3rd POV
"We've secured food and water after spending half a day and now most teams have halted activity. As we planned, this is the time that we will attack. We split up into three and go scouting. However, whether we find other teams or not, we return to this place. Got it?" Neji explains, "Ok/Roger." Tenten and Lee agree. "Scatter!" Neji calls and the spread out.
Sasuke winces in his slumber, "At least their breathing is getting better. But the fever is still high for Sasuke. Y/N's almost back to normal though." Sakura said to herself. I have to protect them. She thinks.
Anko wraps her hand. I have to communicate this to Lord Hokage right away. She thinks and starts to walk. She stops and a tiger comes out of a bush, "Cripes! I don't have time for this!" Anko says then another tiger comes behind her and a third. They start to approach her and her curse mark starts to burn and she grabs it. One of the tiger's roar and fall over the others freeze, "T-This is Paralysis Jutsu." Anko says.
"So there you are, Anko." A man states. She turns around to face two Anbu. They jump down to her, "You're pretty late for Anbu Black Ops." Anko tells them, "Well don't say that." One says. Anko grabs the mark and falls to her knees in agony. "Are you ok, hey? Huh? T-This is! The curse mark has appeared. Don't tell me… Is it Orochimaru?" One of them asks, "What, really?"
"Now that it's come to this we'll take you to Lord Hokage-" The first one starts, NO!No, take me to the tower." Anko demands, "What are you saying?" The second one asks. "The moment Orochimaru comes to this village, a strict alert is issued. It's more urgent than continuing the Exam." He explains, "I know. Anyway I'll tell the whole story later, so please call for Lord Hokage." Anko pleads.
Sakura doses off and 3 sound ninja appear in the trees, "Found you. As Orochimaru ordered, we'll wait for daybreak to do it. Remember the H/C haired girl and Sasuke Uchiha are our targets. Not the other two." Mummy reviews, "If they come in the way, it's ok to kill the other two, right?" Mister arms crossed asks.
Sakura 'wakes up' to find it day with birds chirping. She takes some wet washcloths and sets it on Y/N's and Sasuke's foreheads. She falls asleep again and tries to shake it off, I need to protect them. She falls into darkness. Y/N wakes up as she falls asleep. It's still really sore but…. I should be fine.
Naruto wakes up and so does Sakura and Sasuke. "Did you take care of us this whole time?" Sasuke asks, "Thank you, Sakura! We're totally better because of you." Naruto thanks, "That's good.." She gasps and turns to see Oro, "A prey must always stay tense and flee desperately in front of the predator!" He starts coming after her, "-kura! Sakura! Wake up!" She hears.
She snaps awake to find Y/N shaking her shoulder, "Sakura it's ok, it was just a dream…" Y/N tells her. She nods, "Are you ok?" Y/N nods, "I should be just a little sore. I put myself on guard when he grabbed me so the effect did less on me." Y/N explains and Sakura nods in an understanding. It's already daybreak?! Sakura thinks. She hears the bushes rustle, Oh, no! She pulls out a kunai and Y/N gets in front of the boys even though she know what it is. Sakura turns around shaking to find a squirrel and deadpans. A squirrel? She thinks comically. It starts running, "Ah, man. Don't surprise us like that!" She says and then throws her kunai at the squirrel. It freezes and turns around. That was too close. Sakura thinks. "Do you think she noticed? Did she notice the paper bomb we put on the squirrel?" One of the sound ninja asks.
"No, that's not it. Though I think the other one did." Sound ninja #2 responds. "Huh? Then what? What was it?" #1 asks, "We'll probably find out if we get closer. So *Moves bush* We should get going now." #2 says.
Lee's running through the trees. He sees leaves falling, If I can catch all twenty of these leaves before they hit the ground then maybe Sakura will start to like me. IF I can't catch even one of the leaves It'll be an unanswered love forever. Or rather… 'You're eyebrows are too bushy!' That's what she'll say. He jumps after the leaves, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 He hits a branch, "One more!" He jumps after it. He hears something and looks to see a squirrel with a paper bomb about to go off. He grabs it and pulls the bomb off. "That was close. This paper bomb explodes after sometime. Who did such and awful thing?" Lee asks himself.
