Snake Lords

"Takes place around when Naruto comes back with Jiriya. Sasuke is still with Orochimaru. So yeah, they're all around 15 or 16. A Naruto and Harry Potter Crossover. I'm not sticking to the plots of either series."

Thinking

"Yelling"

On with the story!

Chpt 10: The Book

"Trust me. It was not them Gaara. Do not even try to argue the point further. I think you should all leave for now. If you don't want to go to classes, I will understand." Everyone left almost instantaneously. Dumbledore looked over to the poor souls being destroyed by their own bodies. He wiped away a silent tear.

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No one went to classes that day except for Naruto, Kiba, and Shino. Everyone else had stayed in the boys' dorm. (A.N: The girls' dorm is still blocked off.)

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"KIBA!" In the middle of Charms, Kiba had fallen over, shuddering, on the ground. "OH GOD! NOT YOU TOO!" Naruto and Shino slung Kiba's arms around their shoulders and dragged him out of the room.

"Have any of you guys noticed that those guys have been acting really strangely? And they keep disappearing and stuff, what's up with that?" Said Harry.

"Hey! That's my line!"

"Hey Jerry! You're not in this fic!" (Jerry Seinfeld walks sadly out of the room.)

"Anyways, I wanna know what's going on with those guys. I'm getting worried about them." Ron said.

The bell rung. "That's it!" Amanda said as they walked out of the room. "I'm going to have a word with Dumbledore tonight. I'll ask him what's really going on." Amanda said. Thankfully it was the last class of the day on a Friday. They had the whole weekend off.

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Wind whipped through the sky. Ten-ten sat silently watching the sunset. Ever since the morning, she had been sitting out on the balcony. No one had come to talk to her, and she preferred it that way.

"Ten-ten?" She buried her head farther into her arms. "Ten-ten please, listen to me."

"Neji… just… just go away. Leave me alone." Instead of listening to her he sat down next to her.

"Just listen to me." She just turned her head the other way. "You know what, if you're going to ignore me, I'm just going to leave." He was halfway inside when she decided to say something.

"Neji… you're either completely carefree about dying, or you are the stupidest person on this planet." She looked up to meet his stare. He merely looked straight back at her.

"Damnit Neji! Don't you get it? We're all going to die!" She just couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Ten-ten, you do know that we're going to get through this, right? Everything's going to turn out fine."

"Fine? You call this fine? Neji! Any one of us could collapse and even die at any second, AND ALL YOU CAN SAY IS THAT IT'S FINE? YOU REALLY ARE HEARTLESS AREN'T YOU!"

"Ten-ten, don't call me that." His attitude had suddenly gone colder than usual.

"I'LL SAY WHATEVER I WANT YOU ASS!" She leapt to her feet and ran at him with her balled fists. She would've much rather have had a kunai instead, but those weren't allowed. She was so blinded by anger that her reaction time slower than usual. He ducked under her fists and got her in a headlock from behind.

"Let, let, rgh! LET ME GO, NOW!" But his arms stayed firm.

"Stop it Ten-ten. You're acting like a child. Get a grip on yourself. And stop moving around so much, don't make me hurt you." She continued to struggle until she felt a sharp pain in her neck. "I said, don't make me hurt you." She went limp in his grasp and broke down into tears.

Ten-ten's… crying? I understand how bad the situation is, but… crying?

"Oh God Neji… I-I'm so sorry." He released her from the headlock and she fell down to the floor trembling. Neji knelt down beside her. What he wasn't expecting, was for her to throw herself onto his chest and start bawling. Oh, great. Just… just great! What does he do now?

"I'm, I'm really sorry Neji… I didn't mean all that stuff." She said, sobbing. "I'm just s-so confused. My head is just all f-fuzzy and I can't think straight." Neji nervously patted her back and tried pushing her away, but she just held onto his robes more tightly.

"It's, it's really okay Ten-ten. Now get off before I throw you off myself." She let go of his shirt and sat down again.

"Thanks Neji." She mumbled. Now everything was awkward. Just sitting there… what do they do now? So instead of actually doing anything, they just kept sitting there. After a while, Ten-ten turned around to look at Neji. She jumped back and yelled.

"YOU CAN'T BE NEJI YOU IMPOSTER!" I'm not Neji? What's she talking about?

"What's wrong?" Her hand lifted up and pointed straight at his face.

""N-Neji d-doesn't have p-p-puh…"

'Puh' what?

"PUPILS!"

Excuse me? I don't have pupils. Has she finally lost it?

