Starlight
Don't own Naruto
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'Thoughts'
"Talking"
'Someone Else Talking in a person's mind'
(----) Different point of view
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Chapter 10
He just stares between the kid with red hair and his teammate. He looks to Yue for support, but Yue seems to be at a lost as well. All he knew was they came through the door and when Koichi entered, Koichi's eyes then scanned the area until his eyes found the red head. Then it seems that the crowd just parted as the red head moves towards Koichi. Everyone in the room didn't even dare move, less one of the two teens turn on the one that moved.
Then the door opened and he turns to find the team that's been trained by Gai. The kind of flinched as they look at Koichi and the red head. It seems that both of them were too deeply interested in each other to care about the others in the room. He watches as Ino comes over as silently as she could, he watches as Ino kind of shakes every time her feet make a sound on the floor.
"Is there a reason why I'm reminded of two dogs about to fight?" Ino asks Yue and him. He and Yue exchange glances and he answers, "Maybe because their doing a really good impression of a stand off?"
Then as if something broke, sand began to reach towards Koichi. Koichi snorts and the sand stops moving. The red head looks stunned at this and he narrows his teal eyes. The sand then begins to retreat.
Then the door opens and both Koichi and the red head turn to look at who is entering the room. Ganmaru and Sakura flinches at the glare the red head sends them, only Sasuke didn't look too fazed at this.
The red head then looks back at Koichi and says, "I'll be waiting." Then the red head turns right around and walks back to his teammates. Everyone in the room just lets go of a breath that they're been holding. He feels much better with Koichi and that kid no longer staring at each other.
The other rookies walk over to where they were standing. "Geeze! You and that sand guy looked ready to ripe each other apart!" Kiba says as he walks over with his dog Akamaru in his jacket. "It couldn't have been that bad!" Ganmaru says. Shikamaru just sighs and says, "This is just way to much trouble."
"I must admit, you and that sand guy really know how to quit a room." The guy with glasses says as he finally walks over. He looks at the guy and just knows this guy was trouble written in bold red underlined letters. He notices as Koichi and Yue narrow their eyes a bit at watching this guy chat up the nine rookies of Leaf.
Yue and him move closer to Koichi and Koichi then says in their native language, "Demon carrier." He understands and asks in the same language, "Does he and his demon… I mean work together?" Koichi shakes his head. "Nope. It's more like the demon's eating away at the mind then to help the carrier." Koichi informs them. "So in a fight, you'd win?" Yue asks. Koichi smirks a bit and nods.
Soon they turn and watch as the guy with glasses throwing up. He sighs and wonders if this thing is really worth the bother. He knows that they were making history by just being the first team of rookies from Light village ever to do missions outside the village.
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He couldn't believe that that red head and Koichi could scare a room full of trained genin from all over, but it happened. He knew that Koichi has a demon sealed within him, so he knew that Koichi has more chakra and more then a few advantages over most people, but he now wonders if that Gaara kid also had a demon in him. That would make sense, considering how the whole room just seemed to relax when Koichi and Gaara parted.
He sighs and looks at the test before him. If it wasn't for three jutsus that he learnt from Haku, he might not have gotten all the answers for these nine questions. He first had to summon water out of the air, then to freeze it, and then send it out to copy a test from someone else.
When it came back, it had all the answers in chakra on its surface. He finished a good ten minutes ago. So he had time to ponder just what happened between Koichi and Gaara. He had also noticed that the Light genin didn't pay attention to anything that Kabuto said. He also wonder just what they talked about for he didn't understand what they were saying as he kept half and ear to what Kabuto had said at that time.
He looks to where Koichi is sitting. It looks like Koichi was sleeping. He sighs and looks around to check out the other Leaf rookies and the others from Light. He founded Yue and Hinata sitting together. Shino, Kiba, and Ino was in the next row ahead of him. Choji was sitting at the same room as Sasuke. Shikamaru and Terish were close to the front of the room.
He watches as teams of three are sent out of the room. He sighs and then watches as one of the sand guys live the room to go use the restroom. He watches as the chief examiner Ibiki checks his watch. He grins a bit at this and sits a little straighter. Finally the tenth question was coming up.
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They were traveling with Ganmaru, Sakura, and Sasuke. He didn't like that snake guy that came after them. If it hadn't been for the fact that he could connect up with this planes chakra reserve, he might have failed to stop that guy from biting Yue.
As it is, he can't help but smirk at what kind of seal he placed on that guy. It was one that Blood Trail's taught him. The more chakra used on placing the seal, the harder it is for that guy to escape the effects of the seal or to seal it up. It was one that burns right into a person's soul. That's why the seal was called the Soul Burner.