"Stop hiding and come out." Neji demands. "Shoot! We scrambled to hide, you know?!" Ino whisper yells. "Man, what a drag, we've been discovered!" Shikamaru complains, "Strategy One, 'hide and let it pass,' was a failure! So we carry out Strategy Two!" Ino explains, "Are you serious?" Choji asks, "What? You have a problem with that?" Ino asks, "Trust me this plan can't fail." Ino says, "Well, I guess it's all right but.." Shikamaru says.
"Wow! To meet last year's Number One rookie, Neji Hyuga, in a place like this!" Ino says, fangirling, "Can I have your autograph?" Shikamaru asks. "So it's just you guys?" Neji asks. Take that! Strategy Two, 'head over heels infatuation with my sex appeal'! Ino thinks, "I'd been wanting to meet you for some time, you know?" Ino asks letting down her hair, "Get lost." Neji says and walks away. Why? Why doesn't my sexiness work?! Shoot, it ticks me off, darn! Ino thinks, "Did you just raise your fists to me, and does that mean you want to fight?" Neji asks not turning around. Ino freezes and panics, "N-No… Of course not." Ino stutters, "Then get lost. Stealing a scroll from cowardly wimps like you would only make me the laughing stock of the village." Neji spits out. "Y-Yes!" They all jump away, "Really just like cockroaches." Neji states.
Just as I though, a fellow like that wouldn't take a scroll away from wimps like us unless we attacked first. Shikamaru thinks. "All right! Let's go find some wimps!" Ino says and laughs nervously still paranoid. "Like I've been saying there's no one wimpier than us…" Shikamaru tells her, but she's not listening.
"Sakura." Y/N says. Sakura turns to her, "Let me heal you a bit." Y/N states and Sakura nods. "Some lookout." both girls turn to see the sound ninja.
Y/N's POV
"But it's not necessary anymore. Wake Sasuke up. We want to battle you and him." Dosu says looking at me. Sakura stands up, "What do you want here? What is it you're really after? I know the one called Orochimaru is calling the shots from the shadows!" They all widen their eyes in shock, "What's that strange bruise on the back of their necks?! You did this too and now you want to fight them?!" She yells. I stand up with a dark expression.
"However, I can't stay quiet after hearing that." Zaku says, "First I'll kill this girl. I'll also kill the Sasuke character." He says. What do I not exist anymore?! "Oh and the other girl." Darn… jinxed. "Wait, Zaku." Dosu says, "What is it?" Zaku asks. Dosu starts walking forwards, "It's so cliche. It's the color of dirt that's been dug up. This grass, it doesn't grow in a place like this, does it?" Dosu says examining the trap Sakura set.
"You know, with a trap… there's no point unless it goes undiscovered." He lifts up the grass, "Huh, how ridiculous! So that kunai knife was so the squirrel wouldn't be caught in the trap?" Zaku asks, "Well that… and it had a paper bomb on it." I say making Sakura look at me, "See? She did notice." Dosu says, "We kill that one now!" They all jump at us mainly to get Sakura and I jump in front of her ready. She cuts a string for the trap above. Dosu just brakes it and they keep coming.
"Clearly you have no talent. Someone like you needs to make more of an effort or else. I prepare myself, "Leaf Hurricanes!" Lee yells out and kicks them all, "What?! This guy." Sakura says and I smirk. "Then you also should… make an effort!" Lee tell the sound ninja. I wince in pain when I feel the mark sting. No one noticed lucky.
"Who are you?" Dosu asks, "I'm the beautiful blue beast of the Leaf Village, Rock Lee!" Lee states, "Why are you here?" Sakura asks. "I will always appear… whenever you're in trouble!" Lee tells her, "Or should I say, it was really because of you, now run along." Lee tells the squirrel. I walk over to Naruto and Sasuke, "But right now, I'm also your enemy!" Sakura advises him. "I did say this before didn't I? I will protect you till I die." Lee informs her, "Yes, thank you, Lee." Sakura says. Dosu holds out their earth scroll, "I guess it can't be helped… Zaku I'll give you Sasuke and the H/C haired girl. I will kill them!" Dosu declares throwing the scroll to Zaku.
