Itsumo
Disclaimer: Although I wish Naruto, Sakura, etc. were mine, they aren't... Otherwise, I would be writing REAL Naruto right now. Fanfiction = Fan writing fiction, not author writing canon.
Continuation of Pt. 3 of Itsumo...
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Chapter 14: Fight
March 26th
~POV: Sakura~
We'd been walking since last night, with only minor breaks. I was guessing it was about dawn. Even Chouji hadn't eaten, not wanting to make excess noise. I was impressed by his behaviour. Akamaru was completely silent, and I would not have remeembered he was there if not for the fact I had to watch my feet for him. Not that he couldn't take care of himself...
Me, Chouji, Sasuke, Naruto and Kiba. Me and four guys, trudging down a stone tunnel, alone and almost silent. The only girls who would have come were Tenten and Ino... Tenten was hysterical, and Ino... I tried not to think about what could have happened to her.
It was dark, in that tunnel, although we ninjas had training in dark-seeing. I could make everyone out in the darkness, at least their outlines. My feet ached, my head was pounding... at any rate I would collapse soon. 'This is disgraceful! I'm a ninja!' I thought, struggling to stay up. I started to fall. Strong hands grabbed me, held me. I looked up. "Sasuke-kun... Thank-you..." I siad, before drifting away.
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The door was open, and it led into another room, exactly the same as the last, except with a tunnel opposite to her. The stark white hurt her eyes, and she brought her hand up to shield them. Suddenly, a darkness swam into the room from behind her. RUN! All her senses felt that this was the right course of action. So she ran, her feet hurting more with each step, and the voice, that she hated so much, was back in her head...
"What would you do to save them? What boundaries would you pass to keep them alive? What would you sacrifice... Would you give up..."
"Yourself?"
A million voices rushed at her from all sides, beating her, making her collapse, to her knees. A single tear left her eye. It fell and shattered into a million pieces...
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I awoke to the sound of bustle and rush... The sounds of battle I new too well... 'What's happening?" I slowly opened my eyes, and sat up...
The room was very civilised. Tiled floor, painted walls, hanging light. Except, everything was white. The whole room was unfurnished, and plain white. It sort of scared me.
Sasuke, using his Double Sharingan, was facng off against a man totally covered in a black, liquidy substance. Naruto, and about twenty Shadow Cones, were up against an purple-haired woman, about twenty-five years old, armed with a whip blazing with chakra. Kiba and Akamaru, in the half-beast mode, were fghting off against two boys, around our age, with black eyes. Chouji was guarding me, keeping an eyes on all of the enemy nins, not moving.
Sasuke's opponent, jabbed at Sasuke's nose. Sasuke caught the fist, and aimed a kick at the man's stomach. Suddenly, the liquidm spread around Sasuke's hand and foot. It threatened to engulf him.
Naruto's opponent waved her whip, and the clones were all vanquished. She caught Naruto by the throat, and whipped him into a wall. She then stood there, and lifted him off the ground. I could see the whip sucking his chakra, ad he was slowly weakening..
Kiba's opponents were deadly fast, and they not only matched but beat his incredible speed. One whipped around him, cforced Kiba to his knees, and grabbed ahold of his arms. The boy pulled them back, threatening to break them. Akamaru's foe punched him right in the gut, and he transformed back. He swung the dog around by one leg with a grin.
'These people are psycho's...' I thought. 'They're scary!" I got up. Chouji, what are you doing!? They're getting hurt!" I said, then rapped on his noggin. No response. I pulled on one of this arms.. Completely unmoving..
I closed my eyes to concentrate, but their cries...
My arm shot towards my kunai belt... I felt a hand grab it so tightly I thought it would be crushed.
"So, my opponent is a little girl, ne? Well, this gets more interesting by the minute," a voice behind me said. I turned my head to look at him.
A handsome guy, almost two years older than me, stood behind me, hand on my wrist. His hair was a pale azure, and his eyes shone of ferocity. He wore a black t-short, beige pants and a long beige jacket, with white fur on the hem. His smile was taunting and playful. "Let's see what you can do, Miss Blossom."