They were almost at the tower and he just grins at the sight before them. They're been traveling via treetops. For few humans look up when looking for people. It's the second day and both groups have two scrolls, so they didn't need to fight over anything.
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They all just stared at the female examiner as she hands out papers for them to sign. He wonders just what kind of person is this Anko Mitarashi is. For his first impression seems to be holding steady. It mostly was that Anko is one loud person and must be real powerful to survive this long too.
He takes a paper and passes it on. He reads it over and sighs a bit more. They then break up into groups. Terish leads them to a good spot and they then sign the papers. He then gathers up the papers and he could feel the other Demon carrier's eyes on him. He turns and matches stares with the kid.
Then snorts and looks over to see if they could exchange the papers for scrolls yet. He then saw a guy stare at Yue. He didn't like the way the guy was staring at his friend. He smirks a bit and sends a bit of chakra through the ground in that guy's direction. The man looks stunned and he then matches stares with the guy. He hardens his stare at the guy.
'Kill him first. He reminds me of a snake and I hate snakes.' Blood Trail tells him. He had opened a path between him and Blood Trail for two hours. The first hour and half was almost up and then he'll be alone in this own head. It was something that Elder Ruki taught him. He used a jutsu that sent his spirit out of his body to get the answers for the first test, so that's why there was a temporary pathway connecting Blood Trail and him.
'Can't right now, later. I think the guy's interested in Yue. So I'll meet up with him again.' He thinks to himself, knowing that Blood Trail will hear him. Soon looks over to the stands and finds people lining up. They then walk to the end of the line.
They wait their turn and they are then taken to their gate to wait. They got an earth scroll, so they need a heaven scroll. Soon they are release into the forest of Death. They then take to the treetops and travel for a good two hours. They hit upon a group from Hidden Mist.
The Mist ninja had the scroll they needed and they just trick the group to get the scroll. It was so easy that it wasn't even funny. They switched it with a small stick and left under ten minutes.
They were soon on their way towards the tower when they encountered the ninja from Hidden Grass. He narrows his eyes at the guy; he didn't like the guy when he first laid eyes on him and it didn't help matters when the guy just stands there, full of pride and confidents. He connects up with this plane's chakra, he didn't want to use Blood Trail's chakra right now, and he would most likely go berserk.
They stood there and then a huge snake appears from behind the guy. They reach for their kunai. Then the guy tries to use killer intent on them. It makes them flinch for a second and in that second the guy performs a jutsu. As soon as he can, he reaches and pulls a huge amount of chakra from this plane and focuses it into a seal.
As the guy's neck lengthens, he moves quickly and puts his hand on the guy's neck. The seal burns its way not just onto the body, but also onto the guy's soul. He pours more and more chakra into the seal for a good three minutes. Then the guy jutsu expires and his neck returns to normal length.
The man uses his left hand to hold the right side of his neck. The man's eyes turn yellow and he says, "Attack!" The snake does just that and the man flees. They take out the snake easily.
They then decide to look for some place to rest. He feels tired, but Yue thanks him for his quick recovery. "It was nothing. I just didn't like the guy." He says, trying to down play the whole thing. Terish and Yue don't buy it, but they do drop it.
After another two hours, they find the river and they settle down. He closes his eyes and takes a nap. He knows that Terish and Yue didn't need him to defend this spot. He needed to rest and if he's lucky, he'll be ready in a good eight hours.
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When he woke, team 7 had joined them and he didn't really know just why, only that it seemed like a good idea. He decided not to push it and just shrugged it off.
He sighs as his thoughts turn to food and his stomach growls at the very thought. He sighs and promises himself to eat to his heart's content. He didn't have much after waking up.
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He examines the seal on his master's neck. He's never seen anything like it. For one thing, what colour of chakra that was used was green not the normal blue or demonic red. He couldn't understand this, he's read tons of books about chakra and not one ever spoke of chakra being green.
"I have no clue how to seal this or to get rid of it. Maybe a soul transfer might get rid of it, but that's all I could think of." He says. He flinches a bit from the glare Orochimaru sends him. "I know that you fool! I wanted to know if you to try and seal it! Not just examine it!" Orochimaru says.
He sighs and then tries a basic sealing jutsu. As he finishes it, he then is stunned at what happens next. The mark glows then it pulsed. The seal that he just tried just disappears. Then the mark glows a fiery dark green. His master then cries out in pain. It's long and hard, and it then turns into a scream. He backs away from his master; less he is killed in his master's rage.
The scream lasts for a good five minutes and then his master is on his knees, holding onto his neck. Sweat is dripping from his master and, if he's right, tears too. He knows that his master was working something like what just happened, but it seems that it found his master. He found the irony quiet funny.
