Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, so please don't
sue me.
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Being surrounded by thousands of ramen loving freaks is not a pleasant experience. Incessant chattering filled the air and I winced. They all looked the same and sounded the same.
"Com'n guys, you lost. Hand over the bell," they all said in unison. I backed up towards Neji and Hinata until we were back to back.
"Guys, stay close to me, I know a way out," I shouted, over the noise. I looked up and scanned the treetops. I spotted Tenten and Kiba nearby. Changing my stance, I braced myself for a Jutsu that I learned at the age of 3. The Ono clan was famous for this jutsu. My inner body began to surge, I felt that familiar sensation of water boiling. Concentrating, I yelled at Hinata.
"Hinata! Throw the bell, now!" She frantically grabbed the decoy and hurled it into the air. The doppelgangers followed like bees to honey. Clenching my fists, I let go.
"WHIRLPOOL BLAST!!" The ground below me shook like a magnitude 10 earthquake as it cracked open. Water shot out of the opening and lifted me and the Hyugas into the air. We flew into the treetops and the rest of the water began to spin like a twister. The doppelgangers were demolished by the whirlpool one by one, until the original Naruto was left. The whirlpool subsided and left the trees below us dripping wet like an afternoon thunderstorm. Laying on the floor, drenched with water, was Naruto. Neji leaped down to search him for the bell.
"It's not here. Tenten or Kiba must have it," he said, nudging Naruto with a foot. Lazily he rolled over into the wet soil with a loud squelch and mumbled something that sounded a lot like "ramen".
Searching through my hip pouch, I pulled out a rope and leaped down from the trees. I dragged Naruto from the back of his collar and tied him to a tree to make sure that he wouldn't attack us again. I jumped back to Hinata and scanned around the area.
"Do you have any idea where they went?" I asked. She shook her head.
"But. but I think I can help." she said. Moving her hands swiftly, she muttered something and her eyes grew bigger. She stood motionless for a few seconds and closed her eyes.
"I think.I found them," she said. "Follow me."
She jumped through the trees and I struggled to catch up with her. Neji wasn't far behind and I glanced at him. I was distracted by him and didn't stop. I crashed into Hinata and we both went tumbling into a clearing. I rubbed my head and looked around. Right in front of me was Kiba and Tenten. At Kiba's feet was a small white dog.
"Well, well. Look Akamaru, you don't have to find them for us, they came to us themselves." The small dog looked up at his master and wagged his tail. Kiba smirked and he winked at his dog.
"Akamaru! ATTACK!" he yelled, pointing towards me. His dog ran, gradually gaining speed until he was almost on me. Then he leaped into the air and sailed towards me. I blocked with my hands and closed my eyes. Feeling his paws on my arms, I waited for the claws to rip my skin apart. Instead, I felt a rough tongue on my face, slobbering all over me. I opened my eyes and saw Akamaru drooling onto my face with his paws on my shoulder. I scooped up his wriggling body into my arms and stood up, laughing as he snuggled into my neck. Kiba, however; was burning with anger as he slowly watched his vicious dog turn into a lovable puppy.
"AKAMARU!!" he shouted. "You're supposed to attack her! Not lick her!" Karamu's brows scrunched together and he began to whimper. He jumped out of my arms and slowly to his master, tail between his legs. Kiba growled in anger and I silently laughed. His dog was nice and he was pissed about it?
"Fine, if I can't use you, I'll have to fight the normal way." Kiba said, hissing to his dog. Akamaru whimpered and walked slowly to the bushes. Kiba turned back to us and quickly drew out a shuriken. He hurled it towards me and I to drew out a shuriken, swiftly blocking it. The fight began, but the odds did not favor Kiba, his team was outnumbered 3 to 2 due to Naruto's disappearance, which was my doing. I grabbed out two shuriken and hurled it towards Kiba. He jumped aside, but my second one grazed across his left cheek and left a thin trail of blood that added to the coloring of his face markings. Neji and Hinata both concentrated on ambushing Tenten. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to handle Kiba myself, but as the fight wore on, I noticed that he was not as confident fighting alone. His dog was not there to back him up. He lunged towards me and I ducked, slamming into his stomach. As he fell to the floor, I quickly groped his hip pouch for the bell and I felt its cold metal against my palm and I pulled it out. The jingling of bell rang in my ears as I smiled triumphantly. I rolled over on my back and darted my eyes around for another person who might pose for a threat.
In the bushes, I saw the familiar sleeve of a certain someone I knew. I quietly stepped towards the bushes and yelled.