"What are you talking about? I don't have pu…" Then it hit him, it was happening. "I have to leave, now!" But it was too late, he could feel his limbs going numb. He tried to stand, but fell down. He was starting to have trouble breathing. He felt like an electric current was being sent through his brain. His body ignored his every attempt to move. Ten-tens' mouth was moving but no sound came out. It was getting dark, and then it was.

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"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Amanda saw a wave of students part, and a running figure came speeding right through. It was Ten-ten, and what looked like another person slung over her back. When they passed by, she could've sworn she'd seen some sort of white light pouring from the prone figure. But before she could think over it anymore, Ten-ten had already turned around the corner.

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At lunch in the Great Hall, Neji, Lee, Sakura, Kiba, Chouji, and Neji weren't there. The usual hyperactive bunch was pretty quiet. About halfway through Naruto just got up and went outside without a word. Soon after that, the others left towards the dorms, leaving Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Amanda sitting at the table. Then, Amanda stood up with a lightbulb above her head.

"Oh, don't tell me you're leaving too?" Ron whined. She just turned and grinned.

"I just had an idea, I'll be back in a few minutes." She walked down through the mostly empty corridors and straight up to the gargoyles and said the password (A.N: Which happened to be 'goldfish' if you're interested.) and waited for Dumbledore to acknowledge her presence.

"Come in. Oh, it's you Amanda." Dumbledore said as she entered. "What means have brought you here?"

"Well, Professor Dumbledore, I have a great idea. It's about how to get back inside the girls' dorm!" She said excitedly. "You see, if we tell the Bloody Baron to make Peeves unblock the entrance, than he'll have to do what the Baron says!" Dumbledore's face held a small grin.

"I'm amazed that we didn't think of this before. Thank you Amanda, I'll get right on it." Almost on cue, the Bloody Baron came floating in through a wall.

"You rang, Professor Dumbledore?" Amanda winced; she had never actually heard the Baron speak before. It was like nails on a chalkboard.

"Yes Baron, I would like you to tell Peeves immediately to go and unblock the Gryffindor girls' dormitory."

"Yes. Right away Dumbledore, sir." While the Bloody Baron floated off to find Peeves, Dumbledore turned and patted Amanda on the back.

"Thank you my dear! You should head back to the Common Room. By the time you get there, the dorm should be open and accessible." She nodded and headed on out.

Her heart was thumping as she closed the portrait door. When she climbed in, she heard a weird grumbling sound coming from above. She peered at the ceiling and saw an annoyed Peeves leaving the Common Room. And he didn't even notice her. Man, the Bloody Baron knows his stuff.

And, YES! The door to the girls' dorm swung open easily. She hurried over to her bed and saw that her bag was lying open on the ground. The book was still in it, but several singe marks were seen nearby on the rug. HA! Someone had gotten too curious for their own good. Her new spell had worked. She had created a thin, electrical shield around her bag that, when anyone but her touched it, would send a nasty jolt of electricity through the intruder. Still, it worried her that someone had tried to get into her bag.

But that didn't really concern her at the moment. She eagerly picked up the book and opened it to the first page. On the title page, It read;

The Kentos Scriptures

Kentos? What kind of a word is that? Anyways… She turned the yellowed page.

(A.N: "Book words" just for a little while.)

We, the Kentosens, are the dominant energy using race of our time. May our secrets be passed down to our future successors. Our race can exist, only if you live by the code that has been perfected throughout the centuries. To be able to survive, you must understand our past mistakes and avoid them in the future. Our future, your present, depends upon it.

Another page flipped by.

The Basics

We have utilized the ability to control the complete spirit. Unlike any other generation, whose feeble attempts at energy control either destroyed them or were no match for our power, we have safely been able to use both sides of the spirit with barely any downsides.

Physical Side

The Physical side, we have found, can be controlled by intense physical training, concentration, and 'seals'. The seals are based on the 12 zodiac symbols formed by the hands, and several others. This side can be controlled to enhance and a persons' abilities by magnitudes unimaginable, perform unnatural feats, and give certain individuals different abilities that no one else can do. We have named this side of energy, Chakra.

Mental Side

The Mental side, differs from the physical side in many ways. We have found, that if you transfer it into wooden rods, it becomes much more powerful than if used without. It seems, that the wood tethers the energy to the real world, letting it give off a stronger effect. We named this side, Magic.

The combination of both sides has put us much farther ahead than any other race. There is almost no competition.

The Unlocking

To uncover any of the energy is very difficult. Starting from a young age, one must train and meditate to uncover the 'Chakra' side first. When one has begun to master Chakra, then it is possible to unlock the magical side. Some people are able to open Magic from birth, but most can't, which is why we train to unlock Chakra first.

