant pout hid it well. "Whaddya talking about!?'"
The model rolled her beautiful eyes, "please, honey. Let me help you. I know it can be tough to know what to talk about with a girl you like."
The two walked along in silence for a few seconds.
"Okay...so say hypothetically I needed help," Naruto said, his tone still a little stubborn. "What advice would you give me?"
Ino smirked at him. "Well, you see..." The camera panned up as she began to give advice.
(Confessional: Ino.)
"Hah, Sakura thinks she's the love expert on this island, but I'm no slouch myself," Ino said arrogantly, filing her fingernails with a nail file. "Normally I'd tell boys to be confident and even a little arrogant, but I know Hinata and she likes them sweet as honey."
(End Confessional: Ino.)
"Everything okay, Konan?" Sakura asked the goth timidly.
"Hnn."
It was true. Konan had been especially moody and grouchy all morning, and this did not go unnoticted by her teammates.
"Did you sleep poorly?" Sakura asked, her tone sympathetic, "I know not getting enough rest can make me super crabby."
"I'm fine. Just leave me alone."
Sakura exchanged a worried glance with Temari. The de-facto team leader just rolled her eyes and mouthed 'drop it' to the pinkette. Sakura frowned, but let the subject drop.
"Alright," Shikamaru drawled, "are we splitting up or what?"
Temari nodded. "It's probably a good idea. Let's all go solo."
Sakura nodded, "alright, you hear that, Konan?" She turned to speak to the goth, but found she had already disappeared. "Wow...that girl is weird."
"Did you just realize?" Shikamaru said dryly, and Temari elbowed him in the side.
"Enough chit chat. Split up!"
Deidera prowled through the woods, being suprisingly quiet. He was tuned into the challenge, an eager and content look on his face. After all, what better way to show your art then by turning a human into it?!
"Here, deery-deers," He cooed, his tone hushed as he prowled through the underbrush. "Come to Papa, hn!"
As if the gods were smiling upon him, he heard a twig snap behind him, and whipped around to come face to face with the barrel of a paintball gun. The artist gulped.
"You know, I could put one in you just for fun," drawled the owner of the gun. Karui stared down at the crouching artist, a bemused expression on her dark face.
"Hn," Deidera agreed, "or you could save a paintball and spare me the welt on my face...?"
"Don't shoot him, Karui," came a timid voice from behind Karui. "we won't even get anything out of it. He's not a deer."
Karui sighed, lowering her gun. "You're too nice, Hinata. I should've gone with Naruto, he would've been okay with popping him."
Deidera stood up and brushed himself off, giving Hinata a grateful grin as he did so.
Another twig snapped, and Shikamaru stumbled into the clearing. Hinata and Karui gasped, and quickly brought thier guns up to shoot him.
Shikamaru's eyes widened as he saw the two girls take aim at him, and he covered his face and braced for impact.
Blat blat blat blat!
"Ow!"
"Eeek!"
Shikmaru stayed frozen for a sec, but when the pain of paintballs did not come he peeked his eye open to see a paint covered Karui wrestling with Deiedera's gun, with a wincing Hinata holding a welt of green on her arm.
"Get outta here, hn!" Deidera bellowed, losing the struggle with Karui very quickly. "Run!"
Shikamaru didn't need to be told twice, and turned tail (literally) and booked it out of there. Just as he disappeared, Karui succeded in yanking Deidera's gun out of his hands and shoving the artist to the ground roughly. She turned and hurled the paintball gun in the opposite direction, where it thumped into the bushes. "Little shit," she growled at the prone boy, before turning to Hinata. "Let's go! Chase after him!"
Hinata whimpered, but hefted her gun and followed Karui in the way Shikamaru had run.
Once they left, a dazed Deidera lifted his head off the ground with a woozy grin. "Worth it," he mumbled.
(Confessional: Karui.)
Karui is very annoyed. "Gah! I should have just shot him in the face!
(End Confessional: Karui.)
The camera panned through the forest, marveling at the beauty of nature. It ended in a clearing, where a large tree stump jutted out of the ground. Sitting on the treestump with her arms wrapped around her knees was Konan. She rested her chin glumly on her knees and stared boredly out into the forest.
