The Shadow Wars
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A/N: A new character is introduced, and he adds another form of communication. When I use [text] instead of the usual "text", it shows that form of talking.
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Chapter 12
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Eight hours later, the teams had all finished their exam and were awaiting the ceremony for the ending of the first exam. The audience and examinees were chattering in thought as to who passed.
"Do you think the Kid's team passed?" one of the Konoha mothers asked.
"I hope not." Her husband replied. "He'll ruin our village's security. How can a prankster even become a damn Chuunin!?"
"I do not know." His wife replied.
"Now, to announce the individuals who passed." The head examiner said. Instantly, a nervous silence passed over the listeners. All were eager to see who would advance to the next task. He then handed the scroll with the ones who passed.
"From Konoha: Hyuuga Neji. Hyuuga Hinata. Inuzuka Kiba. Nara Shikamaru..." the reader continued for a long time, listing all the names of those who passed. When he got to Naruto, everyone from Konoha groaned.
As the announcer went through the names, there were different chouruses of boos and cheers. However, one fighter seemed to get particular attention. His name was Hanara Yokure. He was a Hidden Mist Chuunin, but was apparently one of the strongest of the competitors, perhaps even on Kage level, because of his bloodline, which allowed him to see his opponent's thoughts. When he combined it with his village's jutsus, it made him almost unstoppable.
As for Yokure's appearance, it was not at all menacing. In fact, he was fairly short and had scruffy white hair, giving him a frail appearance.
When Yokure was called up to be promoted, he glanced, almost mechanically, at Naruto. Immediately, a wide grin broke on his face, one which suggested his true desire. Yokure had only come to the exams to kill two people, Sasuke and Naruto. However, he wanted to first kill Naruto, so as to prevent Naruto from interfering. He knew the two boys' stories, and knew their differences.
[Naruto, you will not survive this exam.] Yokure sent the message into Naruto's mind.
"What was that?" Naruto thought frantically.
[Your only enemy that can defeat you.]
Instantly, Naruto started glancing wildly, trying to find who was talking.
[You won't be able to use your eyes to find me. Use your ability to sense chakra, baka. Use it so that I have an excuse!]
"It's you, isn't it, Hanara Yokure!? What are you doing to me! Get out of my head! GET OUT!" Naruto thought.
[Ah!]
Naruto's mental panic had caused Yokure to experience pain. That was the downside to his bloodline, his only weakness. If someone panics mentally, he will be unable to continue using it. Also, it uses a lot of chakra, so he rarely even goes into conversations with it.
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"Hokage-san." Mizukage said.
"Yes, Mizukage-san?" responded Hokage.
"We have a problem, about Hanara Yokure. I have a feeling he will attempt to kill Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto during the Third Task. He has been mad at the Uzumaki family for years, and his clan has always been a bloody rival of the Uchiha clan." Mizukage said.
"What!? Why didn't you tell me before? I'd better tell those two to train during all their free hours. I'll even give them authorization to train during the night if they so desire." Hokage said.
"Do what you want, Hokage-san." Mizukage said.
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"Sasuke, Naruto, I'm putting you on advance training schedules as per Hokage-sama's orders." Kakashi said.
"What? Why?" inquired Naruto.
"Mizukage-sama has told Hokage-sama that Yokure wants to kill you two. I saw what happened, Naruto. This is no laughing matter. As a Genin, he had twenty A-rank missions and accomplished them all, with only one assist by his teammates. He's been training since he was four, and has developed his bloodline ability to become even stronger than the first one to possess it, Hanara Ochata." Kakashi said.
"Wow... But what can we do? We only have twelve weeks to prepare, and much of the time is taken up with the Exam." Said Sasuke.
"Hokage-sama has allowed you to train nights, days, whenever, in order to prepare for this new threat. Thus, the only off-time you might have is the time you spend during the Second Task. Please finish it quickly, you two, and get ready." Kakashi said.
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Meanwhile, on the other end of the city, Yokure was busy sparring a band of Mizu Bunshins that he had created. Each one, he killed ruthlessly, and created a replacement instantaneously, each time making the new one more and more durable.
"Even though I have the advantage against Sasuke, Naruto has the Kyuubi on his side, and it can defeat me. Therefore, I need to kill him before he summons the Kyuubi's chakra, because he will if I get him too weak." Yokure thought, as he through a Fuuma Shuriken at one of the Bunshins, destroying it.
"Yokure-sama, don't you think this is a little over-doing it, especially so close to the fight?" asked Yokure's teammate, Sarate. Sarate was a tall, female Chuunin with long, blue hair and eyes that were completely black. She had the ability to control her opponent's chakra.
"No, Sarate. It's necessary." Yokure said.
"Okay, if you say so..." Sarate said.
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Will Naruto and Sasuke be able to defeat the threat that Yokure poses?
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A/N: I'm sorry for the length, but this is sort of a filler again, and I don't want to bore you guys with this type of filler for too long. SuPeRfReAk, your character will appear soon, I want to hold off on him until the Second Task.
