A/N: I'm BAAAACK! I was at the beach, and my internet died, and lots of other stuff happened, so that's why I haven't updated in forever! I'm so sorry! But anyways, now that it's summer time and there's no school, I'll have plenty of time to update! And, there's going to be some more fics! I'll give you previews at the end of this chapter! On with the fic!
Episode 7: Omamori Shinku's Advanced Bloodline!
A droplet of water slid down a leaf and dropped onto the ground. Like the hundreds before it, it had landed with a resonating plop. It looked like it had been like this all morning, so by now, there were a few small puddles here and there. Fever-Sensei seemed to be focusing on them quite a bit, unlike the rest of the group, who seemed to be caught up in their own reveries. Sae almost felt bad for breaking the peaceful silence.
"What's troubling you Sensei?" Sae asked. The red-haired girl and her sensei had come to be good friends over the month. Sae didn't really like Shinku or Miharu all that much, and the two didn't want much to do with her or Fever-Sensei either.
Fever looked a bit surprised at the break in the silence. He adjusted his glasses a bit, shaking his head. His face looked stern, not relaxed like usual, and it was messing with Sae's head. She just shook off the feeling and kept walking. Worrying would only mess with her more.
"How long until we reach the lake?" Sae asked, looking to Ra. He was the one who need to be escorted there, he should know.
"Oh, not long." The old man answered. He was looking around, as if looking for something.
Suddenly, there was a rustling in the trees. Fever-Sensei looked up alertly into the trees, all three of his students gripping their kunai immediately. They were ready for anything. To Sae's surprise, and relief, a squirrel ran down the trunk of the tree the rustling came from and ran off down the path where they had come from. Sae watched as it found another tree and quickly ran up it.
"Hey Sensei, weren't there-
"Puddles of water there a few minutes ago?" Fever-Sensei had finished her question for her, as if reading her mind.
Sae gulped. That had to mean trouble. But then it hit her. Why hadn't she noticed it before? It hadn't rained in a few weeks, so why were the leaves so wet? That must have been what was bothering her sensei. Sae looked to Ra, who looked scared stiff, then to her comrades. They each were moving their hands into the seal to break up genjutsu, just like her. However, they were stopped before they could do it.
"It's not genjutsu." Fever-Sensei said calmly.
In one quick motion, their sensei had pulled out a small blade and had extended it, making it look like a halberd. Then he moved in front of them and began twirling it so fast that all they could see was a blur. They heard noise, like blade hitting blade, then he turned to them.
"Mist-nins."
Out of the trees, three ninjas clad all in black rushed Team 6. Ra tried to jump into the bushes, but Fever grabbed him and jumped into the trees with him. It was time to see just how good his team was.
Sae took the one on the right and uppercut the ninja in the face. The ninja cried out, she was a girl, and flipped backwards. When the kunoichi landed on her feet, she jumped into the air and spun around, kicking Sae in the face. Sae recovered quickly, running at the ninja and elbowing her in the chest. The masked kunoichi slid across the ground a few feet, giving Sae the chance to use a jutsu.
"Chakra Kyuushu! (Chakra Absorbtion)! She yelled.
Miharu was having just as much luck with her opponent. He had started off by trying to punch her in the face, but she had easily grabbed his fist and threw him to the side. She stomped him a couple of times before letting him get back up. He charged at her again, this time swinging a kunai, but she dodged it, grabbed his arm and pulled him forward. He crashed straight into her fist, and gasped, falling to his knees.
Shinku was having quite a bit of trouble, unlike her teammates. Every single punch and kick, he would block, and counter with something much more powerful. She had tried to hit him many times already, but she couldn't allow herself to go down. Shinku got up from his latest counter attack, breathing hard. She ran towards him, and instead of trying to hit him, she tackled him, right into a tree. Then she began to pummel him with punches. She punched as hard as she could, as fast as she could. All ten hits had hit him square in the stomach, but he was unhurt. He shoved her back, and shrugging it off, kicked her in the stomach. Shinku fell to the ground in much pain.
Miharu jumped onto the guy Shinku was fighting, and began to punch him in the face. These punches he did feel. Miharu continued to punch; she could tell he was bleeding from the blood seeping through the mask. Shinku tried to warn her about the guy sneaking up behind her, but she couldn't find her voice.
The ninja picked Miharu up off of his ally, and slammed her to the ground, hard. Miharu felt all of the oxygen leave her lungs as the ground met her stomach. What was worse, feet immediately began kicking her from both sides. The tables had turned so quickly.
"A kawarimi?" Sae asked herself as she picked her hand up off of the log. After trying to absorb the kunoichi's chakra, she had turned into a log. Sae was trying to pinpoint her location, but just couldn't.
"Don't move." A female voice said from behind her. A kunai was up to Sae's throat, so she had to follow the ninja's commands. The Kunoichi began to push her towards her teammates.
