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An Eye For An Eye Chapter 12"Character talking"
'Character thinking'
"Kyuubi Talking"
'Kyuubi Thinking'
Commentary
Jutsu
-With Someone/ Someplace-
The only sound that could audibly be heard was the faint blow of the wind rushing through the broken window. There was no noise for the simple reason that no one knew what to say. A few seconds ago some lady had just smashed through a third story window, and even the Chuunin in the room didn't seem to know what to do.
After what seemed like an hour Anko spoke up, "Ok kiddies time to go to a little place we like to call the Forest of Death and have a little fun."
A Genin stood, but before he could ask a question he had a kunai carving through the skin of his cheek. The poor Genin stood frozen in fear as his eyes were wide as he continued to stare at Anko.
"Don't attempt to stand or speak unless I say so…"
She then made her way to the door and walked out. Not a single soul moved, well except for a certain blonde that is.
Naruto wasn't buying what Anko was selling. He didn't care if she was a Chuunin Examiner or not, to him it made absolutely no difference. He wanted to become a Chuunin and no one would tell him what he could and couldn't do.
Naruto got up from behind his desk and before he could take a step a kunai was sailing at his face. Naruto, however, wasn't fazed. He not only caught the kunai, but he used the momentum to throw it back with twice the speed.
Anko who was standing in the doorway waiting to see the blonde's blood fly through the air just stood in shock as she felt a sharp pain cross her cheek and something running down her face.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not a big fan of things being thrown at me." Anko just glanced at where the voice had come from and noticed the very same blonde glaring at her. Naruto then pushed his way through the door and down the corridor.
Anko took a slight glance at Ibiki, and noticed he was smirking slightly. She then looked at all the Genin who also had shocked expressions on, all except three that is. It seemed that a pink haired girl was just looking down at her desk while a raven haired boy had his eyes closed and was shaking his head. The last person was a strange looking kid with red hair and dark rings around his eyes, he seemed to be talking to himself, but before Anko could question what the boy was doing she was shaken from her thoughts by a touch on the shoulder.
Anko looked over and noticed Ibiki, "Anko you need to wake up and start the second part of the exam. Try not to let Uzumaki get to you too much."
Anko just threw on a questioning glance, "Uzumaki? Who's that?"
Ibiki just smirked as he wiped the blood from Anko's cheek, "Uzumaki Naruto, the blonde that just gave you a pretty deep cut with your own kunai."
Anko's eyes just widened as she stared at Ibiki, "Is he expected to make Chuunin or something along those lines?"
The scar covered examiner just shrugged slightly, "Who knows, all I know is that he's not only smart, but is also a quick thinker seeing as what just happened."
Anko just nodded in response as she thought about the blonde. 'Uzumaki Naruto huh…? I'll have to watch him throughout the exam.'
-With Naruto-
Ever since 'Anko,' as she announced herself, had told the group of Genin that they would be in the Forest of Death, he had known exactly what he and his team would be in for.
Naruto in his earlier years had been told by Sarutobi about the Forest of Death, and thought it would be a good place to stay if his house was in repair. It would not only give him tons of trees and things of that nature for him to sleep in, but it also gave him lots of things he had to kill, avoid, and move, which would train him rather well.
Naruto wasn't worried about himself and Sasuke, but he was thinking a little bit about Sakura and how the forest would fair for her. He didn't think about it long, however, seeing as himself and Sasuke would be there to protect her from anything that would come their way.
Before the blonde even realized it, he was standing in front of the main gates that led to the Forest of Death. He rubbed the back of his head as he sat down and waited for the rest of the group to arrive.
-With Sasuke and Sakura-
Sasuke and Sakura had both taken Naruto's outbreak differently. Sasuke took it as Naruto showing off to everyone and letting everyone know that he could take on the examiners themselves, while also looking cool. Sakura had a completely different outlook on Naruto's radical behavior. All the outburst did was shut down her spirits since Sakura had been noticing Naruto's behavior changing for the better. This, as a result, made her think of herself as a failure for not being able to change him.
They were currently walking side by side with the rest of the group and were on their way to this so called 'Forest of Death.' Sakura wasn't sure if it would live up to all the hype the name was giving off, but she was sure of one thing. If there was stuff in the forest that could kill them, Naruto would kill it first.
The name only excited Sasuke, on the other hand. He wanted to go into this forest and just destroy anything that got in his way. He may not be as strong as Naruto, but he was going to show that he was the closest thing to him in the forest.