He knew that if his master had just stuck with the original plan, not of this would be happening. 'That Koichi really does have a demon in him. But that doesn't explain the green chakra, though. Does it have to do with him growing up in Light village? If so, the answer then lies there.' He thinks as he watches his master breathe deep quick breaths. He wonders just how to add this into his own plans.
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She watches, as Koichi looks thoughtful. She didn't know if it was such a good idea to ask him a bit more about his family, but he doesn't look too offended.
Then just as she was about to stutter an apology, Koichi then begins. "I have a little sister named Jeri. When I was younger, I didn't like the idea of sharing my parents with anyone, let alone a little sister or brother. My opinion changed over time. Mostly due to my grandfather telling me that having her around meant that she was my duty to protect her." She sits down to his left. She looks at the distant look in his bright blue eyes.
She waits for him to continue. Koichi does. "I still remember the first time Jeri first used my name. I always know just where she liked to hide, nobody could find her like I could. I prided myself on it. Things changed when the one and only Gai appeared at our village. You're seen Lee, right?" He looks at her and she nods. "Gai's dressed just like Lee is. I first met Gai when I was eight years old and Jeri was six years old. I was walking Jeri to school because my parents left the house. It's ironic that Jeri and I meet the very guy every ninja was looking for. Gai did the usual poses and odd speeches. Then as my sister comforted him, a group of ninja appeared and Gai took off with my sister. I think the reason was as to not run her over. I was stunned at first. Then I remember this water area used for training that my sister hasn't used in a while. I was right, Jeri directed Gai to that one training area. Just as I arrived, a large lizard decided to make Gai its meal. This lizard was like a good six feet long. It had been attracted to the training grounds by the three foot long water beetles." She had to blink at that. She wonders just how big animals grow at Light village.
Koichi continues, "The lizard got wise to what Gai was doing and Gai had also grown careless. So when the lizard sent Gai flying, and then was making its way towards Gai, I used my wooden daggers to stop it. Then Gai got up and sent the lizard flying through the air." Koichi grins at this and she guessed it must have been something. "Then Gai just surrenders when the ninja surrounded him. Luckily, the whole thing leaded to Gai teaching a team of genin. Gai and my sister developed a close relationship, kind of like father and daughter or uncle and niece."
Koichi pauses and then snorts, "It was around that time Terish and Yue became my friends. You see, we had been doing night classes for sometime and Gai came up with this training exercise. It called for students to capture a scroll that his team would be carrying. His students couldn't confront the students, only to avoid them. Then we, the students, were then put on a three-man team. We could ally up with other teams to capture the genin. Terish, Yue, and I were put on the same team. We then found a place and set up alarms and then we just waited. We were the only ones to ever get the scroll from that genin team. We spend most of the night together and when we got the scroll, that something between us grew into a friendship. It's been going strong ever since." Koichi tells her.
She nods at this; she never thought that Koichi, Terish, and Yue had that deep of a connection. "T-Then t-this t-test must r-remind you of t-that exercise." She stutters. Koichi smiles a bit at that. "True. So, you know that I'm not going to bit or anything, so you don't have to be nervous." Koichi tells her. She just blinks and looks away.
She hears Koichi sigh and says, "If you ever want to talk about anything, just come see me, ok? I can be a good listener, you know. I wouldn't judge you. We all got something we need to talk about at one time or another." She blushes and just nods. Koichi gets up and she watches him leave. She didn't really know why she wanted to get to know him better, but then, it might be because he didn't grow up around here. She knows that Koichi has this something around him that she's never seen before, not even from Terish or Yue. It was really hard to explain, but it was just there and she liked that about him too.
She knew that for some reason, Koichi opened up to her and she felt honoured about that. Considering what her father and the rest of the clan thought of her. She didn't just doesn't feel right around the rest of her clan. She felt more at home with her team then with her family.
As she gets up, a ghostly image appears in front of her. The woman is really old. She just freezes and then hears in her mind, 'So, you feel his light? Stupid of me, of course you do or you won't be so comfortable around him or attracted to him. What's your name girl?' She then says out loud, "Hinata." The ghostly woman smiles and once again says in her mind, 'You don't need to say it out loud, just think in is fine. I'm Elder Ruki and you my girl, would benefit from special training. I'll see to it that went this is over; you and your team will be staying on after the exam. Also, don't be afraid of hold back during your match. Don't let him toy with you mind, child. You are more gifted then anyone knows. I'll be seeing you later. Also, if you have time, tell my student that his family says hi.' Then the image of the woman disappears. She just blinks and wonders if she just dreamed this.