CHAPTER 5: THE LEAF-SHADOW PACT! THE BEAST OF THE DESERT IS NO MORE!
Shikamaru stood in disbelief at the man standing before his eyes. He could not make sense of any of it. "What the hell are you doing here, Uncle? YOU'RE BREAKING THE PACT!"
"The pact?" Naruto muttered, trying to understand the situation.
"He's referring to the agreement made between Kay and the 3rd nearly 15 years ago." Shikato said, helping Naruto out.
"Kay?" Naruto thought out loud.
"Our little pet name for my brother." Shikato smiled.
"Anyways Naruto...and probably Kakashi. You were a tad young back then weren't you?" Kamaasu chuckled. Kakashi gave a little nod, and went back to his "observant" mode. "As I was saying," Kamaasu began. "When I was younger I loved the Leaf and would die to protect it. But soon, my goals changed. I wanted to create my own village, a village for those who loved the shadow. Of course, I was officially part of the Leaf. So I asked the 3rd if I could leave the Leaf and create my own village. Of course the 3rd was a bit surprised." Kamaasu chuckled.
"A little?" Shikato mocked. "It was more than a little. You also had him head over heels!"
"What can I say? I have that effect on people!" Kay laughed. "When the 3rd heard this, he told me such a request had never been made before. However, after I performed some services and such, I was granted leave of the leaf, to go and create my own village. HOWEVER, I was subjected to a seal, which forbid me of using Leaf jutsu and speaking of it. Of course I found a way around that!"
"YOU WHAT!?" Tsunade screamed.
"Relax Tsunade, I wouldn't tell anyone the secrets. Its just that it greatly limited my abilities." Kamaasu said trying to calm down Tsunade. "Anyway, soon I had a thriving village, and was asked to join this chuunin exam...ta-da. That's how I'm here, little Shika. I was INVITED."
Shikamaru stared at his uncle with a menacing look. "How many times must I ask you NOT to call me that..."
"Obviously more." Kamaasu grinned.
"So when EXACTLY will the chuunin exam be???" Naruto said, getting excited.
"Bout 3 days I'd say. Other villages have already begun to show up." Tsunade smiled. The next thing she knew Naruto had bounded out the door going to tell his friends the news.
"Well, he's sure excitable..." Ryu said shaking his head.
"No kidding." Ill added.
"Actually, I find it amusing." Laughed Kenshi.
"Welcome to my world!" Kakashi said, finally opening up.
"Well, Tsunade-Dono. IF you have nothing further, I will continue the training of my genin team."
"Go right ahead, Kay." Tsunade said with a wave of her hand towards the door.
"This is gonna be one weird chuunin exam..." Shikamaru said, walking slowly out the door, giving a little wave.
"Has he always been this, well, Lazy?" Kay asked inquisitively.
"Yeah..." Shikato sighed.
"Well. We're off then." Kay said, grabbing his students, forming a kata, and immediately disappearing.
"Well...that's a neat trick." Kakashi said, beginning to laugh.
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To the far east of the Leaf, a trio of soldiers was making its way across the land, currently through a hot desert.
"Hey, boss?" Jas said.
"Yes, Jamshu?" Memnoch replied, jumping across the desert.
"If we were going to the Fire country, what are we doing near the hidden village of Sand?
"Well...I think I need to make a quick pit stop..."
Sonari began to chuckle, and soon broke into an uproarious laughter, leaving an unsettling feeling in Jamshu.
Soon the trio arrived at the hidden village of sand. Walking slowly up to the gate, Memnoch put down his hood, waving his hand towards the sky, bringing the ominous, dark clouds. Memnoch's face was scarred, seemingly lifeless. His hair, gray as ash, and his pupils...empty. As they approached the entryway of the village, two guardsmen came rushing out.
"What are you doing here?" One asked.
"What business have you in the village of sand?" questioned the other.
Memnoch made a little smile as the sinister rain began to pour. "I'm here to have a little talk with a boy named Gaara..."
The two guards shuddered at the name, thinking of the past. "Wha- what do you want with him?"
"Nothing you need to worry about..." Memnoch laughed. He lurched his hands out, grabbing the two soldier's necks, breaking them instantly, letting their lifeless corpses fall to the ground. "Well boys...lets find us a Gaara..."
The trio walked into the city, as panicked people ran in the streets, trying to find shelter form the black rain. Sonari looked about, chuckling as he took in the sight. "They're so frightened...and it is delicious..." he said, rubbing his hands together.
