Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters. All I own is my own original character Sonki Ekibyougami.
Naruto
Chapter 5: I Cannot Save You Sasuke
Saga: Death and Rebirth
Sonki stood in the exam room with Naruto at her side, looking at her a little confused. Her hands were in her pockets and she had her CD player on full blast, music was being omitted out of it as she bobbed her head to the beat of I Think I Can by The Pillows.
"Why is it that you listen to that all the time?" Sakura asked her, she had already noticed half of the class was starring at her now.
Sonki looked on ahead as her head bobbed faster to the sound of the music.
"Hey!?" Sakura said angrily at her. "I'm talking to you!"
"Turn what ever the hell that is down," Ibiki said walking into the room. He had snapped off her headphones, so they now hung around her neck. "Turn it off."
The music stopped as Sonki put her headphone back up on her head, but this time back behind her ears. "So when is are new instructor gunna spring before us?"
Ibiki looked at her with a small smile on his face, his attention then snapped to his side. A figure had just appeared, causing the whole class to jump in surprise besides Sonki.
"This is your new instructor!" Ibiki said holding his hand out in the direction of the woman sanding at his side.
"I am the examiner for the second part of the test!" she shouted out. "Mitarashi Anko! Now let's go!"
Everyone in the classroom starred at her blankly besides Sonki who was about to turn her CD player back on but noticed the look on Ibiki's face.
"Follow me!" Anko shouted out.
"Bad timing," Ibiki said looking at her blankly.
Anko had a Naruto-ish disappointed look on her face. She then gazed around the room, a frown on her face. "Seventy-nine!? You left twenty-six teams!? The test was way to easy this time!"
"This time there are a lot of outstanding ones," Ibiki said, smiling at her.
"Whatever… I'll be cutting them in half, so what does it matter…" Anko replied putting her hands on her hips a little angry. "I'm starting to get excited though. Follow me and I'll explain everything."
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"Welcome to the stage for the second part of the test," Anko begun, standing in front of a huge gate around a forest. "Practice area forty-four. Also known as The Forest of Death."
"This is creepy," Sakura said at Sonki's side as she looked ahead with a frightful look on her face.
Sonki laughed in reply as she put her hands on her hips. "This is stupid…"
"You'll soon find out why this is called The Forest of Death," Anko replied looking at all the ninja's in front of her.
"Yeah right. As if this is going to scare me," Sonki said frowning at her. Her red eyes looking at Anko a little angry. "You're going to have to try harder, much harder…"
"Really?" Anko asked disappearing from where she was standing. Everyone was looking around in a small state of fear.
Sonki flipped up her hand a few inches away from her cheek and caught the kunai that was sent flying at her. Tilting her head backwards he looked at Anko who was behind her.
"You've got to try harder than that," Sonki said looking up at her, red eyes piercing hers.
"A lot better than I thought," Anko replied smiling at her. "But before we start the test there is something I would like to pass out." She was now speaking to the rest of the class, though her eyes were still on Sonki.
She pulled out a wad of papers out of her jacket. Everyone was looking at her confused.
"You must sign these agreement forms before you can go into the forest," Anko said. "There will be death in this one. And you must sign these, otherwise I will be responsible for your death."
Everyone was now looking at her in a dead silence.
"I'm going to explain the second test. Then you can sign it, and then each team will check in the booth behind me," Anko finished up, smiling at them all.
She passed out all of the papers to everyone and then begun to explain the rules, and finished up with, "a word of advice. Don't die…"
"It's about time to exchange for the scrolls," a man said opening up a curtain that was on the booth.
"Sign away," Anko said walking over in the direction of the booth.
"You forgot your kunai," Sonki said throwing it in her direction. She had caught it with her hand above her shoulder and continued walking.
"You're weird you know that," Naruto said looking at her blankly.
The four of them signed their papers in silence.
Sonki grabbed the scroll that was passed to her as she and the rest of her team handed the examiners their papers.
"Everyone follow your instructors to you're gate!" Anko shouted out as everyone had turned in their papers and had received a scroll for their teams. "We will start in thirty minutes!"
Sonki gulped as she and the other three begun to follow their instructor.
"Thought you said you weren't scared," Sasuke said looking at her.
"I'm not," Sonki objected. "But you can't tell me that you're not at least a little nervous. After all, we barely know anything about the other teams out there… Their levels, their skills?"
The gate in front of them was unlocked.
"The second part of the Chuunin exam starts now!" Anko screamed out.
