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We stood their sizing each other up. Even after the proctor said to begin we still just looked at each other. The tension growing thick in the air. I was sure others were able to feel it. I ignored the murmurs from around the room. Some knew but not all. Uchiha. this was the first time it had been out in the open like that. Suiren Uchiha. I knew there was no way that I would make it through this whole thing keeping it a secret. I am who I am and it was time I stopped hiding from it. It was time to start embracing it.

Grabbing at my pouch I ran to the right and threw two kunai at him. He dodged them and came at me. I knew his game and I couldn't let him get to close. I jumped up and did a few hand signs, "Water style: Raging waves!" Water flowed from my mouth and I sighed at the substitution. I rolled forward to dodge another attack from behind. I was back on my feet in no time. He came forward again and I backed up closer to the wall. When his hand went back for a punch I ran up the wall and flipped over him. He turned to side hit me with his normal arm and I crouched down jabbing him in the solar plex with a chakra filled punch.

My ear twitched when I realized it was another substitution. Turning I was as quick as I could be with a few hand signs and hide in one of the puddles that was created because of my raging waves in order to dodge his punch. I popped out of the water and position myself behind him, I threw two punched at his back side and before he could turn to hit me I hide in the water again. I tried to come out and do the same thing as before but he had manipulated the air with sound throwing off my sense of location.

"Resonating Echo Drill!" I was able to dodge his physical hit but not the attack. "You can't out run sound." The whole room was spinning. The left side of my face was throbbing, I was sure I had a popped ear drum. My sight was slightly blurry for a moment before I steadied myself. I had to use it. If I couldn't physically see him, I could at least see his chakra. My eyes flashed red and I could see the wisps coming toward me. I threw two more kunai and darted to the left. "It is silly to continue when the match is over." I was getting angrier by the second even though I couldn't hear out of my left ear. I couldn't let him win and move on to face someone important to me. Especially if his goal was to kill Sasuke. There was no way I was going to let that happen.

That place on my neck started to heat up and I could feel myself getting stronger. I didn't know how to stop the power from flowing through my body. I growled a bit and with new found speed I raced back over to him. I dodge a hit and quickly jumped back to him and dealt one of my own. He blocked the kick to his face and held onto my foot with one hand and aimed to hit me with that machine. Pulling my body up I kick that arm away with my free foot and I saw the air distort near his arm. I had to move faster, my hand signs had to be quicker. "Fire style: Fire ball justu!" He pushed my foot back in order to dodge the raging ball of flames that barely passed over his head hitting the stone wall behind him.

I dodged two Kunai and twitched went I felt his chakra to the left. I jumped back and bouncing off the wall hopping on top of one of the ledges opposite my team in order to avoid getting hit with his sound waves. One more blow and I was done for. I was barely able to counter my balance with only one ear. "You run to much." My eyes narrowed a bit. I could hear the sand ninja behind me and my muscles tensed. I could sense he was just as hungry for blood as I was. I mimicked hand signs I had copied once before. "Fire style: Phoenix Flower!" This time the nin didn't dodged them, lifting his machine he manipulated the air enough and put out my flames but what he account for were the shuriken I hide within the fires.

"What?" He yelled as I pulled on the wire that connected them to me so I could control them at will. I jumped back down to the arena, my eyes dancing with excitement. I could see the purple chakra on my hands but I didn't care. The power coursed through my chakra network. Intensifying every inch of me. It gave me with ability to defeat any foe that stood before me. It was intoxicating.

"The Sharingan Windmill Triple attack." I mumbled knowing I was behind Sasuke and his abilities with his eyes but I wouldn't be for long. Pulling the wires tight they wrapped around Dosu so he could no longer move. Keeping him wrapped up like a bug caught in a spiders trap. Before I could think my hands started to form signs, "Fire Style: Dragon Flame!" The fire travelled quickly through the wires to the helpless ninja. They were deep red with orange and for a moment I could see some specs of purple on the edges.

