The Shadow Wars
A/N: This chapter is mostly filler so that it's clear that the Jounin Exam doesn't take place immediately after the war.
Chapter 8
Three days after the war started, it was over. Konoha and the Hidden Stone Village signed a peace agreement, and agreed that all further conflicts would be settled during the Jounin Exam. However, not all was as should be.
Because Neji was unconscious after his fight in the battle, his team was currently ineligible and could not compete unless they found a replacement for him within a month. He was automatically ineligible because the medical-nins told him that he would be unable to do anything for two months. He had two broken ribs, a broken arm, and a broken leg. Worse, he had a pretty bad concussion.
The day after they arrived, Sakura and Hinata were taking opposite routes in the park. Pretty soon, they met each other in the middle.
"Hello, Hinata." Sakura said cheerfully.
"Hello, Sakura…" replied Hinata, slightly moody.
"What's wrong, Hinata-san?" inquired Sakura.
"Is it true…" Hinata began, and broke off, bursting into tears.
"What happened? Did your father hurt you? Was it Kiba? Shino?" asked Sakura.
Kiba was a medium-height, shaggy Chuunin. He always walked with his dog, Akamaru, with whom he could talk.
Shino was a tall Chuunin, with short hair. He always wore sunglasses on his face. However, his strangest quality was inside him. He had small tunnels through which bugs lurked.
"Isittruethatyou'regoingoutwithNaruto?" asked Hinata, bursting out again.
"Slow down, Hinata-san. All I got was 'is' and 'Naruto.'"
"Is it true that you're going out with Naruto!?" shrieked Hinata, angrily.
"Yes, and calm down."
"Hmm…" said Hinata, leaving. As she left, Sakura caught a snatch of Hinata mumbling, saying something bad about her.
Suddenly, Sakura teleported in front of Hinata. "Nani!? What did you say!?"
Hinata just vanished in a puff of smoke.
Meanwhile, Sasuke was busy training in the forest that surrounded Konoha. Pushing himself to the limit, he forced himself to become stronger.
"Damn it… Now even Sakura has surpassed me… I have to become stronger to defeat Itachi! I just have to!" thought Sasuke, as he began kicking a tree fiercely, trying to break it.
Kakashi appeared right in front of one of Sasuke's kicks. Immediately when he did, Sasuke kicked him in the stomach, sending him into a nearby tree.
"Ouch… So, Sasuke, are you ready?" asked Kakashi.
"For what?" countered Sasuke.
"For the secret jutsu of the Sharingan. Only three people have ever used it. Those people are Itachi, your father, and myself. Naturally, I cannot do this jutsu as well as your father or Itachi."
"Of course."
"Now, activate your Sharingan so that you can get a better insight as to how to perform this jutsu. The only thing that should be different is the amount of chakra you use. The more chakra you use, the stronger the jutsu." Kakashi said, slowly doing hand seals so that Sasuke could easier see each one. When he reached the last seal (there were twenty hand seals,) he screamed one word, one that was not in any earthly language.
"Nankara!" Kakashi shouted, as white chakra flared around him. Instantly, he sent the chakra to his palm. After that, he fired the jutsu. It was very powerful, so powerful that an entire row of trees were destroyed.
At the same time, Naruto was training with Jiraiya. Jiraiya was a tall, perverted old man. He was one of the Three Legendary Sennin.
"Now, Naruto, watch, because I'm only doing this once." Jiraiya said, as he moved his hands through the various hand seals of the jutsu he was showing Naruto. Once he finished the seals, he said "Speed Increase!"
Almost instantly, he started blurring. Once he did that, he bounced around a tree. In about two passes, the tree shattered. Then, he dispelled the jutsu.
"Now you try." Jiraiya ordered.
Going through the seals, Naruto cried "Speed Increase!" He speeded up, but not nearly as much as Jiraiya.
At the outskirts of Konoha, two people stood, directly behind the setting sun. One was tall, and had on a purple robe. One eye was covered by a patch, and the other was blood red.
The other person was short, but also wore a purple robe. His eyes were orange, and seemed to glow with a mysterious power.
Will Sasuke be able to master the Secret Jutsu of Sharingan? Will Naruto master the Speed Increase? And who are the two people? What threat do they pose to Konoha?
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