A/N: Chapter two…All I gots to say….
Ikusagakure No sato (Hidden village of battle)
"Sugoi!" Naruto exclaimed as the gates of Ikusa opened.
"Okay team, remember what I said: whatever you do, stick together. This village will now be full of enemies. They'll appear whenever and wherever. You'll be surrounded by hundreds of enemies, so Naruto, try not to make a scene," Kakashi warned as the three stepped inside the gate.
"But Kakashi-Sensei, won't you be coming with us?" Sakura asked. Her green eyes glanced around at the people walking about in the village already; half of them looked ready to kill.
"I'm sorry Sakura. But this is part of the exam." And with that he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Aw…" Naruto moaned as his stomach grumbled. "I'm hungry… I wonder if they have any good ramen restaurants around here..." His blue eyes searched the nearest streets with a surge of hope.
"Naruto! Is that all you ever think about? Here we are, in the middle of battle, and all you can think about is food!" Sakura yelled at him, glad to take out a bit of her stress.
"Quiet you fools," Sasuke hissed. "We're being watched. Before we do anything we should stop by the inn Kakashi wrote down for us and lay low for awhile."
Sakura beamed at him. "T-that's right. We should lay low, that's the best for now."
"Whatever." Naruto sighed as he followed the two.
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"Wait." Sasuke ordered the three as they came to a turn.
"What is it Sasuke?" Sakura whispered, fear heavy in her voice.
"Someone's coming."
"So what's the big deal? Whoever they are, if they mess with me I'll beat them to a bloody pulp. 'Cause I'm Uzumaki Naruto, Future Ho-"
"Shut up you idiot!" Sakura hissed.
Naruto quieted as he heard the yells from the people up ahead.
"Well, what the hell do you think they were doing back there?" A first voice asked.
"I already told you, I don't know," a second replied.
"I think they were trying to spy on us. Ha, stupid fools, let them try, I'll beat them to a bloody pulp!"
"God I hate being with you."
"Then why are you?"
"Because." The two stepped into view. "There are enemies about."
"Indeed there is," the shorter of the two replied. His hair was a bright white and his navy blue Ame headband stood out like a beacon. His bright green eyes narrowed as he surveyed the three Konoha nin, his thin mouth curving into a smile. A fierce wind blew, carrying with it the last of the autumn leaves. In that split second he reappeared behind Sasuke with a wakizashi to his throat. "Shall we then?"
His partner frowned and his gray eyes darted about nervously. "I'm not so sure we should. I thought we had decided to stay low." His black hair fluttered as another strong gust blew by. "Besides," he paused and looked directly over to his teammate. "It's going to rain."
The white haired nin hissed and lowered his blade. He sighed and stepped back. "I guess you're right. We won't find what we need anyways. All the stores here are shitt-" He was cut off as Sasuke's foot connected with his face. As his teammate was soaring through the air the raven head sprang into action.
Naruto turned to face the oncoming Ame Nin, his hands forming the seals for Kage Bunshin as his opponent formed his own seals.
"Butou Genkaku!"
"Kage Bunshin!"
Three Narutos raced forward as the air in front of him quivered- and ran straight into the wall of the alley. He hissed in pain as the jolt from the impact shook his spine.
"Naruto! What are you doing?" Sakura's voice seemed far away to him as another voice echoed in his head.
Turn. Turn and strike them down. Why do you ally yourself with such low lifes when there are stronger people around you? Why follow orders when you can give them? Turn, there are always others to replace them.
"S-sakura?" Naruto barely heard his own voice as the world spun, and the sky turned black, casting heavy shadows on everything. A girl screamed behind him and he froze, recognizing Sakura's voice. He yelled for her, but no sound came out.
A sickening laugh followed and he turned to see the raven haired nin draw a kunai out and charge at his pink haired companion.
"Sakura!" Naruto yelled. Again he heard nothing. He hissed and drew a kunai, charging forward. Closer. Closer. His blue eyes narrowed as his enemy turned with fear in those gray eyes.
"Naruto!" Sakura replaced the image of the ame nin. The blade of his kunai was pressed against her neck.
"Stupid bitch," the illusionist roared as he charged forward.
"Sakeme no Uejini Ookami!"
He stopped cold as a storm of needles struck the ground in front of him.
A/N: ZOMG cliffhanger don't worry. I'm working on it. No eight month wait.