I flinched when a shuriken hit the wires, cutting them and pinning them down. The impact of the justu exploded causing a hole in the stone floor upon contact. My heart beat raced, what the hell? There was no way he was able to get out from my wires. Substitution? Clones? I was back on the defense my anger reaching its boiling point, "Suiren enough!" I looked over at Kakashi who was blocking me from my opponent, the proctor took a few steps toward me. I had forgot where I was for a moment. I was caught up in the fight, caught up in eliminating the threat . The proctor spoke up, "The winner is Suiren Uchiha." I was trying to calm down my heart but I could feel my blood pumping through my veins. My eyes darted back and forth from Dosu to Kakashi. There was something in me that wasn't done. Wasn't ready to be done. I wanted more.

My sensei walked over to me and put a hand on my shoulder, "Enough Suiren. That's enough." My body trembled softly. Stay in control. Closing my eyes I inhaled, once twice, three times and the power seeped back toward my neck. When I opened them the pain radiated from my ear and my neck. I winced trying to stay on my feet. I could feel myself sway slightly. The medical nin came over to me, "I'll take care of her." He said waving them off. "Her ear drum burst. She needs medical attention." I shook my head softly, "I'm alright. I'm fine." I was able to push that lie threw my lips. It was taking everything in me not to throw up.

My arm wrapped around my stomach and I looked over to where Naruto and Sakura where. Their eyes worried, I could see the blond gripping the railing, knuckles white. I put my thumb up and a semi smile which seemed to relax them a bit. It was the only way I could wish them luck. I only hopped I was able to come back before they went on but I wasn't hopeful. I glanced over at the Hokage, to all the Chunin and jounin that where watching the fights. I hoped they didn't think less of me for my inability to control myself. I hope they didn't doubt my ability to protect this village. I shook the thoughts from my head. Now was not the time to think about that.

Sasuke looked just as bad as me as we made our way out of the room. It seemed once I was done the boy was completely out of energy. I was as well. Once we were out of sight I couldn't hold it in anymore. I threw up what little food I had in my system. I took a few deep breaths in and thanked Kakashi for the canteen he shoved in my hand. My vision would blur here and there but I tried not to let it bother me as we kept moving to another part in the tower. It was nothing compared to the pain I felt in the center of my chakra network. It could feel it through my fingers and toes. In the back of my eyes and my very heart.

I eyed Kakashi making markings on the floor. This had to be for sealing the mark. I prayed this was the answers we needed to help him. "Are you okay?" I flinched at the boy next to me. I hadn't even realized he was there. I could barely sense anything my head was swimming. I nodded and his eyes softened for a moment. "Liar." He muttered and I cracked half a grin. It was the best I could give him. He gave a light tug at my braid. Kakashi-sensei eyed us curiously before speaking "Are you ready?" Sasuke glanced at me one more time before heading to the circle. He kneeled in the middle and took his shirt off.

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as I watched Kakashi writing more on his actual body. They surrounded that mark. I leaned against a pillar. "This is a sealing method that will rely on you Sasuke. You need to be strong in order to fight this because the power of this seal is derived from your will power." I got a slight look from the silver hair nin. Sasuke will come looking for me in search of power. I couldn't get those words out of my head. "It will hurt like hell but only for a moment." My eyes were red and I ignored the pain of having them on because I needed to watch. Hare. Snake. Horse. Ram. Bird. Tiger. Hare. Snake. Horse. Ram. Bird. Tiger. Hare. Snake. Horse. Ram. Bird. Dog. Rat. My brain memorizing each sign, more than I had ever seen used at one time. I didn't even think I could re create this if I wanted to.

I couldn't breathe when his screams filled the air. My violet eyes were wide and all I wanted to do was reach out to ease his pain. In a moment it was over and all the markings had been shoved inside his curse mark that glowed red for a moment. Falling forward the boy was out like a light. I took some steps to close the distance between him and I, "He will be alright. He just needs rest." I bent down and moved some hair from his face. "Are you sure it will work?" There was a hint of despair in Kakashi-sensei's one exposed eye before he nodded, "Sasuke is strong. He can fight this."