Did he know my name? He couldn't! He released my wrist, and I pulled it back. He jumped back, waiting for my offensive. When it didn't come, he shot towards me.
When he was close enough, I jumped back, throwing a kunai at him. He caught it and threw it back more quickly than I would have thought possible. I moved barely, making it just skim my arm. He shot towards me faster, grabbed my arm, and forced it upwards. A crack resounded through the battle sound. My leg shot towards his face, and his other arm moved to intercept it. My other leg lifted from the ground, but he let go of my now useless left arm and grabbed it. He now held both my legs.
My knees bent, my hands reached the ground, and I pulled... nothing happened. This guy was STRONG! He held me there until he was bored, then pushed down. My legs bent the wrong way. I fianlly pulled out a kunai and stabbed at his arm... whch wasn't there anymore.
Pain flowed through my body like blood did out, the wound was deep. It bled, and it hurt. The crimson liquid dopped onto the floor, pooling together. He stared at me. "You're sorta stupid, you know that?" he smiled.
I aimed a punch at his stomach, and hit. He dropped me, held his stomach, and stepped back. "The little flower packs a punch, ne?"
Now I was lying on the ground, with a bleeding leg and totally worn-out. He looked at me.
"Takeru Touketsugan says farewell..." he smirked, then disappeared.
I laid there, listening to my comrades' cries, pain flowing through my body and threatening to make me disappear into unconsciousness.
Suddenly, I was in the air. Being picked up by someone? Yes. By the enemy? No, by Chouji...
Suddenly, my eyes closed. I was gone, unconscious...
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I awoke, and realised that my comrade's were sitting near, watching me. Chouji, Sasuke, Naruto, Kiba... They all showed signs of their individual battles. Naruto seemed weak, and had a red mark around his throat. Kiba's arms were covered in bandages. Sasuke seemed worried, and weak. Chouji was shaking,
Naruto was muttering something. "Jun Datsuryoku... Daisuke and Yoh Kuragari... Yuki Makikomu..."
"All Missing-nin Jounins, all of extreme capabilities and strength..." Sasuke mused quietly. "I wonder... How did they get here? D'you think someone's hired them?"
"I dunno, really... But those two guys, they're creepy..." 'Kiba said, with a whining Akamaru in his lap.
"There was that psycho who wrapped that whip around my throat, and the guy who tried to absorb Sasuke, or something... That was the scariest fight of my life... I was completely helpless. And, they could come back at any time-"
"Why did they leave?" I interjected. "Why didn't they finish us off...?" I had a sneaking suspicion that there was a hidden meaning somewhere...
"Their jutsu's were probably weakening..." Kiba said, sounding completely confident in his answer. "They probably couldn't hold them for much longer..."
I remebered the one who had fought me. He hadn't used a single jutsu, yet he left first. I was sure there was more to it...
"Anyways, it's time we slept. Who's on guard?" I said suddenly. Talking about those ninjas gave a a strange feeling... What was it...
Was it hate? No...
It was fear.
~~~
This is the newest chapter, and the hardest so far to write. I'm sorry for the long wait. I've never written a succesful fight scene. Now, the votes, taken Nov. 9th:
Last one:
Sakura/Naruto: 6
Sakura/Sasuke: 3
Sakura/Kakashi: 2
Sakura/Lee: 1
Hinata/Naruto:1
New:
Sakura/Naruto: 8
Sakura/Sasuke: 5
Sakura/Kakashi: 2
Sakura/Lee: 1
Hinata/Naruto:1
Sakura: Looks positive for Naruto, and Sasuke's at a close second... Kakashi at third!? Finally, Rock Lee at fourth.
Naruto: Sakura, at 8 votes, is doing MUCH better than Hinata, at 1.
Eikou: I dunno 'bout Yondaime (Fourth), but I do know that Itsumo means, and will always mean, 'Always' or 'Forever'.
Kyubi-Naruto: I try to give each guy a chance at Sakura. She has small moments of revelation, but Sasuke and Naruto have equal chances... Lee's been out of the picture most of the fic, though...