After a short walk Sasuke, Sakura, and the rest of the group were staring at not only the giant gates containing giant trees and creatures that could only be identified by the noises they were making, but they were also staring at a blonde laying asleep, arms spread out, on the dewed grass in front of the gates.
Sakura jogged over to her blonde teammate and shook him slightly until he stirred and sat up. Naruto rubbed his eyes and stretched as he stood and looked at all the Genin currently outside the gates.
The blonde Jinchuuriki then made his way over to Sasuke with his rosette teammate toe in toe. Naruto was about to ask Sasuke something, but was cut off by the purple haired examiner from before.
"Uzumaki…" Naruto glanced over at her and she waved him over. Naruto casually walked towards her until he was standing right next to her. She looked around before looking down at Naruto,
"How did you know where The Forest of Death was exactly?" Naruto just shrugged as he placed his arms behind his head.
"When I was younger I would spend some nights here for training purposes." Naruto was confused when Anko's eyes widened.
"You've been in the Forest of Death before!?" Anko just couldn't believe that a Genin had survived, alone, in the Forest of Death.
"Umm yeah I have…I mean I haven't been in there for about…four years, but yeah I've been in there."
Anko gained her composure back as she nodded slightly, "How old are you exactly?"
Naruto answered without hesitation, "I've been twelve for about two months now."
Anko's eyes, once again, shot open, as she couldn't believe what she was just told.
"Wait…so you were in the Forest of Death…alone…when you were eight?"
Naruto thought about it and shrugged ever so slightly, "Yeah I guess…it may have been five years ago though, because I remember going there two days before my eighth birthday."
Anko just stood there in disbelief as the blonde, without saying a word, made his way back over to the gates. After a couple minutes Anko shook herself from her stunned state and walked over to all the Genin.
"Ok kiddies this…" Anko took some time to emphasize the forest as she pointed to the gates behind her, "…is the Forest of Death. You will be spending the next week inside said forest. Each team will be given one of two scrolls, the Heaven scroll…or the Earth scroll…" She then pulled out two scrolls; one had the Kanji for 'Earth' written on the side while the other had 'Heaven' on it. "… Your objective is to obtain both the Heaven and Earth scrolls while making it to the tower, which is located right in the middle of the forest, within one week's time. Killing is allowed, which is why we have these contracts for each of you to sign."
At this comment Anko pointed to a desk with several people seated behind it, apparently waiting on the Genin.
She then held up the scrolls as she started talking once again, "…Also opening the scrolls is prohibited and if you do so you will be disqualified immediately. If there are no questions then you can go ahead and sign the contracts and you shall be given a scroll at random."
No one seemed to have any questions so every team made their way over to the desk and started signing various papers.
It didn't take long for everyone who was willing to sign the papers, to sign them, and within minutes every team was standing in front of their own gate with its own number.
Naruto glanced up at the giant '33' which, Naruto assumed, was painted on seeing as it was starting to peel. He had been rather excited for the second part of the exam until he had actually taken a glance at the other Genin that were going to be in the forest with him and his team. None of them seemed to be of any threat to him or his team, which angered him greatly. He still held onto the hope of fighting Gaara, but other than that, there was nothing to do in the forest.
The blonde sighed and leaned against the gate waiting for it to open.
Sasuke was very excited to get this show on the road he could hardly keep still, but since Naruto wasn't fidgety he knew he couldn't be either. He activated his Sharingan and had to deactivate it just as quickly. The young Uchiha had been anxious to see what exactly was in the forest, but as soon as he activated his Sharingan, all the movements in the forest made his head ache rather badly, and that's not what you wanted as you're about to go and fight other ninja to the death.
Sakura wasn't the most excited member of Team 7 when it came to the Forest of Death. She knew that alone Naruto and Sasuke would be just fine and be able to move past this stage and onto the final one, but with her there she was afraid she would hinder their chances of carrying on.
Naruto noticed that Sakura was starring at her feet and he sighed inwardly to himself. He silently made his way towards the pink haired girl and touched her shoulder. Sakura's head shot up as if she'd been somewhere else until Naruto had made contact with her. Naruto got a slight look of concern on his features as Sakura finally looked at him and then faked a smile.
"Sakura what's wrong? You're acting weird." Sakura just shook her head and held her fake smile.
"Nothing's wrong Naruto, I really don't know what you're talking about."