"This show sucks," the goth said out loud, to nobody in particular. "I should never have signed up for it..." She let out a moody sigh. "I hope someone comes along and soaks me in paint so we lose and the team votes me out."
"If I may intrude," Came a voice from behind her, and Konan whirled around to see Itachi walking calmly into the clearing, his deer antlers catching the sunlight, "but is everything alright? That seems a little glum, even for you."
Konan huffed, turning her back on Itachi again. "I was hoping you might be a hunter from the Foxes."
"So I gathered," Itachi's voice got closer, and she could soon hear his footfalls in the soft grass. She felt him sit behind her on the large stump, and soon they were sitting back to back.
"I don't have to talk to you," Konan said pointedly, "in fact I shouldn't. We're on opposite teams."
"No, you don't have to talk to me," Itachi agreed.
Konan waited for him to say more, but he didn't.
"So what are you doing here?" Konan asked him, "we've never even spoken before."
"Me? I'm sitting on this stump, enjoying the sunlight," Itachi said plainly.
A dry smirk threatened to crack Konan's steely exterior. "You're awfully literal, aren't you?"
Itachi nodded. "So I've been told." He was silent for a few seconds, "but having Sasuke as my little brother has keyed me in to when people who are closed off are upset. It's clear something is bothering you." He turned slightly, "you don't have to talk if you don't want to, but I think you'd be surprised on how much better you might feel."
"Look, I appreciate it," Konan said dully, "but I'm just mellow like this all the time, okay? I don't think I'm anymore done with this stupid island than I usually am."
Itachi didn't answer, almost as if he was waiting for her to continue.
"It's just...the guy we voted off last night..." A note of frustration began to creep into Konan's voice.
"The one with the puppy?" Itachi asked for clarification. At Konan's nod, he chuckled. "Ah yes, Sasuke didn't care for him much, I'm afraid."
"Well, yeah, Kiba's a doofus," Konan said. "It's just...I wasn't expecting to feel so...upset, today."
"Upset?" Itachi questioned.
"Yeah, like I...like I miss him," Konan grumbled, the frustration in her voice growing. "And I don't ever miss people. I don't even miss my parents, and I've been away from them for almost two weeks!"
Itachi nodded, "curious."
"That's one way to describe it." Konan sighed. "And what's worse is that right before he left..." she trailed off, almost like she had lost her nerve. "Never mind."
Itachi didn't push the subject, and for that Konan was grateful. However, thier peace was shattered when a few paintballs darted out and hit Itachi, soaking his hoodie in green paint.
Quick as a flash, Itachi slid off the stump and hit the ground, and four or five more paintballs whizzed over his head. He sprung up with surprising grace and sprinted for the other side of the clearing.
Konan watched as Shino and Sasuke emerged from the other side of the clearing. They approached Konan.
"What were you doing, talking with Itachi?" Shino asked, narrowing his eyes at Konan. "Seems a little suspicious to me..."
"Relax, Shino," Sasuke told him sharply, "knowing Itachi, he was probably trying to help Konan with some personal stuff; like why she went goth or what was missing from her childhood."
"Something like that," Konan grumbled, "I was just sitting in the clearing and he came up and started asking me annoying questions."
Sasuke snorted, "sounds like Itachi," he grumbled, "what an idiot. He's gotta keep his guard up more."
"What were you talking about?" Shino asked Konan.
"None of your business."
(Confessional: Itachi.)
Itachi stares thoughtfully at the ceiling, a hand touching his chin as he ponders. "Well, if I had to guess, I would say Konan had feelings for this Kiba. I'm not sure she realizes it yet, though. Or at least she doesn't want to realize it." He shook his head, "poor girl, it seems it is too late for her."
(End Confessional: Itachi.)
"And that's how I took second in Junior Tai-Kwon-Do Nationals," TenTen finished her story. "And I wasn't even mad I got second. I did my very best. The girl in first was two years older and had more experience."
"Wow," Kisame complimented, looking genuinely enthralled with the story, "quite impressive."
The two Fox deer were currently walking through the woods, hoping to put as much distance between them and any of the other hunters. They had come up with the plan to just keep moving in one direction, and hope to just outrun any of the others.
"Yeah, I was the youngest girl to make the podium in over 50 years, so that was pretty sweet," TenTen said happily.