"BOO!!"
I was rewarded by a scream that probably broke all the windows within a 10 mile radius. I covered my ears and winced.
"Suki! Why do you always have to do that?!" A familiar whining voice caused me to open my eyes. There stood Yoko with Sasuke and Shikamaru glaring accusingly at her. I laughed and she responded with a quick swipe with her fist. I stepped back and noticed the needles in between her fingers that I hadn't seen before. In our village, Yoko was probably the best needle user. Even I knew not to piss her off when she had those needles in her hands.
"Hand over the bell," Sasuke said in a blunt voice.
"Psshh, yeah right, in your dreams," I said, throwing a decoy to Neji, who caught and gripped it possessively.
"Suki, I don't want to see you get hurt. I saw him take down Tsuyoshi without even trying," Yoko whined again.
"Yeah, like I give a damn, anyone can take down Tsuyoshi. He's the biggest loser in the village," I said.
"Fine, be that way," she said, turning away from me.
I leaped back to Neji and Hinata and I took a defensive stance. Sasuke was from the Uchiha clan, and I knew his family had Sharingan eyes. I would have to be extra careful around him. Neji leaped towards Shikamaru, but was kicked down by Sasuke. Neji leaped again but was stopped when Shikamaru yelled out something Shadow Copy. His shadow began to extend and it connected with Neji's shadow.
"I.. I can't move!" he said. I ran to Neji but was stopped when a ball of fire shot towards me Powerful Fireball. I barely avoided it and I felt the hotness on my face. A thought quickly ran through my mind. 'When fighting fire, use water.' I turned to my attacker and saw another fireball emit from his mouth. I flipped my fingers and brought to my face.
"WATER DRAGON BLAST!" I shouted. Fortunately for me, there was a pond near by and a huge twist of water exploded from the surface of the pond. It quickly took shape of a dragon and shot through the air and towards the fireball. Entwining its snake like body around the fireball, it constricted and the hiss off dying fire sounded. The fireball disappeared and the dragon evaporated. It was a draw between me and Sasuke. I stood there, staring at him anticipating his next move. He, too was standing there, studying me. Until he disappeared.
~ Sorry, hafta end here... gotta do my homework, mom is yelling.heehee.~
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Being surrounded by thousands of ramen loving freaks is not a pleasant experience. Incessant chattering filled the air and I winced. They all looked the same and sounded the same.
"Com'n guys, you lost. Hand over the bell," they all said in unison. I backed up towards Neji and Hinata until we were back to back.
"Guys, stay close to me, I know a way out," I shouted, over the noise. I looked up and scanned the treetops. I spotted Tenten and Kiba nearby. Changing my stance, I braced myself for a Jutsu that I learned at the age of 3. The Ono clan was famous for this jutsu. My inner body began to surge, I felt that familiar sensation of water boiling. Concentrating, I yelled at Hinata.
"Hinata! Throw the bell, now!" She frantically grabbed the decoy and hurled it into the air. The doppelgangers followed like bees to honey. Clenching my fists, I let go.
"WHIRLPOOL BLAST!!" The ground below me shook like a magnitude 10 earthquake as it cracked open. Water shot out of the opening and lifted me and the Hyugas into the air. We flew into the treetops and the rest of the water began to spin like a twister. The doppelgangers were demolished by the whirlpool one by one, until the original Naruto was left. The whirlpool subsided and left the trees below us dripping wet like an afternoon thunderstorm. Laying on the floor, drenched with water, was Naruto. Neji leaped down to search him for the bell.
"It's not here. Tenten or Kiba must have it," he said, nudging Naruto with a foot. Lazily he rolled over into the wet soil with a loud squelch and mumbled something that sounded a lot like "ramen".
Searching through my hip pouch, I pulled out a rope and leaped down from the trees. I dragged Naruto from the back of his collar and tied him to a tree to make sure that he wouldn't attack us again. I jumped back to Hinata and scanned around the area.
"Do you have any idea where they went?" I asked. She shook her head.
"But. but I think I can help." she said. Moving her hands swiftly, she muttered something and her eyes grew bigger. She stood motionless for a few seconds and closed her eyes.
"I think.I found them," she said. "Follow me."
She jumped through the trees and I struggled to catch up with her. Neji wasn't far behind and I glanced at him. I was distracted by him and didn't stop. I crashed into Hinata and we both went tumbling into a clearing. I rubbed my head and looked around. Right in front of me was Kiba and Tenten. At Kiba's feet was a small white dog.