"LET'S GO!" Naruto screamed out walking through the gate, followed by Sasuke and Sakura.
Sonki whipped her brow, sweat was starting to build. She wasn't that scared, but running into Orochimaru was not going to be any walk in the park. And then there was the fact that she would have to fight those three sound Ninja's.
"Hurry up," Sasuke shot back at her, snapping her out of her thoughts.
Sonki shook her head and then snapped one of her earphones over her ear and turned on her music.
"What was that?" Sakura asked jumping. A scream had just been omitted in the background. Sonki had flinched at the sound of it.
"It's started already," Sonki answered.
"Don't worry about it Sakura," Naruto said trying to look brave. "You've got me and Sasuke here to protect you."
"What about me?" Sonki asked. "How much better do you think you are than me?"
"I don't," Naruto, answered her. "We know nothing about your abilities Sonki. In fact we don't really know anything at all about you. What Kabuto told us wasn't enough…"
"Of course it wasn't," Sonki said remembering the cards he held. "Is it wrong of me not to explain anything about myself too you?"
"Yes," Sakura said frowning at her. "You know a lot more about us then we know about you… Start explaining now."
"Who are you," Naruto said frowning at her. "Your last name… Ekibyougami, it's no clan I've ever heard of."
"I'm not part of a clan, let alone was born in this village," Sonki answered. "I was born in the Village of the Sand."
"You and that scary boys were friends from then right?" Sakura asked flinching a little as she remembered Gaara.
"Yes, we grew up together, that was until I was abducted nine years ago," Sonki said. "I then ended up in front of this village with no memories as to how I arrived here…"
Sasuke was now looking at her sternly. "You're forgetting one thing Sonki. Something they also have a right to know…"
"You didn't tell them then," Sonki asked looking at him confused. "Why not?"
"Tell us what?" Naruto said looking at the two confused. "What didn't you tell us!?"
"She's like you Naruto," Sasuke answered for her. "She's exactly like you."
"What are you talking about!?" Naruto said flinging his hands out at Sasuke confused. "Like me!?"
"I've also got a demon inside of me," Sonki answered. "Garou. A powerful wolf demon…"
"Then that was why…" Sakura started and then stopped herself.
"That demon was acting up in the first exam wasn't it!?" Naruto said looking at her surprised.
Sonki winced; he'd caught on to fast. "Yeah…"
"I've gotta take a piss," Naruto said turning his back to them as he begun to walk away.
Sonki and the other two stood in silence. Sakura finally being the one to break it.
"Does that demon… Ever come out?" Sakura asked.
"It hasn't before, but it could… One day," Sonki answered her; she dug her hands in her pocket and then switched the music. Funny Bunny was now playing.
"God this feels a lot better!" Naruto sighed out as he returned to the group. Standing in front of a tree now.
"You there, what's your name?" Sonki asked pointing her index finger at Naruto as she looked around the area she was standing in.
"Naruto, I'm on your team stupid," Naruto replied frowning at her.
"I hate liars," Sonki answered flipping out a kunai and sending it flying at him. It struck right above his head, causing him to jump. "So what's your name?"
"What the hell are you doing!?" Naruto screamed at her angrily. "I'M NARUTO!"
"Bad transformation," Sonki said yawning as she finally turned to look at him. "Naruto's right handed… God you're worse than Naruto at transforming!"
"So unlucky!" the boy shouted out transforming back to his original form. "Tell me who has the scroll or you'll all die now!"
"Me," Sonki said causing Sasuke to spin around at her shocked. She had just given away who was carrying the scroll. Others were listening.
"Good," he said charging at her.
Sonki sighed and then pulled out a couple of shuriken and kunai.
"Stupid move!" Sonki shouted out throwing the shuriken at him.
He dodged and then appeared in front of Sonki, his own kunai at her throat.
"Give it up little girl," he said grinning at her.
"Like hell I will," Sonki said shoving the kunai in his shoulder.
"Unlucky!" he shouted out jumping out of the area.
Sasuke frowned and then crouched own, getting ready to go after him.
"Don't he's gone," Sonki answered waving her hand at Sasuke. "Stupid Naruto…"
"What?" the real Naruto said walking into view. "Why am I stupid!?"
"Nothing," Sonki answered. "You're just late…"
"We need a password, if we get separated again, we can use it," Sasuke said looking at the three of them sternly. "So something like this won't happen again…"
"Okay," Sonki answered. "The passwords 'Ha Ha you're dead. The joke is over. You were an asshole. And now you're gone. As your ship is going down, I'll stand by and watch you drown…'"
"Uhh…" Naruto said starring at her blankly. "What the hell is that? And how am I supposed to memorize it?"