"Not now, Sonari...we don't have time. You can satisfy YOUR appetite later..."
Everywhere the demonic triumvirate walked, it seemed the black clouds would avoid, as if life could be found in them. The trio looked about for the one known as Gaara, when they found a large blob of sand in the middle of the village.
"Well, well, well...It seems we have found young Master Gaara..." Memnoch chuckled.
"What do you want here... do you want to die?" Gaara said through the covering sand.
"Not me...not me...I just want your help master Gaara..."
"My help?"
"Was he not clear before?" Sonari interjected. "We need your POWER!"
"My, my power?" Gaara said, becoming defensive.
"Yes...will you give it to me?" Memnoch said, outstretching his hand.
"No." Gaara said, the sand barrier closing tighter.
"Oh well. Don't say we didn't give you a chance to live..." Memnoch chuckled. "Sonari. Lets have a little nighttime shall we?"
"Of course..." Sonari responded, beginning to laugh. Making some katas, Sonari summoned forth a great darkness that encompassed the village in shadow.
"How...how can you DO that...?" Jamshu wondered out loud, watching all that was happening.
"Thank you...now its my turn." Memnoch said, licking his lips and laughing maniacally. He seemed to melt into the existing shadow, yet he gave off a tiny glint. The glint moved to the sand barrier and made it inside through the atom sized cracks. Muffled screams could be heard through the sand, and soon, a plea for help. Then, nothing. The sand fell to the ground as if it had never been a part of Gaara, revealing only Memnoch. "My, how delicious." He said, wiping his mouth with his shirt, his pupils noticeably, more, full.
Soon, ninjas came out, noticeably a girl with pigtails and a boy with "bat" ears on his hat.
"What did you do to Gaara?" the girl screamed.
"Quiet Temari..." the boy said.
"Quiet? HOW CAN I BE QUIET KANKURO!?" Temari screamed. "He killed Gaara!"
"No, no, no." Memnoch smiled. "He just simply no longer exists in this plane...BWAHAHAHA!" he laughed...and laughed... and laughed...
"YOU BASTARD!" Temari shouted, throwing a kunai. As it was about to hit, it was thrown straight back. "What!?"
In front of Memnoch, was the barrier of sand. "No, no way..." Temari stuttered.
"If you are done, I shall be on my way... Sonari. Jamshu. Lets go. On to the village of the leaf..."
Shikamaru stood in disbelief at the man standing before his eyes. He could not make sense of any of it. "What the hell are you doing here, Uncle? YOU'RE BREAKING THE PACT!"
"The pact?" Naruto muttered, trying to understand the situation.
"He's referring to the agreement made between Kay and the 3rd nearly 15 years ago." Shikato said, helping Naruto out.
"Kay?" Naruto thought out loud.
"Our little pet name for my brother." Shikato smiled.
"Anyways Naruto...and probably Kakashi. You were a tad young back then weren't you?" Kamaasu chuckled. Kakashi gave a little nod, and went back to his "observant" mode. "As I was saying," Kamaasu began. "When I was younger I loved the Leaf and would die to protect it. But soon, my goals changed. I wanted to create my own village, a village for those who loved the shadow. Of course, I was officially part of the Leaf. So I asked the 3rd if I could leave the Leaf and create my own village. Of course the 3rd was a bit surprised." Kamaasu chuckled.
"A little?" Shikato mocked. "It was more than a little. You also had him head over heels!"
"What can I say? I have that effect on people!" Kay laughed. "When the 3rd heard this, he told me such a request had never been made before. However, after I performed some services and such, I was granted leave of the leaf, to go and create my own village. HOWEVER, I was subjected to a seal, which forbid me of using Leaf jutsu and speaking of it. Of course I found a way around that!"
"YOU WHAT!?" Tsunade screamed.
"Relax Tsunade, I wouldn't tell anyone the secrets. Its just that it greatly limited my abilities." Kamaasu said trying to calm down Tsunade. "Anyway, soon I had a thriving village, and was asked to join this chuunin exam...ta-da. That's how I'm here, little Shika. I was INVITED."
Shikamaru stared at his uncle with a menacing look. "How many times must I ask you NOT to call me that..."
"Obviously more." Kamaasu grinned.
"So when EXACTLY will the chuunin exam be???" Naruto said, getting excited.
"Bout 3 days I'd say. Other villages have already begun to show up." Tsunade smiled. The next thing she knew Naruto had bounded out the door going to tell his friends the news.
"Well, he's sure excitable..." Ryu said shaking his head.
"No kidding." Ill added.
