The three was placed in a room provided by the Leaf Village. They were waiting for the next step in the exams. Miri looked out into the village through the open window. She arched low on the windowsill and stuck her waist into the air. Amari waited in the corner with her arms in front of her field of view. Most of her veins retreated back into her arms but a few was still exposed. She sighed and got up from her position. She walked to Sean who was rested on the couch. His arm propped up his head. She gently sat next to Sean, even with the little movement he jerked awake.

Amari placed her hand on his shoulder. "Relax, we're safe here. At least for a while, he wouldn't dare attack here while the ninja surround us. Maybe later in the exams when he has a chance to fight us but not here."

"It's not that, these injections they are putting us through. I'm getting some kind of, hallucinations in my dreams."

Miri turned her head around. "What kind of dreams?" she asked.

"All I see are aftermaths of brutal murders I committed as a child. I didn't know it was my fault. I know these aren't real, I never experienced such things in the old village, even with how murderous our people are known."

"We were warned about side effects. But power, power comes with risks."

"Power that we don't need, power that tricks us into thinking we're weaker without it." Sean shrugged. "Even saying that, we've been on this for years, who knows how strong we really are."

"Not strong at all." a voice appeared from behind them.

All three of them jumped and tossed the couch forward. The couch flew into the shadows of the room. A perfect cut down the middle split it in half and occupy the two corners. The figure stepped forward, it was a man in a purple turtleneck shirt, wore glasses, and had gray hair. His entire hand had a visible aura of blue chakra around it. He disappeared in front of their eyes. They didn't notice he appeared behind them. All three of them felt a sharp pain in their ankle before they fell to the ground.

"You each think you're something without the gift from Lord Orochimaru?" he spoke. He placed his boot on Sean's head and pressed down. "Each of you were spoiled brats before he found you."

"He's the one that stayed us from the path we want to occupy." Sean grunted.

"If it wasn't for him you'd be dead right now, hell even years ago your death was just inches from you. Don't worry for your life. You're safe if you perfectly participate in the exams."

"Is that why you're here?" Amari growled. The man on top sneered and punted Amari's skull. Amari spat on the boot that caused her wound. "I don't feel very safe for my life."

"What do mean not safe? We've put too many resources into you to only kill you now. In a few days that story could change. But as far as this exam goes, it's the last test before we put this into full production." He grabbed Sean's hair and placed a kunai in the exposed neck. "Maybe if you're successful on this, he can place a mark on each of you. But for now, don't fail him."

The man disappeared as fast as he came in. The three still couldn't move, could only lay on the wood floor and think. It took an hour before they regained the strength in their bodies to get up. The next part of the exams were just hours away. They had their bags packed well before the attack took place. Amari punched the floor below her and created a hole big enough to fit through. She reached down and pulled out three large backpacks.

"Maybe we can sneak through without being seen." Miri spoke as she grabbed her back.

Amari grabbed the top handle of hers. "At least not seen by those four guardians or any other of his members."

Sean lifted up his hood. "He thinks we're too scared too scared to even think of facing one of his, or even being off his drug." Sean sheathed his last sword. "He's too distracted at the moment to take us on one on one. Maybe this test will suit him enough, seeing as we can escape his hold with this stuff."

"Let's move, it's not far from the next round." Miri jumped out of the building.

They all jump out of the building, dinner plates still on the table and the lights still on. The sky was bright and the village was lively with the current events on. The three ninja ran the streets with their headbands tucked in their bags. The villagers didn't recognize them or put them in their minds. Even the Shinobi of the Leaf placed no attention on them as they ran by.

"It's a surprise really, even in our participation in the exams and not even the Jounin even recognize us." Miri was surprised, even took an extra second to look at each one.

"It doesn't matter. We must leave this place."

Amari stopped her run. "Wait." The others stopped a few feet in front of her and turned back. "Shouldn't we tell someone about what is about to happen?"

"You're joking right? We let anyone know on he will know it was us and kill us. They will have to put their strength and adaptability in a real life test." Sean spoke.

Amari could only lower her head. "We aren't perfect, why do we get to live and they get to die. We killed so many of them, why can't we save them this once? We can't even guarantee our life."

"If you want to stay here Amari be my guest. But if you want to restore your life this isn't the way. Everyone says take the head of the snake then cut off the head. But to do that you need to track it down, plan your attack, and kill everything else. We can't just attack, if he can give us this strength he can take it out. We need to build our strength before we can just attack."

"Amari, I know this village can take the attack. They are strong, especially if he wants to do it alone. He doesn't care if the village dies in this attack, he wants the Hokage. They have a good chance to live." Miri walked over to Amari as she talked. "They got this, we all just need time."

"I appreciate the time to think of our morality but really, if one of these guys recognizes us then we really are stuck here to die." Sean turned back around and started walking. "Our window closes."

Miri followed moments later, and took Amari a few seconds before she took her first step after them. Amari didn't want to admit that Sean was right, even if this attack was partly her fault in her mind. The left the village walls, even though they skipped the front gate and climbed over, all ninja ignored them.

They ran into the forest, their speed was increased with Sean's window jutsu. Instead of the resistance pushed against them, the wind went around them and pushed them from behind. They were miles from the village in a matter of minutes. None saw if any of Orochimaru's men were after them. It's not as though they knew Orochimaru has never thought of this, they've passed through paper bomb traps and snakes. If he looked through any of his creatures at the time then their escape was either allowed or lucky.

"What's that ahead?" Miri asked.

Sean and the rest of the group stopped on one of the large branches. Only a few feet ahead was a fairly large man with three stripes of orange hair. The team recognized him immediately as Jirobo. One of Orochimaru's personal guards with one of his gifts but a different gift than Sean, Miri, and Amari.

"You should turn around!" Jirobo yelled at the group.

"Turn around Jirobo, Orochimaru or the others don't even need to know we were here." Armi took a step forward.

"Yeah come on sexy! You'll get a nice kiss if you just step aside." Miri shook her hip.

"The others wouldn't like it if I just let you leave, let alone live." Jirobo yelled back. A black pattern surrounded his body as he talked.

"Pity, didn't want to kill such a blundering creature like yourself." Sean pulled down his hood. He reached in his bag and placed his headband on. The others did the same and placed the metal piece in their respected spot on their clothes. "I like these three on 1 odds."