Kisame found himself admiring her happy grin, and balked when she gave him a questioning look. He realized he had no idea what she had just asked him.
"Err, come again? " Kisame said, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly. "Sorry, got lost in your eyes for a second, there." He gave her an exxagerated wink.
TenTen scoffed, turning her blushing face away so he wouldn't see. "You...ugh, stop doing that!"
"Stop what?" Kisame asked, his tone dripping with faux-innocence.
TenTen slugged his arm, "you know what, you big jerk."
"Sure, I'll stop telling the truth, if thats what you want," Kisame said, nodding his head solemnly.
TenTen laughed, "I hate you."
(Confessional: TenTen.)
TenTen held her still rosy cheeks. "Ugh, he's just..." she trails off, a little dreamy, "um, annoying! Yeah...annoying!"
(End Confessional: TenTen.)
Temari was walking along by herself, keeping a keen ear out for any potential enemies. Unfortuantely for her, she was shocked to feet two sharp pains in her back, and stumbled. She quickly felt her back and her fingers came up red. Fox paint, she thought, grimacing. She began to run faster into the woods, angry she had been hit out of nowhere.
"C'mon, let's go!" Naruto whooped, hopping out of the bushes with a smirking Ino in tow.
"Nice shot," Ino complimented as the two ran.
"You too, haha!" Naruto jumped over a fallen branch and brought his gun up, squaring in on Temari's back. The bossy girl was about fourty yards ahead of the two Foxes, but that didn't stop the ambitious Naruto from pulling the trigger, hoping to hit her. He quickly tapped the trigger three times. The first paintball was off course, and the second hit a tree, but the third exploded into paint on her calf.
"Nice work, keep at it-whoa!" Ino's foot caught on a tree root, and she pitched forward. She would have hit the ground paintfully if Naruto hadn't turned around and caught her around the middle before she fell.
"Eep!" the model squeaked, holding onto Naruto for dear life so she didn't fall into the nasty dirt. "Yikes, thanks Naruto!"
"No problem, my reflexes are pretty good," The blonde said, a goofy grin on his face.
"Now put me down before Hinata sees your arms around another woman!" Ino snapped.
Naruto let out a little eep, and nearly pushed Ino onto the ground with how quickly he tried to get away from her. "Good point, good point," he gulped, looking over his shoulder as if Hinata might magically appear out of thin air.
Kurotsuchi was by a river, sunning on a rock. She was dozing a little, as several hours had passed and she hadn't seen hide nor hair of any of the other campers. This proved to be a mistake, though. Because of her lowered guard, she failed to notice Deidera sneaking up on her.
"Perfect, hn..." Deidera grunted, looking down the shoddy scope of the paintball gun at Kurotsuchi. "Sorry about this..."
Blat blat blat blat!
Kurotsuchi was startled awake with a scream as she felt four sharp pangs on her body. She looked down and gasped, now covered in green paint. She quickly dove into the river so Deidera couldn't get any more shots on her, but the damage was done.
"Nice try!" Deidera called after her swimming form, "but this is oil-based paint! That's not coming off in cold water!"
He heard a twig snap behind him, and turned to see Sakura emerging from the undergrowth.
"Nice shots, Deidera!" She said happily, the red deer nose matching her pink hair nicely.
Deidera blew imaginary smoke from his barrel. "Easy peasy, hn," he told her, "now c'mon, let's keep moving."
"You know, you don't have to protect me, even though I appreciate it," she told the artist coyly as they set off back into the forest.
"It only makes sense," Deidera told her, "I already protected Shikamaru earlier. I don't mind lighting up those Fox hunters if they try to hurt my teammates!"
"How noble of you!"
(Confessional: Deidera.)
"Finally I was feeling in my element," Deidera boasted, a confident smile on his face, "I was protecting my teammates, tagging the enemies up, and all in all feeling like a boss!" He pumped his fist, "best challenge yet!"
(End Confessional: Deidera.)
The rest of the challenge passed. Every once in a while, a hunter would run into a deer and take shots. Some paintballs hit, some didn't.
Eventually, the loudspeaker in the center of camp let out a horrendous noise, loud enough to be heard from all corners of the island.