"That Bushy-Brow guy is pretty proficient in Taijutsu… Looks like I can have some fun!" Dosu says running at us. Sakura throws a kunai that misses. Lee drives his hand into the ground and pulls out a guard, "There is a trick to your attack, right?" Lee asks, "So I won't just avoid it. You showed me your jutsu before." Lee speaks to him.
The trees rustle and see Choji, Shikamaru, and Ino using byakugan in my right eye. "There's no one at all that seems wimpy!" I hear faintly from Ino, Well, the only team that's weaker than us it the Naruto team." Shikamaru says, "Take that back!" Ino yells, "What do you mean?" Shika asks, "No question Naruto, Sakura and Y/N are lame! But that team has Sasuke!" Ino explains, "Well Y/N isn't that weak though. But in a battle that genius might easily be beaten." Shika says. I was tempted to teleport to him and hug him but… that could be bad. "All right, all right, I apologize for irritating you." Shika says to Ino gaining a sweatdrop.
"There is no way Sasuke could be taken down! And Y/N is a good friend but isn't that strong! Not even close to Sasuke! Sakura is a different matter as well!" Ino yells. Choji looks closer at us, "Hey! Sasuke has collapsed… and Sakura and Y/N are fighting." Choji reveals. I wave at him smiling, "What did you say?" Ino asks jumping up with Shika to join Choji. She looks and gasps.
Lee starts unwrapping his bandages. Dosu runs at him, "When protecting a precious person!" Lee says. He disappears and kick Dosu in the chin. He pushes off the ground with his hand, "Not yet!" He yells and appears behind Dosu. Lee's bandages wrap around Dosu and they start toward the ground, "There's no way he can break his fall!" Zaku says, "Primary Lotus!" Lee calls. Zaku slams his hands into the ground breaking Dosu's fall. Lee jumps away. "What?! That's impossible!" Lee exclaims.
"That is a frightening Jutsu. It did this much even though I fell on the spongy dirt." Dosu states. Lee stands up panting, "It's my turn now!" Dosu says and swipes at Lee. The vibrations hit Lee and he can't see. Crap I know what's next! I get ready to grab Lee. Dosu starts talking and explaining that sound travels faster. He goes after Lee I make a substitution and pull Lee out of there just in time. I teleport by Sasuke and Naruto, "Welcome to Y/N's infirmary." I mutter as I lay him down and begin to heal him.
When are Ino, Shika, and Choji gonna help us?! I think to myself Oh right after Sakura cuts her hair. I sense Lee's eyes getting better. I start to sing to boost my Chakra without releasing my bigger chakra.
I put up a barrier so my voice wouldn't leave the barrier and… send out a clone to watch the battle… of course.
Y/N's Clone's POV
"Do you know what sound is all about in the first place?" Dosu asks Sakura, "Vibration?" Sakura says, "Correct. In other words hearing sound means, that the eardrum is catching vibrating air. And the human eardrum breaks with sounds over 150 Mhz. Moreover by assaulting the semicircular canal which is located even deep-" He's cut off… by me.
"Ahh! I'm so done with lectures! Their boring! Can we just skip this?" I ask hysterically. Everyone sweatdropped at me and I shrug, "Magic Style: Archive!" I just transfer the information to everyone and they pause for a moment. Zaku then goes on to release air from his palms to show off. Dosu then goes after Sakura and I take the blow.
"Y/N!" Sakura yells. I just smile and fall, "Time to end this." Dosu says looking down at me, "That's what you think!" Sakura says and throws 3 kunai at him, "oh, well." Dosu looks at her. I hear Shika, Ino, and Choji in the bushes then I poof away.
I reappear… well a different clone but still… I show up by Shika, "Yo." They all turn to me, "Please! You'll know when it's shortly after an event. Help then. Shortly." I plead with them and go back to help Sakura. I attack Kin and she pushes me back into Zaku by accident. Zaku stumbles but Kin catches Sakura by her hair. Zaku then catches me with a kunai to my neck, "Don't move!" He tells me being me I poke him, "Poke… Oops I moved…" I smirk at the agitated look he got. The real me is… running a bit low to keep me going here… I look at Sakura, "I'm sorry…" I speak and disappear.