"Well, well. Look Akamaru, you don't have to find them for us, they came to us themselves." The small dog looked up at his master and wagged his tail. Kiba smirked and he winked at his dog.
"Akamaru! ATTACK!" he yelled, pointing towards me. His dog ran, gradually gaining speed until he was almost on me. Then he leaped into the air and sailed towards me. I blocked with my hands and closed my eyes. Feeling his paws on my arms, I waited for the claws to rip my skin apart. Instead, I felt a rough tongue on my face, slobbering all over me. I opened my eyes and saw Akamaru drooling onto my face with his paws on my shoulder. I scooped up his wriggling body into my arms and stood up, laughing as he snuggled into my neck. Kiba, however; was burning with anger as he slowly watched his vicious dog turn into a lovable puppy.
"AKAMARU!!" he shouted. "You're supposed to attack her! Not lick her!" Karamu's brows scrunched together and he began to whimper. He jumped out of my arms and slowly to his master, tail between his legs. Kiba growled in anger and I silently laughed. His dog was nice and he was pissed about it?
"Fine, if I can't use you, I'll have to fight the normal way." Kiba said, hissing to his dog. Akamaru whimpered and walked slowly to the bushes. Kiba turned back to us and quickly drew out a shuriken. He hurled it towards me and I to drew out a shuriken, swiftly blocking it. The fight began, but the odds did not favor Kiba, his team was outnumbered 3 to 2 due to Naruto's disappearance, which was my doing. I grabbed out two shuriken and hurled it towards Kiba. He jumped aside, but my second one grazed across his left cheek and left a thin trail of blood that added to the coloring of his face markings. Neji and Hinata both concentrated on ambushing Tenten. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to handle Kiba myself, but as the fight wore on, I noticed that he was not as confident fighting alone. His dog was not there to back him up. He lunged towards me and I ducked, slamming into his stomach. As he fell to the floor, I quickly groped his hip pouch for the bell and I felt its cold metal against my palm and I pulled it out. The jingling of bell rang in my ears as I smiled triumphantly. I rolled over on my back and darted my eyes around for another person who might pose for a threat.
In the bushes, I saw the familiar sleeve of a certain someone I knew. I quietly stepped towards the bushes and yelled.
"BOO!!"
I was rewarded by a scream that probably broke all the windows within a 10 mile radius. I covered my ears and winced.
"Suki! Why do you always have to do that?!" A familiar whining voice caused me to open my eyes. There stood Yoko with Sasuke and Shikamaru glaring accusingly at her. I laughed and she responded with a quick swipe with her fist. I stepped back and noticed the needles in between her fingers that I hadn't seen before. In our village, Yoko was probably the best needle user. Even I knew not to piss her off when she had those needles in her hands.
"Hand over the bell," Sasuke said in a blunt voice.
"Psshh, yeah right, in your dreams," I said, throwing a decoy to Neji, who caught and gripped it possessively.
"Suki, I don't want to see you get hurt. I saw him take down Tsuyoshi without even trying," Yoko whined again.
"Yeah, like I give a damn, anyone can take down Tsuyoshi. He's the biggest loser in the village," I said.
"Fine, be that way," she said, turning away from me.
I leaped back to Neji and Hinata and I took a defensive stance. Sasuke was from the Uchiha clan, and I knew his family had Sharingan eyes. I would have to be extra careful around him. Neji leaped towards Shikamaru, but was kicked down by Sasuke. Neji leaped again but was stopped when Shikamaru yelled out something Shadow Copy. His shadow began to extend and it connected with Neji's shadow.
"I.. I can't move!" he said. I ran to Neji but was stopped when a ball of fire shot towards me Powerful Fireball. I barely avoided it and I felt the hotness on my face. A thought quickly ran through my mind. 'When fighting fire, use water.' I turned to my attacker and saw another fireball emit from his mouth. I flipped my fingers and brought to my face.
"WATER DRAGON BLAST!" I shouted. Fortunately for me, there was a pond near by and a huge twist of water exploded from the surface of the pond. It quickly took shape of a dragon and shot through the air and towards the fireball. Entwining its snake like body around the fireball, it constricted and the hiss off dying fire sounded. The fireball disappeared and the dragon evaporated. It was a draw between me and Sasuke. I stood there, staring at him anticipating his next move. He, too was standing there, studying me. Until he disappeared.
~ Sorry, hafta end here... gotta do my homework, mom is yelling.heehee.~