"Alright campers, the challenge is now over! Meet in front of the Mess Hall so I can tally the results and declare a winner!"
The camera cut to the Mess Hall, where Chris, Chef, and thirteen of the campers stood. The sun was beginning to set, and the orange sunlgiht of the afternoon extended all the shadows dramatically.
"Where are Kisame and TenTen?" Karui asked, noting the only two campers who weren't present.
Chris was pacing back in forth, a little annoyed. "Camera's saw them on the other side of the island. Looks like their strategy was to just put as much distance from everyone else as possible."
A pain-dashed Temari snapped her fingers, "Damn it," she muttered, annoyed, "why didn't I think of that?"
After a few more minutes, TenTen and Kisame appeared out of the forest, both squeaky clean and free of paint.
"Hey, guys!" Ino greeted, waving them over. "Nice job not getting hit!"
Kisame shot her finger guns, and the two lined up next to the other Foxes.
"Okay, I need the hunters to step back so I can just look at the deer," Chris ordered, "and I'll determine who wins the challenge."
The eight deer stepped forward nervously. At a first glance, it looked pretty even. While Kisame and TenTen were paint free, both Kurotsuchi and Itachi had a decent bit of paint on them.
For the Rhinos, only Sakura was paint free. Shikamaru had been tagged once on the arm. Temari and Konan both had paint on them, but Temari much more so than Konan.
"Hmm," Chris said, circling the group and examining every deatail, "this is gonna pretty close. Obito, Kakashi, can I trsut you guys to give your unbiased opinion?"
"Of course," Kakashi said dryly, "I don't give a crap if any of these brats gets voted off."
"You can count on me for honesty!" Obito said jovially, adjusting his goggles.
The three huddled in and whispered as the fifteen campers waited nervously.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh," Chris whispered, "yup, mozeralla on the pinecone, for sure. Yup. Okay, break." The three seperated, and Chris turned to the two teams. "Good job, campers, this was a very close one! However, we've decided that the team that just barely won is...
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The Rampaging Rhinos!"
The seven Rhinos cheered...except for Konan, who just sighed.
"Deidera MVP!" Sakura squealed, running over to the blonde and giving him a big hug.
"I'll second that," Shikamaru added, "he saved my butt from Karui and Hinata."
Sasuke tore his sour gaze from the hugging Sakura and Deidera and scoffed.
The Foxes, meanwhile, slumped in defeat.
"Well, good try everyone," Ino said glumly, "we did our best."
"Well we certainly did," Kisame said haughtily, gesturing to TenTen and himself. "We did the challenge perfectly, so I better not see any votes sent our way tonight!" He glared out over the team, who all looked a little startled at his reaction.
"Well, I don't like ya, Kisame," Naruto said stoutly, walking up to the much taller, stronger boy, "but that's fair enough. I won't vote for ya...this time."
Kisame gave Naruto his sharky grin and ruffled his hair. "Atta boy."
"Oi, cut it out!" Naruto pouted.
"Alright, dinner will be later on," Chris told the group, "and the elimination ceremony after that. Catch you loser Foxes then!" He walked off with Chef.
"Good job, I guess," Kakashi told the Rhinos.
"Didn't you say you didn't care if we get voted off?" Shino asked Kakashi cooly.
"Yeah, you're kind of a shit camp counselor." Temari told him accusingly.
"It's hilarious that you think that means anything to me," Kakashi rolled his eyes, "anyways, I just like it when I beat that happy-go-lucky Obito. The guy needs to calm down."
"I'd rather have someone who's excited to be here over you, even if he is a bit...goofy," Shikamaru grumbled.
"That's rich coming from you, slacker boy," Kakashi shot back.
"Oi!" Obito marched up to Kakashi, "don't be mean to your campers, Kakashi! You're supposed to be their guide!" His eyes sparkled, "Someone they can look up to! Someone they can tell all thier secrets, hopes and dreams to!"
Both Kakashi and the Rhinos looked a little disturbed at this.
"You know what, I take it back," Shikamaru muttered.
(Confessional: Obito.)
"Man, Kakashi and the Rhinos are just a bunch of downers!" Obito pouted, "nothing like my team! Those guys rock! It sucks they have to vote someone out..." He rubbed his chin, "I wonder who it's gonna be?"