Y/N's POV
Shoot! I can't release that chakra or else I'll risk bad things but… I look up from my healing to find Sakura pulling out a kunai, shortly-shorter hair. That's a pretty smart tip actually. "That won't do anything to me." Kin states, Sakura looks at her and smirks, "What are you saying? It's not for you." She brings the kunai back and cuts her hair causing Kin to fly back and her headband to slip off.
I feel a warm liquid drip down my face, I wipe it away and smile saddly. I feel the barrier slip and Sakura looks at me, "You've grown, Sakura." I say and I start to give into the darkness and the searing pain of the curse mark, "It'll be alright…" I mutter and fall on the ground. The last thing I remember was seeing Sakura stand up confidently and a small smile forming on my face.
Sakura's POV
Y/N… Thank you I'll keep protecting you… after all it is my turn. I think, determined. Now you guys get to watch me from behind!
Ino's POV
Sakura…. I look over to see Y/N and Lee become visible, "You've grown, Sakura." She's been helping all this time and here I am, cowering in the bushes. My comrades are fighting these people and I'm having a hard time trying to help them! My rival and friend?!
Shikamaru's POV
Shortly… Nice tip off. Y/N. We're going to help you guys… What a drag.
Choji's POV
Guess we're fighting now, huh?
3rd POV
"Kin! Kill her!" Zaku orders. Sakura makes hand signs, I know that hand sign Zaku thinks. Kin goes to hit her and Sakura turns into a log, "Substitution jutsu!" Kin states. Zaku smirks, On the right, huh? You think I'm a fool? With such basic ninjutsu you think you can come at me? He thinks smugly as Sakura runs with kunai knives, "Kin get out of the way!" He shouts as Sakura throws the kunai. "Pathetic, Air pressure 100%, ultrasonic waves 0%, output…" Zaku starts, again is that all you can do? "Slicing sound waves!" He calls and Sakura uses substitution jutsu again, "You're easy to spot. You're above!" He states, "I've said it two or three time that that won't work!" He tells her. He pulls out kunai and throws them expecting a substitution jutsu and looks around for her. He feels blood drip on him and looks up to see Sakura coming at him with kunai, This time it's really her! He thinks as she bites him and stabs him.
Everyone watching gasps, "Hey get off of me!" He starts punching her head. In an instant his hand is grabbed. Everyone looks to find a pissed off Y/N, "One. More. Time. I. Flippen. Dare you!" She shouts in his ear. They all look over to see a H/C haired girl lying unconscious on the ground by Sasuke and Naruto, "H-How…?" Zaku asks, "Oh… I can't tell you who I really am but I can tell you that she," the person points at the real Y/N, "Is more than livid." They finish, "Can I at least have your name or a name?" He asks, "M/N." M/N smirks Y/N will kill me if I can't protect her friends…
"Sakura I know you've got this, just look after Y/N for me? She's going to change this world." M/N says and throws Zakus arm back. "She wanted me to tell you; You've transformed and matured from when you first met. You are strong, especially with your comrades feelings on your side." M/N smiles as she looks at Ino's team in the bushes, "I leave this to you. Y/N entrusts this to you." M/N disappears and Zaku goes to attack Sakura again, "Good now that they're gone I can deal with you."
It's up to me now! Sakura thinks. Suddenly Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji come out in front of Sakura. Everyone looks at them, "Huh! More strange ones. Is this the second string?" Zaku says, "Ino…" Sakura says, "Sakura! I promised I wouldn't lose to you, didn't I?!" Ino says smiling. She then looks at the sound ninja seriously getting ready.
Sasuke's POV
"Who's this?" I ask looking at a small figure. "Me… from long ago?" I wonder. When he/me speaks, "Father and Mother didn't need to die!" He says crying and images of my father and mother come into my mind. "Everyone was killed. Because I wasn't strong enough. The enter clan has been destroyed." He says to me.
3rd POV
Sasuke starts radiating purple chakra. Y/N winces in her sleep. Naruto just lays there and Lee's there barely conscious. Choji looks terrified, "Are you two crazy?! What are you thinking?!" Choji ask Shikamaru and Ino, "They're bad news!" Choji continues. "Don't look at me! It's a drag, but it can't be helped! It was Ino's idea, but what are we supposed to do? Sit back and let a girl do all of the fighting?!" Shikamaru asks, "Hehehehe, sorry for getting you involved. But we are a three-man squad, after all. We're all in this together, aren't we?" Ino speaks.