Disclaimer: Although I wish Naruto, Sakura, etc. were mine, they aren't... Otherwise, I would be writing REAL Naruto right now. Fanfiction = Fan writing fiction, not author writing canon.
Continuation of Pt. 3 of Itsumo...
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Chapter 14: Fight
March 26th
~POV: Sakura~
We'd been walking since last night, with only minor breaks. I was guessing it was about dawn. Even Chouji hadn't eaten, not wanting to make excess noise. I was impressed by his behaviour. Akamaru was completely silent, and I would not have remeembered he was there if not for the fact I had to watch my feet for him. Not that he couldn't take care of himself...
Me, Chouji, Sasuke, Naruto and Kiba. Me and four guys, trudging down a stone tunnel, alone and almost silent. The only girls who would have come were Tenten and Ino... Tenten was hysterical, and Ino... I tried not to think about what could have happened to her.
It was dark, in that tunnel, although we ninjas had training in dark-seeing. I could make everyone out in the darkness, at least their outlines. My feet ached, my head was pounding... at any rate I would collapse soon. 'This is disgraceful! I'm a ninja!' I thought, struggling to stay up. I started to fall. Strong hands grabbed me, held me. I looked up. "Sasuke-kun... Thank-you..." I siad, before drifting away.
~~
The door was open, and it led into another room, exactly the same as the last, except with a tunnel opposite to her. The stark white hurt her eyes, and she brought her hand up to shield them. Suddenly, a darkness swam into the room from behind her. RUN! All her senses felt that this was the right course of action. So she ran, her feet hurting more with each step, and the voice, that she hated so much, was back in her head...
"What would you do to save them? What boundaries would you pass to keep them alive? What would you sacrifice... Would you give up..."
"Yourself?"
A million voices rushed at her from all sides, beating her, making her collapse, to her knees. A single tear left her eye. It fell and shattered into a million pieces...
~~
I awoke to the sound of bustle and rush... The sounds of battle I new too well... 'What's happening?" I slowly opened my eyes, and sat up...
The room was very civilised. Tiled floor, painted walls, hanging light. Except, everything was white. The whole room was unfurnished, and plain white. It sort of scared me.
Sasuke, using his Double Sharingan, was facng off against a man totally covered in a black, liquidy substance. Naruto, and about twenty Shadow Cones, were up against an purple-haired woman, about twenty-five years old, armed with a whip blazing with chakra. Kiba and Akamaru, in the half-beast mode, were fghting off against two boys, around our age, with black eyes. Chouji was guarding me, keeping an eyes on all of the enemy nins, not moving.
Sasuke's opponent, jabbed at Sasuke's nose. Sasuke caught the fist, and aimed a kick at the man's stomach. Suddenly, the liquidm spread around Sasuke's hand and foot. It threatened to engulf him.
Naruto's opponent waved her whip, and the clones were all vanquished. She caught Naruto by the throat, and whipped him into a wall. She then stood there, and lifted him off the ground. I could see the whip sucking his chakra, ad he was slowly weakening..
Kiba's opponents were deadly fast, and they not only matched but beat his incredible speed. One whipped around him, cforced Kiba to his knees, and grabbed ahold of his arms. The boy pulled them back, threatening to break them. Akamaru's foe punched him right in the gut, and he transformed back. He swung the dog around by one leg with a grin.
'These people are psycho's...' I thought. 'They're scary!" I got up. Chouji, what are you doing!? They're getting hurt!" I said, then rapped on his noggin. No response. I pulled on one of this arms.. Completely unmoving..
I closed my eyes to concentrate, but their cries...
My arm shot towards my kunai belt... I felt a hand grab it so tightly I thought it would be crushed.
"So, my opponent is a little girl, ne? Well, this gets more interesting by the minute," a voice behind me said. I turned my head to look at him.
A handsome guy, almost two years older than me, stood behind me, hand on my wrist. His hair was a pale azure, and his eyes shone of ferocity. He wore a black t-short, beige pants and a long beige jacket, with white fur on the hem. His smile was taunting and playful. "Let's see what you can do, Miss Blossom."