(End Confessional: Obito.)
It was just before dinner, and the eight members of the Fierce Foxes were meeting in the boys side of the cabin, just like they had done at the previous vote, to discuss who would be eliminated that night.
"I suggest we keep this short," Kisame said simply. "No one really messed up. I like pretty much everyone on this team. It's been agreed that TenTen and I won't be recieving any votes. Shall we just let the chips fall where they may?"
Silence blanketed over the others. Everyone was unsure what to say.
"I...I dunno about that," Kurotsuchi frowned, "I feel like with Lee, it worked much better when we hashed it all out."
"Surely anyone who is confident in thier place in the team would be confident to do this," Kisame said suavely, making Kurotsuchi wince, "after all, no one would want to vote you off if your contributions to the team were worthwhile."
"That's true," Kurotsuchi said quickly, "and I'm not saying that because I'm not confident, but...I dunno...what does everyone else think?"
Naruto picked a bit of earwax out of his ear and flicked it away, bored. "Yeah, sounds good to me. You think dinner is ready soon?"
"I'm fine with it," Karui grumbled, giving Kisame an appraising look. The jock noticed and winked at her.
"I too have no qualms with it." Itachi added.
"Sounds good to me," Ino purred. TenTen nodded her agreement.
"Excellent," Kisame grinned. He clapped his hands together, "meeting adjourned, I suppose. No hard feelings."
Everyone began to file out, a little nervous about the ceremony now.
(Confessional: Kurotsuchi.)
"Earlier on when we had teammates like Sai, Bee and Lee, these eliminations were easy," Kurotsuchi said as she chewed her lip nervously, "but going in blind like this is pretty scary! We have no idea who's gonna get the boot!"
(End Confessional: Kurotsuchi.)
(Confessional: Kisame.)
"People might be expecting me to be voting for Naruto, given his association with Lee and Bee," Kisame mused, "but I won't be writing the knuckleheads name down tonight. He's been quite useful in challenges, and even I wouldn't be so cruel as to tear him and Hinata apart before anything even happens." A cruel glint lit up his eyes, "but their seperation will come soon enough."
(End Confessional: Kisame.)
Dinner came and went. Eventually the Foxes found themselves called to the elimination area, where Chris stood behind his usual oil drum. The campfire sparked merrily as the eight Foxes took thier seats.
"Welcome welcome, Foxes," Chris told them, "you guys started with 11 members, but after tonight you'll be down to 7." He scanned thier faces, "anyone feeling confident?"
"Jerkface Kisame should be," Naruto said quickly, making a couple of his teammates laugh, Kisame included. "And TenTen too, I guess. They did good in the challenge, so we agreed not to vote 'em off."
Chris nodded, also amused with Naruto's outburst to his rhetorical question. "Thanks for the info, Naruto-my-man. Now, you've all cast your votes in the Confessional. On this plate I have seven marshmallows. When I call your name, come up and grab a marshmallow." He waited a second and looked over the Foxes, six of whom were looking a little on edge. Kisame and TenTen were the only ones that looked confident.
"Looks like your team appreciates you guys," Chris said, "because TenTen and Kisame, you two are indeed safe."
Kisame and TenTen shared a fist bump before getting up and walking to the campfire. They grabbed a marshmallow, toasted each other, then ate them.
"Six campers left, five marshmallow remanining," Chris said cryptically, loving the way the six Foxes looked nervous. "The next name I'm going to call is...Ino."
The model sighed happily, quickly springing up to join Kisame and TenTen by the fire. She hugged the black belt happily.
"Also safe tonight is...Hinata."
A trembling Hinata let out a huge breath and quickly joined the other safe Foxes.
Chris surveyed Kurosuchi, Naruto, Karui, and Itachi. "Karui! Congratulations, you are also safe!"
Karui pumped her fist, her red hair catching the fire as she ran to the others.
"Itachi, come get your marshmallow, bro."
Kisame grinned at the elder Uchiha as he joined them at the fire.
Naruto and Kurotsuchi, the only two without a marshmallow, exchanged a terrified glance.
"Yup, thats one way to instill some fear into you kids," Chris grinned, "show them a tray with exactly one marhsmallow on it!"
