Author's Note: I know what the hell this is my 3rd chapter for this series and the 5th or 6th total thing I've written this week. Finally got over my Writer's block but I think I've been feeling too inspired but YOLO. Enjoy the chapter.
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Current Day
"So umm has anyone see Naruto?" I ask at breakfast one morning. "Last I saw him he was training still."
"He trained until he passed out but he's fine," Kakashi says in his uninterested way. Sasuke stands and walks out of the house towards where they train. I just shrug and go back to eating. A few minutes later the rest of us are done and join them. While they practice their chakra control I work on trying to activate the tailed beast chakra cloak on demand.
"Come on you fricking cat, work with me," I mutter to myself. In my mind I can see the beast smiling and playing completely ignoring me. Annoyed I give up and start meditating trying to feel for nature energy. After all if Orochimaru hopes for me or Sasuke to be his new vessel at least one of us needs to know at least part of the way to his Sage mode. After a few hours I decide to head back and relax. When I get back I decide to sleep until dinner.
"Where are Sasuke and Naruto?" Sakura asks during dinner. As if on que the two open the door bracing each other. When they sit down Inari, Tazuna's grandson, worries over Naruto. Inari makes the mistake of saying that we might not win because we aren't strong enough. Suddenly, Naruto jumps onto his feet and starts shouting.
"Listen up you coward you have no idea how hard all of use have been training for this fight so don't say we won't win this fight because we most definitely will," Naruto yells before storming upstairs. Inari sits there stunned by the outburst. We all eat in silence for a minute.
"Naruto didn't mean all that," Kakashi tells the young boy.
"He just gets heated when people tell him he won't be strong enough to do something," I add before heading up to bed.
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The Next Day
"Hurry up slowpokes," I yell back to Sasuke.
"It's not fair all you did was train before we left," the orange clad boy complains. I just shrug and keep running until I reach the edge of the bridge. The others slowly join me.
"Are you guys ready for this? It'll be difficult being short one person," I say. Kakashi nods as Zabuza appears in front of us with either a girl or a very effeminate looking boy. Not one to waste any time I activate my Sharingan and rush Zabuza. Everyone else reacts a little slower than me but also jumps into positions; Sakura guarding Tazuna, Kakashi with me, and Sasuke the kid. I can't attack the same way I did last time he'll be able to read my attacks a lot easier, I think as I decide to fight with Orochimaru's fluid fighting style.
"Arima try not to let your anger get the best of you this time," Kakashi orders as Zabuza swings his sword at him. I simply nod and do a quick flurry of handsigns. Pooping chakra into my hand a ball of purple lighting forms in my hand. I begin to rush towards Zabuza only to be hit with a senbon from the one Sasuke is fighting. I begin quickly slashing Zabuza with my blades and flipping over his long sword instead of using substitutions. The longer the fight takes the angrier I get. Eventually I begin to feel an itch from my neck as my curse mark glows and begins spreading across my skin. Zabuza grins as he sees and Kakashi's one eye widens.
"Can... you... die... ALREADY!" I yell swinging my tanto blades with each word. It gets to the point that I get so angry my body begins to change. My skin begins to marble into red and black swirls and a cat tail forms along with my nails turning clawlike. "DIE," I yell as I begin to attack Zabuza more intensely than before. For every swing of his sword I slash him 10 times with my claws. Slowly, Zabuza appears to get weaker and weaker. Eventually I get bored of Zabuza and rush over to his accomplice. Sasuke has been getting attacked by the enemies special technique. However, it's no match for my enhanced speed. As soon as he emerges from a mirror I grab him and slam him into the ground. I pounce on him and begin clawing at anything I I'm grabbed from behind and yanked off of the boy. I whirl around and slash my claws rage consuming me. I hear a cry as I look at the ground and see Sasuke laying there
"Arima... please stop," Sasuke says as he stares fearfully at me. I slowly calm down and my mark begins to recede and my body returns to normal. Once I'm normal again I feel all the chakra drain from my body.
"I will feed you bits of my chakra to get you through this fight," I hear a voice in my head say as I fall to the ground. I feel the strength returning back to my body. I try to decide whether to help Sasuke or Kakashi. As I try to choose I see an orange blob running from the forest and leaping into the fight to help Sasuke. Seeing that he's not alone I run over to help Kakashi. I summon a shadow clone and do a flurry of hand signs, "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu," I shout as my clone uses a Wind Style attack. As the jutsus combine a giant explosion occurs. I dive to the ground as the flames fly toward me.
"I could have used a warning," Kakashi shouts as the flames burn through my clothes. I begin to roll on the ground in an attempt to put out the flames. I try to stand up only to feel the pain on my back. I feel every piece of dirt as the burn on my back stings and aches.