Naruto threw a slight glare Sakura's way, "Sakura…"
Sakura once again looked down, "It's just…I'm afraid I'm going to blow your and Sasuke's chances of going onto the next stage of the Exam…"
Naruto didn't say anything for a second as he just stared, but finally, much to Sakura's relief, spoke up.
"Sakura…nothing is going to happen. Trust me…if I could guess I would say me and Sasuke are the strongest Genin in the forest as of right now. So I wouldn't worry if I was you Sakura."
Sakura just smiled softly and nodded, while Sasuke smirked at the compliment.
"Thanks Naruto…you made me feel a lot better." Naruto responded with a nod as a gust of wind caught his attention.
Naruto turned towards the gate to find it wide open. Naruto simply held his hand up and pointed his index and middle finger inside the forest as Team 7 took off.
After about 5 minutes of nonstop running Naruto stopped on a tree branch. Sasuke and Sakura stopped behind him as Sasuke was about to ask why they stopped Naruto whipped out a kunai and deflected 5 coming at them.
Naruto sighed as a very familiar figure jumped down from a tree above them.
"I'm impressed with your ability to stop all of those kunai with only one."
Naruto shrugged and stared at the long haired boy. "Any halfway decent Genin could have done that. I do have to say I am surprised that you're attacking people this fast however Neji."
The brown haired Genin's eyes widened slightly as he then glared at Naruto. "How do you know my name?"
Naruto smirked as he shook his head in pity, "You mean you don't research other top Genin? I know you're Neji Hyuuga, and you also have the Byakugan, while your teammates are Rock Lee and Tenten. Your sensei is also Maito Gai."
Neji's eyes widened a great deal as Naruto recited this information as if it was everyday knowledge.
"I guess I should have expected that from someone of your caliber." Naruto just smirked slightly as he looked around the surrounding area with his Byakugan, activating and deactivating it too quickly to be seen.
Naruto cracked his neck as he stared Neji down. "So is there any reason Rock Lee isn't with you and Tenten? I mean I would say that he's the speed and power of your team. It doesn't seem very smart of you to be separated."
Neji was shocked by several things. This kid had not only seen that Tenten was waiting up in a tree about 10 feet behind them, but also knew that Rock Lee was nowhere to be found.
"H-How do you know all of that?" Naruto just smirked as he leaned against a tree.
"Maybe because I'm not your typical stupid Genin…I would leave if I was you Hyuuga you're outnumbered and outclassed. Even if Rock Lee was here you still wouldn't be able to beat us, and fighting without him is just stupid. I'll let you get away if you don't attempt anything."
Neji's features changed as his gritted his teeth. He didn't like being beaten in anything and he wasn't about to give up. He knew he could beat Naruto and the blonde's cockiness was starting to piss him off.
"I don't need Rock Lee here to take you on! Tenten and I can beat you three by ourselves!"
Naruto shook his head as he looked at Neji.
"See…you don't seem to get where you're at Hyuuga…" Naruto pointed behind Neji towards where Tenten had been. Neji activated his Byakugan and saw a clone walk out of the woods with a tied up unconscious Tenten over his shoulder.
"…I told you Hyuuga…you're outclassed. Now run along before I decide I want your scroll."
As much as Neji hated it he knew he was beat. "Fine…"
Naruto's clone made its way over to Neji as the Hyuuga took Tenten from him. Within seconds Neji was gone.
Naruto just chuckled softly as he walked behind a nearby tree and looked at the unconscious bun-haired girl lying against it, with rope keeping her securely against it.
Sasuke just shook his head as he stared at Naruto, "I don't get how you do it Naruto…but I have to say…you never fail to amaze me."
Naruto sat down as he nodded, "Well this way in about an hour or two we'll have another scroll and hopefully it's the one we need. I just wish that Neji would have had it instead of leaving it with Rock Lee."
Sakura just shrugged as she smiled at her teammates, "Yeah we just got unlucky, but it's ok seeing as we're going to be getting a scroll."
Naruto and Sasuke both nodded as they walked through the thick foliage. Sasuke seemed ready to say something, but Naruto beat him to the punch. Naruto kicked the Uchiha in the face as he stumbled back against a tree, and without a seconds hesitation his arms had kunai through them pinning him to the tree.
Sakura backed up as she was at a loss of words. She was shaking and couldn't think of anything to say. Sasuke, however, had quite a lot to say.
