Chapter 8: Origins and training
It was dark in the room, Ryouske unable to see anything within the gloom as he lay there on the operating table. Sweat trickled down his skin as he tried not to panic about his situation, moving his arms and legs proved fruitless as they were bound to the table. His mismatched eyes continued to scan the darkness, sensing someone there in the darkness, "who's there?" he called, fear evident in his voice.
His eyes widened even more in fear as the man in the shadows stepped forward, the lights from the lamp overhead making it hard for Ryouske to see his face. The man laughed a sinister, bone-chilling laugh as he put a jar onto the table next to the operating table where, Ryouske had to crane his neck to see, inside it was filled with water and in the water 2 eyes floated, each with the Sharingan. Soon Ryouske's screams filled the corridors as the operation commenced.
Ryouske sat upright with sweating covering his whole body and he looked around the hospital room panting, searching for the man only to realise it was just another memory. He raised his arms and rubbed at his face as he pictured the man in the dream, he had no doubt who it was, and wondered if he should inform Anko and the Hokage about the memories.
He looked out the window next to his hospital bed and decided he would tell them once he had recovered, only for there to be a knock on the door and the duo in question walked in, leaving Ryouske swearing under his breath. "How are ya feeling, squirt?" Anko asked with a smile on her face and Ryosuke just nodded at her smiling weakly, "just woken up, I feel like I got ran over bull though. I'm guessing you didn't come here for a friendly visit though did ya?" he asked as he looked at Hiruzen.
The Hokage adjusted his Hokage hat and nodded looking serious at the boy, "sharp as ever eh Ryouske? Well you are right, this isn't a casual visit." Hiruzen sat on a chair next to the boy's bed and looked at him with such seriousness as Ryouske had ever seen on the man before. "I HAVE to know, where did you learn that Striking Shadow Claw jutsu? Only 2 people know that jutsu and one of them happens to be your sensei" Hiruzen stated, making Ryouske look at Anko then back at Hiruzen, "the other being "Lord" Orochimaru then?" he asked, practically spitting venom at Orochimaru's name.
"Ryouske, please, if you know anything of Orochimaru, please tell us. What is your connection with him?" Hiruzen asked intrigued and Ryouske sighed and lay back on the bed looking at the ceiling. "I only recently started getting my memories back so I don't know EVERYTHING, but I'll tell you what I know" he said making Hiruzen nod only for Ryouske to continue, "but, Namito and Lukyo will be here to listen too. They deserve to know the truth as well." Anko hesitated, unsure about it but Hiruzen nodded in agreement to the terms and called for a nurse to escort Namito and Lukyo to the room, who arrived shortly.
After assuring Namito and Lukyo that he was OK, Ryouske sat up and looked at his lap taking a deep breath as he began his story. "From what I remember, I was born in the Village Hidden in the Sand, I don't remember my parents though, they died when I was small and so I was taken in by the parents of my best friend." Ryouske's face turned sad as he thought about that mysterious boy, "I don't remember anything about him yet though."
Namito and Lukyo looked at Ryouske curiously, wondering why they were not told before. Anko raised an eyebrow but said nothing and Hiruzen nodded sadly for Ryouske to continue. Ryouske sighed and looked at them, "He was my only friend in the village just as I was his. He was always getting bullied and I would always be there to protect him. It was during one of these times of protecting him that I awakened my Kekkei Tota, Sky style." Anko's eyes widened, she had always wondered about that style of his. "The Kazekage had me examined and it turned out that I had Wind, Lightning and Water style and could combine them to Sky Style to unleash weather like Jutsu. Unfortunately, my Kekkei Tota was one of the reasons….HE took me."
Ryouske's fists clenched until they were white and no-one in the room had to take three guesses to find out who Ryouske was talking about. "That snake bastard took me to try and make use of my bloodline, and also to experiment on me. That motherfucker, he wanted to see if the Sharingan would bond with someone outside of the Leaf village. He took me when I was only 6 years old and he ripped my eyes out, replacing them with the mismatched Sharingan eyes that I have now."