"It's a song, and besides I'm no good with memorization so I'm using this since I know it," Sonki replied. "You guys got a problem with that?"
"I've got it memorized already," Sakura replied yawning.
"Whatever," Sasuke replied.
Naruto frowned unhappily and then crossed his arms over his chest. "Fine…"
"Good then," Sonki answered. "What!?"
Kunai were flying out of nowhere at the four of them.
Sonki frowned and then jumped into the closest tree near them. Dammit Orochimaru! Why the hell does this still have to happen…She cast one last glance down at Sasuke and the others. I can't mess with this. Sasuke has to get the curse, I'm not too sure it would be a good idea to stop him. Besides none of us could beat Orochimaru in the state he's in…
"Dammit! Where are you going at a time like this Sonki!?" Sasuke shouted out angrily.
Sonki was already out of sight.
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Sonki sunk to her knees as soon as she had made it far ahead of them and into a clearing. She tilted her head down and let out a heavy sigh, sinking into deep thought.
Should I really have done this? Left so Sasuke could get that curse? I could have stopped him from turning against us, turning against the Leaf Village. I could have stopped a war that is going to happen…I should have done a lot of things. Expose Orochimaru and Kabuto, I should have done it. Then everything wouldn't have turned out as bad as it's going to… Right?
She shook her head to clear it of negative thoughts about her actions and sighed once more. Slowly she stood up and then twisted her head around, to get a good look behind her.
Narrowing her eyes she spook out. "Show yourselves already! I know you're there… Unless you want me to take action?"
Three figures jumped down in front of her. Team 8. Kiba, Shinto, and Hinata stood before her.
"What are you doing out here all alone?" Kiba asked eyeing her suspiciously. "Or is this some kind of trap?"
"Nope," Sonki answered shaking her head. "My teammates are back there a few or so miles…"
"Why'd you leave Naruto-kun and the others?" Hinata asked playing with her fingers nervously. "Are they in trouble or something?"
"No," Sonki lied gritting her teeth. "I'm just scouting ahead for them…"
The four of them stood in silence. Team eight starring at Sonki suspiciously and Sonki starring back at them emptily.
"I'll be leaving then," Sonki said turning her back to them.
"How can you be so calm? I mean aren't you afraid that we are going to attack you for your teams scroll?" Shinto asked, one of his eyebrows raised behind his black glasses.
"Because you already have your scrolls," Sonki replied smiling. "I have nothing to worry about…"
A nervous smile spread across Hinata's face as she begun to press the subject more. "How do you know this?"
"You're heading in the direction of the tower, why else would you do that?" Sonki asked she had now turned back around. "And if I were you I'd head there in a more cautious yet fast pace… Unless you want to witness something horrible…"
"Hinata…" Kiba begun, he was now looking at her. "I want you to look ahead one KM…"
She nodded her head and then begun her Bya-kugan technique. "People are fighting over there…"
"About six of them," Shinto said putting his head down on the ground for a second.
Sonki flipped around in the direction Hinata was talking about, her face in a frown. "Damn…"
"Eh?" Kiba said as he watched her jump out of the clearing and towards the battle. "What is she doing?"
"How should I know? She's to weird," Shinto replied.
"You're one to talk bug boy," Kiba answered laughing a little. "We'll let's go then!"
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"Then I guess I'll make it rain blood…"
Sonki stopped dead in her tracks. A few yards away Gaara stood covered with his shield of sand. Needles sticking out of it as he glared over in the direction of a man standing in front of him.
"You cannot defeat our Gaara," Kankuro said looking at the man in front of him.
"SHUT-UP!" he screamed out charging at Gaara head on.
Suicide.
"Desert Coffin," Sonki muttered almost falling over as she watched sand wrap around the charging man. She begun to move forward and then stopped when she had a full view of what was taking place.
She was now standing in the open.
"This is…" the man said and then screamed out in horror at the death approaching him.
"Shut up…" Gaara said moving his hand to one of the man's umbrellas that stood in front of him, implanted into the ground. He pulled it out and then opened it up. "I could just cover your mouth up and kill you now… But that would be to pitiful…"
Gaara raised his hand in front of him; the umbrella was securely protecting his body from anything falling. His hand tightly formed a fist as he glared at the exploding body in front of him.