"Naruto!? What the hell!? Are you insane!? Why the hell did you attack me!?"
Naruto scoffed as he sat down and stared at Sasuke. "Honestly kid…you just saw what I'm capable of and you thought I wouldn't notice a lame trick like this?"
Naruto shook his head as he let a small smile creep to his lips. "You're not Sasuke so drop the act."
Instantly a cloud of smoke appeared and a Genin with, what looked like, an oxygen mask on his face was staring Naruto down.
"You think you're clever for capturing me? You're getting nothing from any of this! I didn't even bring our scroll with me! This was strictly a recon mission for our team!"
Naruto smirked revealing his fangs as he pulled the kunai out of the Genin's arms.
"I get nothing from this? Don't make me laugh…I get a fresh kill."
The Genin's eyes shot open as he started to jump from tree to tree.
"I'll give you a head start…I would go faster if I was you."
Sakura was just watching the Genin run away as Naruto was mouthing numbers.
After about 20 seconds Naruto smirked once again started walking slowly.
"Times up…" Sakura just stood there as Naruto threw a dozen kunai into the forest in front of them.
Naruto then turned to his teammate and began walking away.
"Come on Sakura…Sasuke get down from the tree already." Sakura heard an audible sigh as her third teammate appeared out of nowhere and walked with them.
Before Sakura could even get 5 steps in she heard a piercing scream. Naruto laughed lowly as he continued through the forest.
"Right on target…" Sasuke shook his head and he glanced at Naruto.
"You know you're too cruel sometimes." Naruto shrugged,
"It didn't kill him I just wanted him to get the message, and besides he thought he killed you didn't he?"
Sasuke thought for a second before nodding, "Yeah you have a point."
Naruto chuckled to himself, "When don't I?"
Sasuke shrugged as he took a kunai from his pouch, and started spinning it. "I don't know, but whatever. We should probably get a scroll soon."
Naruto stopped in his tracks and pulled out a kunai.
Sasuke was puzzled as to why Naruto would actually stop if he sensed an enemy. He walked over to the blonde, and looked at him to find his eyes were wide as he slowly took a few steps back, making no sound.
Sasuke was about to ask Naruto what was going on, but was cut off by Naruto's hand clamping over his mouth. Sasuke's eyes wandered to Naruto as he mouthed, 'Don't say anything.'
Sasuke began to worry, for he knew if Naruto was making this big a deal out of something it had to be bad. Sakura was thinking along the same lines as Sasuke as she hadn't moved a muscle since Naruto stopped.
Out of nowhere Naruto shoved Sasuke to the ground as the blonde braced himself for an impact and right when he did a ninja connected with him.
Naruto slid back a few feet as he glared at the ninja. Naruto remembered seeing this Shinobi when they were waiting for the first test to begin, but they weren't radiating power like this before.
Naruto backed up slightly as Sasuke ran to his side and Sakura behind both of them. Naruto slammed his foot on the ground as two craters appeared on the ground inches from where he had stomped.
For the first time since the Grass ninja had appeared they spoke, "Getting serious are you Naruto-Kun? I have to give you credit, you know how to judge people rather quickly."
Naruto just smirked as he stared at the ninja. "Well I don't want to take any chances. Which is why I'm going full out on your sorry ass."
The Grass Shinobi smiled as Naruto threw his fist down and two more craters appeared.
"You're going to die…" Naruto took off at the ninja and within not even a second had thrown at least 10 punches. Naruto flipped back as he stared at the Shinobi, eyes wide.
'There's no way…he dodged all my punches…this isn't a Genin.'
Naruto backed up as he made two clones with his favorite jutsu. Sasuke had been watching Naruto then entire time and was amazed at how much weight the blonde had been carrying the entire time, but what amazed him more was the fact that the Grass ninja managed to dodge attacks that he himself couldn't even see.
He glanced over at Naruto and noticed his mouth moving once again.
'I want you and Sakura to run' Sasuke shook his head immediately, "We're not leaving you Naruto."
Naruto growled as he sighed, "Fine…I guess I have to use this…"
The Grass ninja raised an eyebrow as Naruto closed his eyes and once he opened them again they were containing the Sharingan.
To Naruto everything slowed down and he was able to see the grass ninja's slightest movements without flaw.
The ninja's eyes shot open as he backed up slightly. Naruto smirked as he noticed the ninja's reaction,
"Shocked? Yeah I'm not going to explain to you how exactly I acquired the Sharingan, but I can tell you one thing…you're going to die." Naruto cracked his knuckles as he glanced over at Sasuke.