Lukyo's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as he looked like he would be sick at the thought of a child going through that horror. Namito looked murderous, as if he wanted nothing better than to have Orochimaru's neck between his hands so that he could wring it. Anko, for her part, dug her nails into her crossed arms as the confirmation of just how sick her former mentor was flashed through her head.
She was curious though, "sooo why do your Sharingan both have different colours? One is black and the other is read," she asked and Ryouske put a finger to his head as he tried to remember. "The experiments he did on me to try and make me powerful had an effect on my Sharingan, the right one became somewhat mutated, hence the reversed colours. If I remember correctly, he told me it meant that my right Sharingan was evolving faster than my normal one, give it a year or two and they may just change entirely."
Hiruzen nodded for Ryouske to continue and after a pause, Ryouske opened his mouth once more. "While he waited to see if the Sharingan would manifest, he trained me in a few of his arts, such as Striking Shadow Snakes and a bit of taijutsu. He also experimented on me once more, giving me some regenerative abilities to heal wounds, leaving me more exhausted the greater the wound was, and enhancing my senses. That is, until I overheard him say that I would be thrown away as a failed experiment because my Sharingan would not manifest. I escaped from my room and ran, taking a katana from his armoury and ran until I came to the gates of the Leaf village."
"Where you were found and integrated into the village as one of us, thus growing to who you are now" Hiruzen finished for him making Ryouske nod. Silenced filled the room as no-one knew what to say, causing Ryouske to clench his fists tighter, fearing what would happen to him. His listeners gasping as tears soon flowed down his cheeks, causing sad frowns to form on their faces.
Hiruzen put a hand over Ryouske's and tilted his head, "why do you cry Ryouske?" he asked concerned. Ryouske shook from his tears and looked down, fearing to look at the aged Hokage. "I..i'm an experiment of that vile man. I..i would be seen as an accomplice to him and the village may hate me, fearing that I purposely hid my past from them."
Hiruzen frowned and patted the boy's hand, "Orochimaru most likely used a seal to block your memories, it wasn't your fault Ryouske, and no-one can blame you." Ryouske just shook his head not believing it would be that simple to the villagers. Anko, her heart twisting at seeing her student in this state, walked over to Ryouske and sat on the edge of his bed, wrapping her arms around him and pulling his face once more into her generous breasts.
Ryouske's eyes opened and widened, realising this hug wasn't like the hugs she had given him before, this was one of comfort. His tears stained her cleavage and her fishnet shirt as she patted the back of his head, smiling softly when he looked up at her. "Ryouske Tenno, you may have been an experiment of that scum…but you are and always will be, a member of this village and my pervy but brilliant pupil."
Ryouske's eyes widened at her words and opened his mouth to speak, but then Lukyo spoke up, placing his hand on Ryouske's shoulder. "We are teammates, now and forever. Nothing will change that, you know that very well." They then turned to Namito who grinned, punching Ryouske in the shoulder playfully, "c'mon, you know us better than that. Do you really think we are gonna abandon you just cos of your past? Give us some credit," he explained with a grin.
Hiruzen nodded agreeing with their words as he took Ryouske's Leaf headband from his bedside table and placed it in his hand closing it over the headband. "You are and always will be, a shinobi of the village Hidden in the Leaves. Anyone who says otherwise is a fool" Hiruzen stated and Ryouske, wiping his tears away, grinned at them, happy that they still valued him as a comrade, as someone….important.
Hirzuen adjusted his hat and looked at Ryouske and Namito, "Now before you ask let me explain, out of team 13, only Namito and Ryouske were able to advance into the third round," Hiruzen began causing Ryouske and Namito to smile comfortingly at Lukyo, who had just frowned but now was smiling softly. Hiruzen then continued and smiled at Ryouske and Namito "since Ryouske collapsed and, after his fight, Namito demanded to be by Ryouske's side (Ryouske raised an eyebrow at this towards Namito who only grinned, blushing a little as he looked away rubbing the back of his head) I shall explain what will happen next. You have been giving a month to rest, prepare and train until the final exam begins, so I trust that you will use the time wisely."