Did he know my name? He couldn't! He released my wrist, and I pulled it back. He jumped back, waiting for my offensive. When it didn't come, he shot towards me.
When he was close enough, I jumped back, throwing a kunai at him. He caught it and threw it back more quickly than I would have thought possible. I moved barely, making it just skim my arm. He shot towards me faster, grabbed my arm, and forced it upwards. A crack resounded through the battle sound. My leg shot towards his face, and his other arm moved to intercept it. My other leg lifted from the ground, but he let go of my now useless left arm and grabbed it. He now held both my legs.
My knees bent, my hands reached the ground, and I pulled... nothing happened. This guy was STRONG! He held me there until he was bored, then pushed down. My legs bent the wrong way. I fianlly pulled out a kunai and stabbed at his arm... whch wasn't there anymore.
Pain flowed through my body like blood did out, the wound was deep. It bled, and it hurt. The crimson liquid dopped onto the floor, pooling together. He stared at me. "You're sorta stupid, you know that?" he smiled.
I aimed a punch at his stomach, and hit. He dropped me, held his stomach, and stepped back. "The little flower packs a punch, ne?"
Now I was lying on the ground, with a bleeding leg and totally worn-out. He looked at me.
"Takeru Touketsugan says farewell..." he smirked, then disappeared.
I laid there, listening to my comrades' cries, pain flowing through my body and threatening to make me disappear into unconsciousness.
Suddenly, I was in the air. Being picked up by someone? Yes. By the enemy? No, by Chouji...
Suddenly, my eyes closed. I was gone, unconscious...
~~~
I awoke, and realised that my comrade's were sitting near, watching me. Chouji, Sasuke, Naruto, Kiba... They all showed signs of their individual battles. Naruto seemed weak, and had a red mark around his throat. Kiba's arms were covered in bandages. Sasuke seemed worried, and weak. Chouji was shaking,
Naruto was muttering something. "Jun Datsuryoku... Daisuke and Yoh Kuragari... Yuki Makikomu..."
"All Missing-nin Jounins, all of extreme capabilities and strength..." Sasuke mused quietly. "I wonder... How did they get here? D'you think someone's hired them?"
"I dunno, really... But those two guys, they're creepy..." 'Kiba said, with a whining Akamaru in his lap.
"There was that psycho who wrapped that whip around my throat, and the guy who tried to absorb Sasuke, or something... That was the scariest fight of my life... I was completely helpless. And, they could come back at any time-"
"Why did they leave?" I interjected. "Why didn't they finish us off...?" I had a sneaking suspicion that there was a hidden meaning somewhere...
"Their jutsu's were probably weakening..." Kiba said, sounding completely confident in his answer. "They probably couldn't hold them for much longer..."
I remebered the one who had fought me. He hadn't used a single jutsu, yet he left first. I was sure there was more to it...
"Anyways, it's time we slept. Who's on guard?" I said suddenly. Talking about those ninjas gave a a strange feeling... What was it...
Was it hate? No...
It was fear.
~~~
This is the newest chapter, and the hardest so far to write. I'm sorry for the long wait. I've never written a succesful fight scene. Now, the votes, taken Nov. 9th:
Last one:
Sakura/Naruto: 6
Sakura/Sasuke: 3
Sakura/Kakashi: 2
Sakura/Lee: 1
Hinata/Naruto:1
New:
Sakura/Naruto: 8
Sakura/Sasuke: 5
Sakura/Kakashi: 2
Sakura/Lee: 1
Hinata/Naruto:1
Sakura: Looks positive for Naruto, and Sasuke's at a close second... Kakashi at third!? Finally, Rock Lee at fourth.
Naruto: Sakura, at 8 votes, is doing MUCH better than Hinata, at 1.
Eikou: I dunno 'bout Yondaime (Fourth), but I do know that Itsumo means, and will always mean, 'Always' or 'Forever'.
Kyubi-Naruto: I try to give each guy a chance at Sakura. She has small moments of revelation, but Sasuke and Naruto have equal chances... Lee's been out of the picture most of the fic, though...