"This ain't teamwork! I call this suicide!" Choji tells them paranoid and tries to run away but Shikamaru keeps a hold of his scarf. "It's ok for you to drop out, fatso." Zaku tells him. Choji twitches, Did I hear him correctly? What did that guy just say? Choji thinks to himself. Zaku looks confused while Shikamaru's eyebrows twitch, That word is taboo to Choji. Shikamaru thinks.
"Try saying that again…" Choji says deadly calm, "I said if you have a problem pull out, fatso." Zaku repeats. Choji hears fatso repeat over and over, "I'm not fat, I'm just big-boned! Blast it!" He yells and starts producing chakra, "Hurray for big-boned!" He shouts. Sakura gives a confused look, "All right! You understand this, right?! It's a battle to the death between Leaf and Sound!" Choji demands. Lucky! He's lost it! Ino thinks, "No way, this looks like it's going to be a pain in the butt." Shikamaru tells him.
"That's my line." Zaku tells him, I was told to get Sasuke and the other girl, if possible, by the end of the test… Zaku thinks. "Sakura… Those behind you…. Take care of them." Ino orders, "Well then, Team Ino, let's go full throttle!" Ino says, "Right" They both respond, "Formation Ino!", "Shika!", "Cho!" They says in order, "I'm counting on you Choji." Ino tells him.
"My pleasure. Expansion Jutsu!" He expands his body, "Next, Leaf Style Taijutsu!" He calls out, "Human Boulder jutsu!" He yells. "Isn't it just a fat guy rolling?" Zaku questions, "Slicing Sound Wave!" He shouts trying to keep Choji away. Everyone watched intently, He jumped?! The pressure won't work against that rotation. Even if I do the Super Sound Wave, if I'm touched by something like that my bones will be ripped off! Zaku thinks and just stands there. Dosu runs after him, Oh no you don't! You're the most annoying so… "Ninja art: Shadow possession Jutsu!" Shikamaru says. Dosu freezes and looks at him. Shikamaru smirks as Choji barely misses Zaku.
"Dosu?!" Kin asks looking at him making a weird pose, "What are you doing?! Especially at a time like this!" She questions then looks at Shikamaru, "Shadow Paralysis Jutsu?" Dosu asks as Shikamaru makes another pose, "Ino next it's just the ladies." He tells her. "Ok, Shikamaru, look after my body." Ino tells him, "Ninja Art: Mind Transfer Jutsu!" Ino shouts and falls. Choji comes back at Zaku, "Kin!" He hollers at her, "What happened?" Dosu asks, "This is the end of it." Ino inside of Kin pulls out a kunai and Dosu and Zaku's eyes widen, "You guys! If you make one move, this girl named Kin is dead meat! So let's end it right here. Leave your scroll and walk away!" Ino demands What are they grinning about? "This isn't good!" Sakura says as Zaku brings his hand up and pulses wind out to hit Ino.
"This is bad!" Shikamaru says, "I'm dizzy." Choji says standing up, "W-What kind of monster… hurts their own comrades?" Ino asks looking up. "Apparently monsters like us." Zaku says, "You see we don't play this game by your rules. We're not after the scrolls or even passing this test." Dosu explains and Choji and Shikamaru gasp, "What?" Ino asks him, "It's Sasuke and that girl… I think her name was Y/N?" He informs them.
Shikamaru's jutsu releases, I hate it when it does that. "So your jutsu is limited to 5 minutes?" Dosu observes, "In addition, it seems that this girl's jutsu… seems to be a jutsu to take over the other's body. And judging by the blood she's spitting up, if I kill Kin, she will die too.." Dosu trails off. "Are you going to do your teammate in?!" Shikamaru asks, "If I need to, yeah." Zaku informs them, "Aw man what a drag. This really is no good." Shikamaru complains.