Ryouske nodded, understanding and also knowing just how he was going to be spending the month as he looked towards the Hokage. "The scroll that Orochimaru gave me, where is it?" Ryouske asked only for Hiruzen to frown and look at him, "it is in my office, it has been checked and deemed safe so I shall give it to you when you are discharged from the hospital tomorrow." Ryouske nodded, wondering just what the scroll was but his musings were broken when his stomach grumbled loudly.
Everyone laughed and Namito pumped his fist into the air and exclaimed loudly, "GET THIS MAN SOME RAMEN! STAT!" everyone blinked at Namito and soon laughed. Hiruzen nodded his permission and ordered for Ichiraku Ramen to be delivered to Ryouske's room. The Ramen arrived and Hiruzen and Anko decided to leave team 13 to chat in peace with Ryouske gorging himself on bowl after bowl as Namito explained about his fight.
"So then he comes at me from behind and tries to do a sneak attack to try and finish me off, but NO I roundhouse kicked his ass and sent him flying, then I unleashed an air bullet and blew him right into the statue where he fell to the ground unconscious." Ryouske laughed, happy that his friend had passed but frowning at hearing how Lukyo was overwhelmed with close range combat.
Ryouske stopped devouring his 8th bowl and lowered it as a thought came to mind. "What about that Gaara guy, how did his fight go?" Namito and Lukyo looked at each other with hesitation causing Ryouske to narrow his eyes and ask once more.
Namito looked at Lukyo once more and then at Ryouske sighing, "well, his fight was against Rock Lee and it was…for want of a better word….brutal." Ryouske looked at him in confusion as Namito continued, "at first Lee had the upper hand, he had taken off his leg weights and his speed was incredible. He even managed to hit Gaara and open some of the Eight Gates to try and end the fight, which he did."
Their expressions then turned sad as Ryouske pressed him to continue, only for Lukyo to take over "both of them were on the floor exhausted, Lee was about to win and have the matched called in his favour. That was when Gaara struck, he weakly used his sand and he..he" Ryouske urged him on, fearing the worst. "He broke Lee's left arm and leg, the match was called in Gaara's favour but Lee….they say he may never be a ninja again."
Ryouske's eyes widened in horror as he digested what they had just told him. Gaara was…brutal, to do such damage to a weakened opponent, it was just disgraceful. Namito sighed and looked at Ryouske, "Lee is in a room down the hall, you should pay him a visit when you can." Ryouske nodded and they decided to let him get some rest and left the hospital.
A few hours later the door opened once again, this time it was Karina. She smiled at Ryouske sat on the chair by his bed. "How are you feeling?" she asked making him shrug, "I'm fine bored as hell but i'm fine. he replied. Karina looked at the bandages on his chest and then at his arms and shook her head, "how the hell did you manage to keep going like you did?" she wondered making Ryouske raise an eyebrow, "what do ya mean?""
Karina leant forward and frowned, "both of your arms were dislocated, you were running on empty and yet still managed to win. Not to mention your taijutsu in that match was pure luck," she pointed out only for Ryouske to shurg and glare. "I wasn't in that much pain and my Taijutsu was fine, copied from Sasuke and Lee, but fine." Once again Karina shook her head, "yes but now everyone has seen you do it, you need your own fighting style to surprise them. Find yourself someone to train you."
Ryouske chewed his lip with his fangs as he thought then looked at her, "well what about if you trianed me? Anko insansei says you are great at Taijutsu." Karina blinked and then suddenly laughed, confusing the boy until she stopped and shook her hand, "no way, i refuse. I'm too busy to train you, spekaing of which i have to go now anyway. Rest up" after that she left the room leaving Ryouske determined to change her mind.
Ryouske lay there on his bed, eagerly awaiting the finals and his chance to get revenge for Lee, to make Gaara pay. He was shook out of his musings when the door opened and Shikamaru and Naruto walked in looking around. Naruto looked at Shikamaru and raised an eyebrow, "this isn't Choji's room, Ryouske is in here." Ryouske waved at them as they came in and stood by his bed, "how are ya feeling? That was an intense fight you had" Shikamaru inquired in his usual lazy drawl making Ryouske chuckle and assure them he was fine.