Shinku heard footsteps approaching and stood up, grasping her stomach. The guy had kicked hard. Really hard. Her heart sank when she saw that Sae had a kunai to her throat. Shinku fell to her knees. "Why can't I do anything?" She thought.
The two male ninjas stopped kicking Miharu and looked to Sae and their ally. You could tell that they were smiling. You could tell that their mission was about to be accomplished.
"Tell us where the old man is." The female ninja demanded, pushing the kunai harder into Sae's throat. There was silence. "Tell us!" A bit of blood began to trickle from Sae's throat. That's when she heard it. The jutsu that would save them all.
"Soshi Kuchiyose: Kokukaze (Element Summoning: Cutting Wind)!"
All of a sudden, the kunoichi's hand was cut, and she dropped the kunai. She was blown back into a tree, and cuts began to appear all over her body. Her allies were blown up into the air, each screaming in pain as their ninja garments were ripped and cuts were put all over them. And in one big blast, they were all thrown to the ground in front of Miharu. She got up, dusting herself off.
"We're not giving up the old man." She said sternly.
Shinku stood up, her stomach starting to feel better, and Sae walked over to the three ninjas, rubbing her neck. They were tough, but in the end, they had won.
Sae began to rub her eyes. She was finding it hard to see. For some reason, her vision was getting foggy. She looked to Miharu, then to Shinku. There was fog everywhere! It wasn't just her. She looked to the ground. The ninjas were gone.
"Soshi Kuchiyose: Senpuu (Whirlwind)!"
Several strong gusts of wind began to blow all of the mist and fog away. Team 6 looked up the path, and there were the three ninjas. They were doing seals. It was too late by now though, the ninjutsu had finished.
"Suiton: Touketsu Kabe no Jutsu (Water Element: Frozen Wall Skill)!"
A huge dome of ice appeared around them, and they all began doing more seals. It seemed they intended to end it all here and now with a big bang. Team 6 needed to get through the ice and stop them, or else.
Sae and Miharu began doing fire jutsus, but every fireball and blaze that hit the wall would just dissipate. Sae and Miharu were running out of chakra, and the three ninjas were still doing seals. Shinku was beginning to get scared. "If they finish..." She thought, then shook the thought away. There was only one way. Shinku brought out a kunai and stabbed herself in the hand with it. She cringed in pain, but didn't scream out.
"What are you doing!?" Miharu yelled, running to her and yanking the kunai out. It was too late, Shinku's hand was gushing blood. Sae looked pretty freaked out.
Fever watched on from in the trees and sheathed his sword. "Maybe they won't need my help after all..." He thought.
"Chishio Henge no Jutsu (Blood Transformation Skill)!" Shinku yelled.
Spikes exploded forth from Shinku's hand and burrowed themselves in the ground. A second later, the spikes sprung out of the ground inside the dome and began to wrap themselves around the three ninjas. Their seals were interrupted, the jutsu would not finish. Now that their concentration was broken the ice dome faded away. Shinku was panting. She began to feel dizzy from blood loss. But she couldn't faint now. She was the hero.
"Congratulations on your first victory guys." Fever-Sensei said, jumping out of the trees. Ra was still slung over his shoulder.
The three of them were silent. Fever looked to each one, noticing the exhaustion on each of their faces. The battle was tough for them. Luckily, the mission was almost over.
"So," Fever started, walking over to the three entangled ninjas. "Who sent you?"
On of them male ninjas began to say a name, but the female interrupted him.
"Shut up, we're not telling you squat!"
"What!? I wanna get out of here!"
"I don't care!"
"Well I do!"
"If you tell him, I swear Zaku, I'll make your life a living hell!"
"Would you both just shut up!?" The other male ninja yelled. "You two never quit bickering!" Fever-Sensei began to laugh to himself. These three were definitely amateurs.
"C'mon, the mission is almost over!" Fever yelled over his shoulder. His three students followed behind.
And the silence commenced.
A/N: It's done! The chapter is done! Yay! Anyways, as promised, here's a preview for a couple of new fics.
Have you ever wondered where Kakashi got his first "Come Come Paradise" book? Well worry no more! Don't miss "Come Come Paradise: Origins"
Also, Sakura has decided to put an ad in the paper about a certain 'Sasuke Lovers Club'. Naruto, wanting to get closer to Sakura, decides to join, but it's for girls only! I see a certain Sexy no Jutsu being used quite a bit in this fic. Don't miss "The Sasuke Lovers Club"
The last fic is set after the current saga. However, Naruto was forced to kill Sasuke. Ino has become depressed and it doesn't seem things will get better for her. However, her life may rebound back after a chance meeting in the park between her and Kiba. Don't miss "A walk in the Park"
Three, count 'em, three fics in progress. I hope you're all excited! Ja ne!