Naruto turned from Kurotsuchi to glare at Kisame, but the big man just grinned at him. Hinata was covering her face, equally as terrified. Ino noticed this and was quick to console the shy girl.
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"Woohoo!" Naruto practically leapt off the stump in glee. He quickly ran to the tray and yoinked the marshmallow off it. He seemed to realize his exhueberance and cringed, turning back to the surprised Kurotsuchi, "uhh...sorry, Kurotsuchi."
Kurotsuchi blinked away her suprise, disappointment quickly overtaking her features. "Aww, it's fine, Naruto. I didn't vote for you anyways." She shrugged her shoulders, a humorless grin on her face, "damn, maybe I should have." she looked at her ex-team, "so you guys picked me?"
All of the Foxes gave shrugs or non-answers, as none wanted to give away who voted for who in such a divided ceremony.
"Kurotsuchi, I'm sorry but you've been eliminated from Total Drama Island," Chris told her, gesturing to her luggage, "any last words?"
"Welp, I think I could've brought more to the team, honestly," Kurotsuchi frowned, "but it was nice to meet you all."
"Bye, girl," Ino waved, "nice to meet you too!"
Some of the other Foxes waved her off as she walked down the Dock and boarded the Boat of Losers. She scowled as the boat sped off.
"Welp, there you have it," Chris told the camera, turning back to the Foxes. "Foxes, you may go."
The Foxes quickly cleared out, and Chris turend his attention back to the camera. "Eight are now gone, and fourteen remain! We're one-third of the way through this contest, and it's still anybody's game! Who will be eliminated next? Find out next time, on Total! Drama! Island!"
The shot faded to black.
Voting Confessionals:
Hinata - Umm...I guess I vote for Itachi...I'm sorry! You're just so rich already...
Ino - I vote for Karui! Girl needs to learn how to chill.
Itachi - Kisame is subtle, but effective. I caught his meaning. I vote for Kurotsuchi.
Karui - I'm voting for Naruto. He's a doofus.
Kisame - I'll be voting for Kurotsuchi tonight. Nothing personal, girlie, but I can't eliminate Naruto right now, and I'm closer with everyone else.
Kurotsuchi - Well, we voted Bee and Lee off, and I guess Naruto is the last of that trio. Sorry, hon!
Naruto - I'm voting for Karui tonight! She's a jerk!
TenTen - I talked to Kisame, and we're voting for Kurotsuchi tonight. Nothing personal!
Votes:
Kurotsuchi: 3 votes (Itachi, Kisame, TenTen).
Naruto: 2 votes (Karui, Kurotsuchi).
Karui: 2 votes (Ino, Naruto).
Itachi: 1 vote (Hinata).
Rampaging Rhinos: Sasuke, Sakura, Temari, Shikamaru, Shino, Deidera, Konan.
Fierce Foxes: Naruto, Ino, Itachi, TenTen, Kisame, Karui, Hinata.
Voted Off: Sai, Bee, Tayuya, Fu, Karin, Lee, Kiba, Kurotsuchi.
Last Words:
Sai - "Those idiots will drag your team down, mark my words."
Bee - "I tipped my hand too early, but I ain't surly. I had fun, and I bet my homies will have won. Catch ya later, fools!"
Tayuya - "Not only is my team a bunch of sissies, they're also idiots! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot, I was your toughest player!"
Fu - "It was awesome getting to know you guys! Kick some Fox butt!"
Karin - "This whole experience was a waste of time. I can't believe you imbeciles eliminated me. What a joke."
Lee - "While I may not agree with your decision, I respect it. It was an honor to play with you all!"
Kiba - "I guess bringing a puppy to this show was a bad call, not that it's his fault. Sorry to let the team down. Make sure to destroy the Foxes!"
Kurotsuchi - "Welp, I think I could've brought more to the team, honestly. But it was nice to meet you all."
Well, there is the episode! Kurotsuchi was...kind of a filler character haha. It was a little tricky to come up with 11 prominent women, and she's a side character you can't do a whole lot with really since canon didn't really give her much of a personality. So she leaves eighth, just missing out on not being in the bottom 1/3!
I hope you all enjoyed! Please remember to review, they mean a lot to me!
Ciao!