Ryouske looked at the basket of food in Naruto's hand and raised an eyebrow, "for me?" he asked but Naruto shook his head. "Nah, Choji isn't allowed to eat anything right now. We are gonna eat it in front of him, niiice and slooow," Naruto's grin turned evil at that last bit and Ryouske laughed out loud, loving their plan.
Shikamaru opened his mouth to speak but soon looked at the door as did Ryouske, both of their eyes narrowed. "What is it?" Naruto asked, clueless as to why they were glaring at the door. Shikamaru ignored him and looked at Ryouske, "you feel that right? That intense bloodlust?" Ryouske nodded and got up from his bed, wearing white pyjama shorts and bandages around his chest, and opened the door to follow the feeling of bloodlust that was flooding the halls.
They followed the feeling to a patient's room and when they looked inside they reacted quickly. Shikamaru unleashed his Shadow Possession Jutsu and Naruto punched the person right in the face, making Shikamaru flinch in pain and yell at him. Gaara raised his head and looked at them with a blank emotionless stare.
Ryouske narrowed his eyes and looked past Gaara at the bed where Rock Lee was sleeping and sand was around him as if preparing to crush him. "What do you think you are doing? You shouldn't be in here, especially if you are trying to kill our comrade." Gaara just stared blankly as he spoke, "I have to kill him to prove my existence, to prove that I am alive." The three Leaf ninja looked at each other and Naruto growled and pointed at Gaara, "YOU ARE TWISTED, YA KNOW?! YOU'RE SICK IN THE HEAD.
Shikamaru hushed him and looked at Gaara, "what do you mean prove your existence? What the hell does that even mean?" Gaara just blinked and continued to speak. "My upbringing wasn't a happy one, when I was still inside the womb, my father had me implanted with Shukaku, the spirit of a monk who was sealed inside a jar of tea, which causes the sand I carry in my gourd to automatically protect me from harm. He then pampered and protected me, but he also tried to take my life multiple times."
Naruto stepped back realising Gaara was just like him, someone with a demon inside of him too. Gaara, having gotten bored and having a pain in his head, walked to the door holding his head, deciding not to kill them, but stopped and stared at Ryouske. "You….you are familiar to me, I do not know why," he then left the room leaving the Genin puzzled.
The next day, Ryouske was discharged from the hospital and he walked out stretching, determined to get a start on his trianing. Speaking of which, he jumped onto a rooftop and started running across it, vowing to find Karina and convince her to train him. He soon sensed her chakra and headed towards it. The chakra was coming from a house on the side of the main street and Ryouske perched on the balcony to see if she was home.
When he looked through the window his eyes widened to extreme proportions and his mouth opened wide. It seems that at that moment, he had caught Karina changing as she stood there practically naked, about to wrap a towel around herself. It didn't take long for his nose to soon run like a river of blood, while his eyebrow furrowed as he saw the claw marks running down her body, as if some beast had attacked her. Out the corner of her eye, Karina noticed him staring and blinked standing still, then regaining her composure she yelled out coverign herself and through a shuriken at Ryouske, hitting the pervert in the cheek.
With a glare she then yanked him inside and cracked her knuckles ready to beat the chakra out of him. With a vein popping in her head she glared down at him, "god, you're even worse than Jiraya, little pervert!" Before she could administer the pain, however, Ryouske quickly held his arms up in defence, "no no, you got ti all wrong. I wasn't trying to peep, i am just here cos i still want you to train me that's all."
With an agitated sigh, Karina lowered her kunai and looked at the kid, "fine fine, if will stop you perving on me then i'll train you geez." Ryouske's eyes lit up and he cheered only for Karina to tell him to get out and meet at the training ground tomorrow, Ryouske then left the house to get ready for tomorrow, knowing that she will be a tough sensei.
aaaaaaand done phew this was a good chapter. As always tell me what you guys think, no flaming please.
Next chapter starts Ryouske's training.
This is HaremKing666 signing off. Stay pervy everyone XD