"Hey Sasuke, want to give me a hand? This guy's kind of tough for just me alone."
Sasuke smirked as he activated his own Sharingan and walked up next to his teammate.
"I'm sorry, but…you have no chance of beating us." The Grass ninja just smirked as he appeared behind both of them.
"This is wonderful…"
Naruto's eyes shot open as he backed up and looked around. Sasuke jumped to the side as he stared the ninja down.
The ninja took off again, but this time Naruto was ready and tracked the Shinobi's motions. He noticed that he was heading towards Sasuke.
"Sasuke watch out! He's heading your way." Sasuke looked up just in time to see the ninja crash down where he would have been if he would not have jumped away.
Sasuke slid to a halt about 20 feet from his previous spot. "Thanks Naruto…he almost had me."
Naruto just nodded as he looked around and then smirked, he had a plan. The blonde took 5 explosive tags out of his holster and jumped towards Sasuke.
"Sasuke when these explode meet me behind that tree over there." Naruto concluded as he pointed to a nearby tree.
Sasuke nodded in response as he waited for Naruto to attack. The Grass ninja was getting irritated as he began to tap his foot.
"Just hand Sasuke-Kun over to me and I won't have to hurt any of you." Naruto growled lowly as he walked towards the ninja.
"Yeah everyone but Sasuke, right? Don't make me laugh you bisexual freak! I'm going to kick your ass and make you beg for mercy!"
Naruto took off towards the ninja, jumped into the air, and threw all the explosion tags at him. They stuck into the tree right in front of the ninja. They didn't hurt him, but then again they weren't intended too. They did just what Naruto needed them too; they blew the ninja back while also creating a giant cloud of debris and smoke.
Naruto charged over behind the tree and Sasuke was waiting there like Naruto had told him too.
-With The Grass Village Shinobi-
The Grass ninja was expecting a frontal assault by the demon boy, but instead he got a diversion tactic. To say he was impressed was an understatement. From what he had learned about the blonde, he took things step by step and evaluated everything before he attacked. The fact that he was also the most skilled fighter of his class along with the power of the Nine-Tails, made him quite a hassle.
The Grass ninja was also shocked by a very special feature the boy had showed him. Someway, somehow, the blonde had acquired the powers of the Sharingan and that sickened, pleased, worried, and excited him all at the same time.
'I could capture both the Uchiha and the Demon, but the Nine-Tails could be more of a hassle than I can afford.'
The Grass ninja stood and was about to proceed when he noticed both Naruto and Sasuke come out from behind a tree, smirks present on both of their faces.
-With Naruto and Sasuke-
Naruto and Sasuke walked calmly out from behind the tree they had plotted their master plan behind. They couldn't help, but smirk because they knew the plan was going to fool the Grass ninja.
They both stopped and waited for the ninja to make the first move, but he did something neither of them was expecting. The Grass ninja was pulling his skin off. Naruto had noticed that his explosives had burned the Grass ninja's face severely, but the fact that he was just pulling the skin off was unheard of.
Naruto and Sasuke kept watching as the ninja pulled layer after layer of skin off until the ninja looked like a totally different person altogether.
Naruto was about to charge when Sasuke stopped him.
"Wait Naruto! I know who that is! That's one of the 3 Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru! We have to get out of here or we're going to die! Where's Sakura!? Get her and we'll break for it!"
Sakura came out from behind a nearby tree as Naruto and Sasuke ran over to her.
"No you don't! I need Sasuke-Kun!" Orochimaru took off after the trio only to be stopped by the two clones Naruto had made previously.
"Get out of my way!" Orochimaru screamed, as he destroyed the two clones. Once Orochimaru was about to charge after the 3 once again he was amazed to find Naruto and Sasuke just standing there smirking away.
Orochimaru was stunned, he couldn't think of any reason why they would stop.
"Why did you two stop running?"
Sasuke just cracked his neck as he stared Orochimaru down, "Yeah as if we'd run from you!"
Naruto and Sasuke were about to charge when the missing-nin broke out into a laughing fit.
Naruto just glared, "Why the hell are you laughing?"
Orochimaru just shook his head, "No reason…lets go. I want to see just how great Sasuke-Kun is."
Sasuke just smirked as he looked over at Naruto who smirked back.