In the process, the body usually becomes stressed out and overworked. Then, both the Magic and Chakra fight for dominance in the body. It is just a mere unbalance of energy. The cure is found in the 'Fusion Sealings' section. For each person, the symptoms are different.

The effects could be as different as an odd light, to explosions, and even minor, temporary physical changes (Strange eyes, multi-colored hair, etc…) Depending on the persons skills, the effects could kill within a week. However, most of the time, the person can survive several weeks.

Ok… now I'm confused, and bored! This book has to be a fake. I mean, honestly! ninjas? Ninjas are from Japan, and they are just muggles that are experts at being quiet and assassinations. Lets just cut to the chase and see, shall we? Impatiently, Amanda turned straight to the page with the symbol on it and began reading.

Fire County; Leaf (Konoha)

The Hidden Leaf was formed shortly after the Separation…

The separation? Ok… maybe I shouldn't have skipped so much. She turned back the pages and found a 'History' section.

The Separation

No matter how great our civilization was, our downfall, as many others, came from within. One side preferred Chakra use. They were led by the man named Shodaime, the 3rd man in his family to bear that name. The other preferred Magic. They were formed together by the silent man. He never talked much, and he had no name or surname. We don't believe he had one in the first place.

But, almost everyone else, the stupid blasphemers, hated it all. Our entire community split up. You are the only ones left of the Kentosens, the only ones loyal to our way of life. The Shodaime followers have become Ninjas and Shinobis. The Magic users are now called Witches and Wizards. And the last, have decided to be called the Human Race. All other sides have proclaimed war on us, and we are losing. No matter how superior we are in strength, they all outnumber us greatly. The only way to survive, the only way for you to survive, is for us to stay in hiding until we have enough force to strike back. Currently…

Ok, that clears things up a bit. Just barely, anywho… Back to the other page! More vigorous page turning!

Fire County; Leaf (Konoha)

The Hidden Leaf was formed many years after the Separation. They are one of the many branches of ninjas and shinobis. We don't know who will be leading the village in your time, but it is sure to be one of Shodaimes' descendents. Their specialties in jutsus are fire jutsus and several different plant/earth jutsus. The full name of the village, is Konohagakure. They have a new stealth force they call ANBU. They are a force to be reckoned with and never fight them on your own…

At this, Amanda shut the book. It was just too much to take in. The problem is that, what she could take in, was completely and utterly ridiculous. Ninjas that can do special 'jutsu' spells, who wrote this garbage?

She stuffed the book back in her bag, muttering about how stupid it was, and began to walk down to the library to return it.

"Please, N-Naruto-kun. Stop this!" Amanda glanced around the next corner. Hinata was following a quickly diminishing figure.

"Hinata, I-I have to do something about this…now." Wow, he had never had never sounded so nasty before. That's so not like him.

"I agree Naruto-kun, b-but storming out of class like that won't h-help anybody." Hinata began to twiddle her fingers in that way she does all the time. Naruto stopped and turned around.

"Well… WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THEN? I CAN'T JUST SIT HERE WHILE EVERYONE'S DYING! I WILL FIND A WAY TO SAVE EVERYONE! BUT SITTING IN CLASS WON'T DO ANYTHING, HINATA!" His eyes were getting a scary, feral look. It was almost like, like his pupils were elongating. "I will find a cure for us all. Maybe I'll be able to create some sort of jutsu. But I can't do anything if I'm stuck in a classroom." He turned and stormed off leaving Hinata standing there.

Geez, what's wrong with him? He… wait a minute… did… did he say j-jutsu? Amanda had watched the whole thing out of sight and her hand clenched tightly. Oh my God… he did! He said jutsu! Then… She looked down at her shoulder bag.

Then it's true. That means that… She fell to her knees. It means that, ninjas and those Kentosens people are real and… t-they are here. There're two possibilities. There are either Kentosens or ninjas… at Hogwarts. What is this world coming to?

She hadn't moved an inch from where she had fallen. Hinata soon came walking around the corner.

"Hey, Amanda. Are y-you Ok?" Amanda turned to look at her. Her face stayed blank for several seconds. Then it split into a scream. She got up and ran screaming down the hall.

Oh dear. What's wrong with her? Hinata thought confusedly.

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I'm so sorry for not updating in so long and that this chappie is so short! But I have 6 tests to study for, 4 prodjects due on Monday and Tuesday, and I have to spend this entire weekend at my Uncle's wedding. Simply put, I don't have any time to write. There might not be another chapter up until next weekend. Sorry : (. Till then!