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A/N: A new character is introduced, and he adds another form of communication. When I use [text] instead of the usual "text", it shows that form of talking.
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Chapter 12
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Eight hours later, the teams had all finished their exam and were awaiting the ceremony for the ending of the first exam. The audience and examinees were chattering in thought as to who passed.
"Do you think the Kid's team passed?" one of the Konoha mothers asked.
"I hope not." Her husband replied. "He'll ruin our village's security. How can a prankster even become a damn Chuunin!?"
"I do not know." His wife replied.
"Now, to announce the individuals who passed." The head examiner said. Instantly, a nervous silence passed over the listeners. All were eager to see who would advance to the next task. He then handed the scroll with the ones who passed.
"From Konoha: Hyuuga Neji. Hyuuga Hinata. Inuzuka Kiba. Nara Shikamaru..." the reader continued for a long time, listing all the names of those who passed. When he got to Naruto, everyone from Konoha groaned.
As the announcer went through the names, there were different chouruses of boos and cheers. However, one fighter seemed to get particular attention. His name was Hanara Yokure. He was a Hidden Mist Chuunin, but was apparently one of the strongest of the competitors, perhaps even on Kage level, because of his bloodline, which allowed him to see his opponent's thoughts. When he combined it with his village's jutsus, it made him almost unstoppable.
As for Yokure's appearance, it was not at all menacing. In fact, he was fairly short and had scruffy white hair, giving him a frail appearance.
When Yokure was called up to be promoted, he glanced, almost mechanically, at Naruto. Immediately, a wide grin broke on his face, one which suggested his true desire. Yokure had only come to the exams to kill two people, Sasuke and Naruto. However, he wanted to first kill Naruto, so as to prevent Naruto from interfering. He knew the two boys' stories, and knew their differences.
[Naruto, you will not survive this exam.] Yokure sent the message into Naruto's mind.
"What was that?" Naruto thought frantically.
[Your only enemy that can defeat you.]
Instantly, Naruto started glancing wildly, trying to find who was talking.
[You won't be able to use your eyes to find me. Use your ability to sense chakra, baka. Use it so that I have an excuse!]
"It's you, isn't it, Hanara Yokure!? What are you doing to me! Get out of my head! GET OUT!" Naruto thought.
[Ah!]
Naruto's mental panic had caused Yokure to experience pain. That was the downside to his bloodline, his only weakness. If someone panics mentally, he will be unable to continue using it. Also, it uses a lot of chakra, so he rarely even goes into conversations with it.
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"Hokage-san." Mizukage said.
"Yes, Mizukage-san?" responded Hokage.
"We have a problem, about Hanara Yokure. I have a feeling he will attempt to kill Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto during the Third Task. He has been mad at the Uzumaki family for years, and his clan has always been a bloody rival of the Uchiha clan." Mizukage said.
"What!? Why didn't you tell me before? I'd better tell those two to train during all their free hours. I'll even give them authorization to train during the night if they so desire." Hokage said.
"Do what you want, Hokage-san." Mizukage said.
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"Sasuke, Naruto, I'm putting you on advance training schedules as per Hokage-sama's orders." Kakashi said.
"What? Why?" inquired Naruto.
"Mizukage-sama has told Hokage-sama that Yokure wants to kill you two. I saw what happened, Naruto. This is no laughing matter. As a Genin, he had twenty A-rank missions and accomplished them all, with only one assist by his teammates. He's been training since he was four, and has developed his bloodline ability to become even stronger than the first one to possess it, Hanara Ochata." Kakashi said.
"Wow... But what can we do? We only have twelve weeks to prepare, and much of the time is taken up with the Exam." Said Sasuke.
"Hokage-sama has allowed you to train nights, days, whenever, in order to prepare for this new threat. Thus, the only off-time you might have is the time you spend during the Second Task. Please finish it quickly, you two, and get ready." Kakashi said.
---
Meanwhile, on the other end of the city, Yokure was busy sparring a band of Mizu Bunshins that he had created. Each one, he killed ruthlessly, and created a replacement instantaneously, each time making the new one more and more durable.
"Even though I have the advantage against Sasuke, Naruto has the Kyuubi on his side, and it can defeat me. Therefore, I need to kill him before he summons the Kyuubi's chakra, because he will if I get him too weak." Yokure thought, as he through a Fuuma Shuriken at one of the Bunshins, destroying it.
"Yokure-sama, don't you think this is a little over-doing it, especially so close to the fight?" asked Yokure's teammate, Sarate. Sarate was a tall, female Chuunin with long, blue hair and eyes that were completely black. She had the ability to control her opponent's chakra.
"No, Sarate. It's necessary." Yokure said.
"Okay, if you say so..." Sarate said.
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Will Naruto and Sasuke be able to defeat the threat that Yokure poses?
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A/N: I'm sorry for the length, but this is sort of a filler again, and I don't want to bore you guys with this type of filler for too long. SuPeRfReAk, your character will appear soon, I want to hold off on him until the Second Task.