"My my how you have grown up. To think you have grown strong enough to perform the curse sealing justu." That voice. "It's you - Orochimaru." My heart stopped and my eyes were on again. "Long time no see Kakashi, no offense but I didn't come here to see you. My business is with the boy behind you." I could see beads of sweat running down Kakashi's face. "What do you want with Sasuke?" Wasn't that the million dollar question? What we all wanted to know. "Hmm, you've occurred something new. How I envy your good fortune. I don't believe you had it the last time we met, did you?" I watched the two ninja intently. Waiting for the right moment. "That gift? The Sharingan in your left eye. It's only fair that I should want it to." It took everything in me not to choke on air. That's what he wanted? Our eyes? "The Uchiha power." He muttered, a hunger growing at the thought.

"What's your game?" Did Kakashi think there was more than just getting at his eyes. There had to be. Why not just kill us and take them when he had the chance. "you know the sound village that everyone is so curious about, well its mine I created it. You understand without me saying anymore don't you? "

"You and your wild ambition." A light chuckle escaped the snake's mouth. "Oh yes indeed but to play the game as you put it I need pieces to the chess game. Pawns to do my bidding." Those sound ninja where nothing to him, how disgusting. For a moment I pitied them. "And Sasuke is just one of your pawns?" my first clenched tight at Kakashi's words. "No not a pawn, he is a much more valuable piece then that but the others. Well you understand the sacrifices you have to make in a game of chess." He started to take steps forward. No, no, no.

I looked over at the snake. No one was safe while that type of evil roamed the earth. I felt a growl grow in the depths of my chest. The only way Sasuke could be safe, that my friends- no my family could be safe was if he was dead. "Stop, don't come any closer." I watched our sensei get low with his hand out. In it a blue ball of furry appeared. It sounded like birds chirping. Hundreds of them, thousands of them. "I don't care if you are one of the great sannin, the great shinobi of legend. I swear take one more step toward my students and one of us will die here." I knew I was moments from collapsing but now was not the time to be weak. "Poor little Kakashi, all your efforts are in vain. Do you really think that silly little seal will keep the boy from what he truly desires? A heart like his that hungers for only one thing will not be denied. No matter what obstacles you put in his path. He is an avenger."

The snake's eyes danced with amusement and I couldn't take it anymore. Putting my hands together I appeared behind the man and turned to my body in the air, my foot aiming for his head. "Suiren no!" I blinked and his hand was around my throat. "A little rash are we not? Is your wish to die Suiren?" Even with my Sharingan on I was barely able to see his movement. "You won't take him." The words were forced through my lips. It was hard to speak. "You have such a bright flame in you. Nothing like Sasuke. You would never come to me - willingly." His eyes traced my face and I felt my skin crawl I tried to wiggle from his grasp but it was no use. He tightened his hold. "I wont. I wont let him." I tried to suck in as much sweet air as I could. "You wont have him."

I brought my free hand up. "There is only a one in ten chance you could've survived that mark and here you are. You have peaked my interest little Uchiha." I concentrated what little chakra I had on the one hand that wasn't wrapped around his wrist in a silly attempt to pry him off my neck. "I think you like that power and you won't admit it. You like the feeling of being strong don't you but that marks unstable." His voice sounded like he was taunting me. "I wonder how long you have." He mumbled softly more to him self. His free hand lightly touching the side of my cheek. I was tired of his words. I made a sign with my one hand, I didn't know if it would even work but I had to try.

"What do you think you're doing?" He slapped my hand down and brought me closer to his face. "You might have my interest now but I warn you my interest runs thin quickly." He gave my body a shake. I was just a rag doll to him, no threat. He tossed me down to the floor. The stone was rough against my face and I couldn't help but burst into a fit of coughs. I could see blood staining my fingers and when I looked up he was gone. Kakashi-sensei was by my side looking me over, "Don't do anything like that again." I knew my eyes were back to their usual violet color. I had nothing left in me anymore. No more strength, no chakra. Only pain and disappointment.

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