Chapter 9: Punish the Foolish
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The jounin moved away from his former friend and over to his students. When he did this, he accidently stepped on Kuzu's arm. But this is what woke him. The man pulled his head up and gripped his arm. "Ahhh!"
Ishida looked down on him, "Get up fool!" Kuzu glared at Kakashi, then he scowled at Ishida. This was not a wise choice. For he soon found himsef in pain. His whole body writhered up and he rocked back in forth it was so bad. Kuzu couldn't help but cry out.
"Stop! Please stop!" the man's voice echoed in the room. Sakura and Naruto looked on in wonderment and fear. Kakashi came and stood between and in front of them. He looked over his shoulder and spoke to his students.
"Look away," they obeyed him immediately and turned their backs. Behind them, the sreaming sounded worse and worse. They heard as Kuzu twisted and turned on the ground. Then it stopped. But, there was heavy breathing.
Ishida had grabbed Kuzu by the collar of his shirt and now held him to his face. "You have become no more than a useless paun. I know you let Kakashi go, now why did you do it!"
"I didn't do any- Ahhhh!"
"Speak and I will ease your pain."
"T-alright, T-alright. I dought dat de should go. Go dome. I also wanted to see ya angry. I've never seen the wrath of Ishida. My master," with this he bowed his head. It seemed shameful and unfit for him.
Kakashi crouched down on the other side of Kuzu. He layed a hand on Ishida's shoulder. Anger burned in the Dark User's eyes. "Let him live, Ishida." But the jounin's words were shut out. Ishida's rage had taken over. The eyes of the red head began to grow dark and sinister. They no longer showed life, but instead a red flame in the dark. Kuzu finally gazed up and looked into them. His whole body quivered with fear.
In a calm voice, that seemed to be overlapped by another evil voice, Ishida spoke, "You wanted to see the Wrath of Akira Ishida. Now behold the Dark User's power."
"It-it-it burns me," the man fumbled with the words. He felt small and helpless while in the gaze of Akira Ishida.
Ishida shook his head from side to side, "Didn't I promise to ease the pain? Now, be at PEACE!" Peace was said in a snake like fashion. All that was peace seemed to be the opposite when he spoke the word.
There was one last out cry of certain and powerful pain. Then Kuzu's eyes glazed over and he fell silent. His lifeless eyes stared into what lay beyond life. Fear and pain frozen in them forever. Kakashi placed his hand on the man's face and shut the eyes. Already the body was stone cold.
But the red head did nothing but stare. Slowly his eyes turned back to normal. No longer did his words slurr with the power that was hidden inside. Then he spoke to his former friend. "Your students can turn around again. I bet they are wondering what happened. You may explain it to them; but I promise you, they will not understand." With that he stood up and went to the door. His calm eyes dared to look back once more.
The Konoha jounin caught something in the Dark User's eyes. A hint of sorrow and regret. 'This was not his fault.' "Sakura, Naruto, you may turn around now. Ask what you like, but I wont' be able to answer all of your questions."
The two genins were anxious to see if their sensei was alright, and why they did not hear the man, Kuzu, any more. Naruto was the first to turn around, for Sakura wanted to make sure that everything was alright. The blonde nearly fell over at the sight. Kuzu was crumbled and bent like a dead animal that had been hit at a high speed. A small trickle of blood dribbled from Kuzu's mouth, witch was slightly open from one last cry.
"Kakashi-sensei?"
"Sakura, turn around. Naruto, I'll need your help to move the body. Don't go near that open door."
Sakura turned around and gasped in fear and pity. She pitied the man that lay on the floor in front of her. It looked to her as he had suffered more pain than she had felt in her entire life. Then her blonde friend began to blurt out questions, "Why dont' we leave right now? The door's open! Ishida's not here. What happened to him? Who did this?"
"Naruto! One question at a time. Right now I won't answer any of these. Let us move his body away into the corner. I'm afraid being around him for too long will only make us feel more uneasy." Kakashi went to pick up the heavy man. It wasn't that he weighed too much, but he did, it was more that Kakahi was hurt. For quickly he let go of an arm he was lifting and gripped his side. This time it was only a few drops of blood.
Sakura rushed to his side, "Careful! Naruto and I will move the body. That rush of energy you had is over. We're safe now." Kakashi stood up and looked at his only girl student. He let a smile slip underneath his mask. The girl nodded and let go of his arm. The jounin walked over to one of the four walls and sat against the wall.
Then he watched as his students fought over the body and how it should be carried, what to do with it, who was going to touch it, and other nonsense such as that. This made him smile and be at peace. Slowly he felt drowsey. It had been too much for him. Darkness began to fade around his sight. Just as he was slipping off, Naruto and Sakura had set the body down and crossed over the arms. Then, nothing...
BAM! Kakashi had just closed his eyes when the whole room shook. Small pieces fell off the ceiling and landed on his head. Naruto and Sakura looked around in wonderment. No one had no idea what was going on.
"Get down!" his voice was lost through the noise of another hit. The tiles of the ceiling began to fall. Then followed the walls. The jounin had to watch for only a moment as the blonde ducked and covered his head. Pulling the girl with him. Just then rocks fell upon and around the two. They were lost in his mind, and he would soon follow.
Short, I know. But hey, wouldn't rather have a short chapter than no chapter at all. Has anyone read the latest manga chapter? Super creepy! What's up with those two.
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