"Too bad. You're just a step away." Zaku says, "You're too easy." Dosu states. "Hmph, That's pretty tough talk, I don't like this at all. You minor Sound Ninjas. Bullying the second rate guys and putting on airs like a winner." Neji says from the trees. Everyone glances up at him, "They're Lee's teammates." Sakura states, "You goofed." Neji declares. "Hah! Coming out of nowhere like cockroaches…" Dosu says.
"Looks like you used our teammate as a punching bag, No one does that and gets away with it!" Neji shouts revealing his Byakugan and everyone gasps, What's with his eyes? It's like they see through everything... Dosu thinks. "If you're gonna continue, I'll fight with full strength!" Neji states and Tenten gets ready. Suddenly Neja gasps, "What's the matter, Neji?" Tenten asks. This chakra he thinks. "Well? Are you just going to stay up there all day?" Dosu asks.
"Evidently, there's no need for that." Neji announced as they all look towards… Sasuke and Y/N producing an enormous amount of chakra. Sasuke stands up, "Sasuke you're awake!..." Everyone gasps at Sasuke and how he looks. He looked evil and Sakura looks at him terrified. Y/N wakes up and glances at Sasuke. She looks horrified but the chakra she had disappeared. She watches Sasuke and tries to say something but her throat hurt and she grasped at it. Sasuke looks at Sakura, "Who did this to you Sakura?" He asks coldly. She doesn't respond and Zaku speaks up, "ME!" He says smirking.
Sasuke turns to him, "Ino! Get back here! You're going to get involved if you stay like that! Come back to this body!" Shikamaru calls
Y/N's POV
You know how wonderful it is to wake up to a Sasuke surrounded by evil chakra is? No? Good because it isn't. It's plain out terrifying. He goes on about being an avenger and needing power. I just watch and try to speak up. I instantly feel a burn in my throat and I grab it. I use my medical ninjutsu to calm it… It seems that if Sasuke's using the curse mark around me I get hurt…
I watch as Ino and Choji go back to Shika and Sasuke goes after Zaku. I start to cough blood up because of Sasuke, "Come on… Naru...to." I mutter. "Dosu, this half-dead bastard is nothing to be scared of!" Zaku yells, No! He's wrong! Rin speaks to me, "Y/N are you alright?! Here let me transfer some chakra to you." She says, "Yeah I'll be alright...somehow… Thanks!" I feel more chakra flow through me. Zaku tries to hit us with a big jutsu I just block it but Sasuke saved everyone else.
I turn away focusing on anything else but the horrendous scene in front of me. I feel a tear slip out, "Y/N it'll be alright and you know it." Minato speaks to me, "Yeah as bad as it seems it has to get better right?" Hiroshima asks, "Yes, you'll be fine. It'll be over before you know it." Alphodus speaks to me. I nod not daring to even respond to them. Sakura shoots me a worried glance. I don't even try to reassure her this time.
Sakura's POV
I look over at Y/N. She looks at me and she's crying, She didn't even try to comfort me… something's off. She doesn't seem as affected like Sasuke No she's affected by him being like this I think as I watch Sasuke breaks Zaku's arms. I watch horrified, as I hear them snap and screams of agony from him. I glance at Y/N and see she drops down, eyes wide. Her eyes start to change back and forth from her usual E/C orbs to a pattern(#8) and she slides down to her knees.
Suddenly she mouths, 'Help me. Please.' I gasp as Sasuke turns to Dosu, No this isn't the Sasuke I know, this isn't Sasuke. I think and run up to Sasuke, "Stop!" I hug him from behind crying, "Please. Stop." I beg. The mark recedes and he drops down panting.
"You're strong Sasuke." We look at Dosu. He hold out his scroll, "We can't defeat you now. Please let us withdraw now and we'll give you the scroll." He sets the scroll down and grabs his teammates and flees. "Wait! Who is Orochimaru and what did he do to Sasuke and Y/N?!" I yell, "And why them?!" I ask, "Sakura he doesn't know. He only was given orders to target Sasuke and if possible me." A raspy voice says. I look at Y/N and realize she was gripping her throat.
"It's a pain, but Ino I leave Lee to you." Shikamaru tells her. I watch as Y/N gets back up and shows a small genuine smile. She walks over and shakes Naruto. I look back to Sasuke who was gripping his hand, "Just what am I?" I watch him as he shakes.