"Desert Grave Yard," Sonki muttered. Her hands hung loosely at her sides as her eyes grew bigger.
Blood. A rain of blood came falling down on her and the others, Gaara securely under the umbrella.
Sonki slowly raised her hand up to her face, smearing the blood on her cheek as she tried to clean it off. She gulped and then fell to her knees. She had stumbled upon a blood bath, created by a boy she knew.
Gaara turned in looked in the direction of the other two of the dead man's teammates standing still with horrid looks on their faces.
"You next," Gaara said. They were engulfed in sand and then exploded a second latter.
More blood fell; Sonki was now practically splattered in it.
"Good, they have the Heaven Scroll," Temari said smiling as she walked over to where the scroll lay and picked it up. "Let's go then…"
"Shut-up… I haven't had enough yet," Gaara growled back at her.
"Gaara," Kankuro said quietly, he turned his head away from him and then spotted Sonki sitting out in the open, covered in blood. "What is she doing here?"
Gaara twisted his head around and then looked at her, his bloodlust disappeared at the sight of her.
"Should we take her scroll?" Kankuro asked his face showed all signs of wanting to attack her.
"No… We leave now," Gaara muttered turning his back to her and then begun to walk away. Temari following behind him after giving Sonki a quick confused glance.
Kankuro looked at Sonki loathingly and then followed the two of them.
Sonki lowered her head and then let everything out from her stomach. Puke all over the ground in front of her. She stood up a little wobbly and then begun to walk away from the scene of blood in front of her.
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Sasuke…Sakura thought to herself as she ringed out a cloth at her side. She put it over his forehead and then gazed over at Naruto. He lay at Sasuke's side, still passed out.
She lowered her eyes and then shook her head vigorously. She couldn't fall asleep now! A sudden crack of a twig shoot her fully awake. Her hand shot from a kunai and as her head twisted around to see who was approaching her.
Sakura jumped as Sonki came stumbling through the tree's her face full showing absolute horror in it.
"Sonki!" Sakura shouted out jumping to her feet, letting the kunai fall to the ground as she rushed over to her. "What happened to you!? You're covered in blood! Why did you leave!?"
"Sa…Saku… ra," Sonki sounded out, she leaned over and puked again in front of her. "Sasuke… Did he… Did he get a mark? A mark on his neck?"
"Yes… But how do you know about that?!" Sakura said looking at her horrified. "Sonki! What happened to you!?"
"I saw it…" Sonki said leaning back up as she whipped her mouth with her sleeve, her eyes now looking into Sakura's. "I saw so much blood… It was raining…"
"Are you hurt!?" Sakura shouted out, ignoring everything she had said. "Sonki!? Did you get hurt!?"
"No…" Sonki muttered out. Her head turned away from Sakura and over to Naruto and Sasuke who were both lying on the ground. She slowly begun to edge her way over to them and then collapsed to her knee's at Sasuke's side. She pulled back the collar of his shirt and looked down at the curse on his neck. "Maybe it would have been better if he hadn't have gotten attacked by Orochimaru…"
"How do you know this Sonki?" Sakura asked, her voice was now serious and yet so full of curiosity. "Why did you run off on us like that? It's as if you knew this was going to happen to Sasuke…"
"Kabuto," Sonki chocked out. "He's… He's also working with Orochimaru."
"What!?" Sakura shouted. "How do you know Orochimaru Sonki!? How do you know this!?"
"Sakura…" Sonki muttered out. She turned to face her once more. "There are a lot of things you don't know about me right? And I know you and the others want to know them… But I really can't tell you. Even if I did I'm not sure any of you let alone anyone would believe me… You just need to know one thing…"
Sakura looked at her dead on, a frown on her face. She was being so god damn secretive again.
"I'm on your side…"
"Touching speech," a voice rang out, causing Sakura to jump. Sonki looked in the direction it came from. Rin, Zaku, and Dosu stood starring down at the four of them. "We've come here to kill Sasuke, stay out of our way or you will get killed too… Sonki."
"You're all going to die," Sonki spat back at them, her eyes full of hatred. "If not by my hands then by your boss's. He will not let you live…"
"Shut-up," Rin snapped back at her, jumping to the ground. "You'll die to then…"
Sonki rose to her feet and starred at Rin, with pure hatred.
"Bring it on then puppet," Sonki said as her hands turned to fists at her side.
She was now fighting the three Sound Nin.
Chapter five end.