"Actually, I find it amusing." Laughed Kenshi.
"Welcome to my world!" Kakashi said, finally opening up.
"Well, Tsunade-Dono. IF you have nothing further, I will continue the training of my genin team."
"Go right ahead, Kay." Tsunade said with a wave of her hand towards the door.
"This is gonna be one weird chuunin exam..." Shikamaru said, walking slowly out the door, giving a little wave.
"Has he always been this, well, Lazy?" Kay asked inquisitively.
"Yeah..." Shikato sighed.
"Well. We're off then." Kay said, grabbing his students, forming a kata, and immediately disappearing.
"Well...that's a neat trick." Kakashi said, beginning to laugh.
*******************
To the far east of the Leaf, a trio of soldiers was making its way across the land, currently through a hot desert.
"Hey, boss?" Jas said.
"Yes, Jamshu?" Memnoch replied, jumping across the desert.
"If we were going to the Fire country, what are we doing near the hidden village of Sand?
"Well...I think I need to make a quick pit stop..."
Sonari began to chuckle, and soon broke into an uproarious laughter, leaving an unsettling feeling in Jamshu.
Soon the trio arrived at the hidden village of sand. Walking slowly up to the gate, Memnoch put down his hood, waving his hand towards the sky, bringing the ominous, dark clouds. Memnoch's face was scarred, seemingly lifeless. His hair, gray as ash, and his pupils...empty. As they approached the entryway of the village, two guardsmen came rushing out.
"What are you doing here?" One asked.
"What business have you in the village of sand?" questioned the other.
Memnoch made a little smile as the sinister rain began to pour. "I'm here to have a little talk with a boy named Gaara..."
The two guards shuddered at the name, thinking of the past. "Wha- what do you want with him?"
"Nothing you need to worry about..." Memnoch laughed. He lurched his hands out, grabbing the two soldier's necks, breaking them instantly, letting their lifeless corpses fall to the ground. "Well boys...lets find us a Gaara..."
The trio walked into the city, as panicked people ran in the streets, trying to find shelter form the black rain. Sonari looked about, chuckling as he took in the sight. "They're so frightened...and it is delicious..." he said, rubbing his hands together.
"Not now, Sonari...we don't have time. You can satisfy YOUR appetite later..."
Everywhere the demonic triumvirate walked, it seemed the black clouds would avoid, as if life could be found in them. The trio looked about for the one known as Gaara, when they found a large blob of sand in the middle of the village.
"Well, well, well...It seems we have found young Master Gaara..." Memnoch chuckled.
"What do you want here... do you want to die?" Gaara said through the covering sand.
"Not me...not me...I just want your help master Gaara..."
"My help?"
"Was he not clear before?" Sonari interjected. "We need your POWER!"
"My, my power?" Gaara said, becoming defensive.
"Yes...will you give it to me?" Memnoch said, outstretching his hand.
"No." Gaara said, the sand barrier closing tighter.
"Oh well. Don't say we didn't give you a chance to live..." Memnoch chuckled. "Sonari. Lets have a little nighttime shall we?"
"Of course..." Sonari responded, beginning to laugh. Making some katas, Sonari summoned forth a great darkness that encompassed the village in shadow.
"How...how can you DO that...?" Jamshu wondered out loud, watching all that was happening.
"Thank you...now its my turn." Memnoch said, licking his lips and laughing maniacally. He seemed to melt into the existing shadow, yet he gave off a tiny glint. The glint moved to the sand barrier and made it inside through the atom sized cracks. Muffled screams could be heard through the sand, and soon, a plea for help. Then, nothing. The sand fell to the ground as if it had never been a part of Gaara, revealing only Memnoch. "My, how delicious." He said, wiping his mouth with his shirt, his pupils noticeably, more, full.
Soon, ninjas came out, noticeably a girl with pigtails and a boy with "bat" ears on his hat.
"What did you do to Gaara?" the girl screamed.
"Quiet Temari..." the boy said.
"Quiet? HOW CAN I BE QUIET KANKURO!?" Temari screamed. "He killed Gaara!"
"No, no, no." Memnoch smiled. "He just simply no longer exists in this plane...BWAHAHAHA!" he laughed...and laughed... and laughed...
"YOU BASTARD!" Temari shouted, throwing a kunai. As it was about to hit, it was thrown straight back. "What!?"
In front of Memnoch, was the barrier of sand. "No, no way..." Temari stuttered.
"If you are done, I shall be on my way... Sonari. Jamshu. Lets go. On to the village of the leaf..."