"More than you're expecting…I'll tell you that much."
Orochimaru smirked right back as he held a hand up, "Before me and Sasuke-Kun have our little fight, I don't want to leave Naruto-Kun bored now do I?"
With that said the missing-nin slit his thumb open with his right canine as he slammed his hand on the ground.
Naruto's eyes widened as a giant snake appeared in a cloud of smoke. Sasuke just chuckled softly,
"I told you he would avert you from the main fight." Naruto glared at Sasuke,
"Yeah, but this isn't exactly what I had in mind!" Sasuke just shrugged as he took off running towards Orochimaru,
"Not my problem…have fun!" Naruto just scoffed as he pulled out a kunai,
"Yeah…it's going to be hard not to."
-With Sasuke and Orochimaru-
Sasuke slowly made his way towards the Snake Sannin as he twirled a kunai on his index finger.
"So…you ready to get your ass kicked?"
Orochimaru just chuckled softly as he took a kunai out and licked it with his snake like tongue.
"I think you're underestimating me Sasuke-Kun." Sasuke laughed as he nodded,
"Yeah…I tend to do that a lot, but for some reason I always seem to win."
Sasuke jumped back as he took off running through the trees, making hand seals. After a couple seconds he flipped around, "Katon, Housenka no Jutsu (Fire Style, Art of the Phoenix Flower)"
About 30 fireballs shot from his mouth shooting all directly at Orochimaru. He jumped up into the air himself and simply avoided all the fireballs. Orochimaru was chuckling softly and watching the balls pass below him, and before he knew it the young Uchiha was right in front of him throwing punches at incredible speed.
Orochimaru blocked all of them and slammed Sasuke against a nearby tree. "Naruto-Kun and yourself must have had the same training, because both your speeds are remarkable for such a young age."
Sasuke pushed himself off the tree and onto a nearby branch, "Yep, we both use weights to get faster. I'm fast but Naruto would destroy me."
Orochimaru nodded, "Very impressive Sasuke-Kun."
Sasuke shook his head, sat down on the branch, and stared at the snake man. "Can you stop calling me Sasuke-Kun? It's sort of creeping me out just a little."
Orochimaru laughed as he appeared in front of Sasuke and slammed him against a nearby tree and held him there. "Sure thing…Naruto-Kun."
Naruto's eyes shot open as he stared at Orochimaru in awe. "H-How did you…!?"
Orochimaru just chuckled softly, "You really think a trick like that would fool me? I'm above and beyond a normal ninja Naruto-Kun."
Naruto backed up slowly as the Sannin continued to walk towards him,
"You won't get Sasuke…I had him get as far away from you as possible."
Orochimaru just chuckled once again as he shook his head, "Sasuke-Kun isn't the only one I want anymore. Anyone who has a bloodline along with the power of a tailed beast…they could come in handy."
Naruto's eyes widened once again, as he continued to back up until he hit a tree.
"You won't be doing anything to anybody you freak!" Naruto flipped around the tree and took off running only to be pinned to another tree by two snakes ripping through his skin with their teeth and into the bark.
"Dammit! What do you want!?" The missing-nin silently made his way up to Naruto and placed his hands on the blonde's temples.
"I'm just going to find out how you activate and deactivate your Sharingan."
Naruto clenched his teeth as he once again felt his chakra being forced into his eyes so he forced his eyelids shut. The blonde could feel his Byakugan being activated as the veins around his eyes began to pulsate.
Even though Naruto couldn't see what the Snake Sannin was doing he felt his hands leave his temples as his hearing picked up ruffled footsteps backwards. If Naruto had to guess he would say that Orochimaru was in shock. As always, Naruto was correct for Orochimaru took several steps back, his eyes wide.
'Could that be…it's not possible…'
Naruto just kept his eyes shut as he felt fingers on his face again but this time they were prying his eyes open. As much as Naruto hated it he slowly was obtaining the ability to see the Snake in front of him until his eyes were fully open.
Orochimaru was at a loss for words. His mind wouldn't allow him to comprehend that the boy in front of him not only had the Sharingan but also the Byakugan.
He could feel the Jinchuuriki struggling to get free as he stared into his eyes. He didn't need to test the blonde anymore he was obviously more skilled than the Uchiha and he could acquire much more from him also.
He had no intention of leaving it at just this boy however. He wasn't sure how the Nine-Tails would affect his 'gift' so just for precaution he was going to give the same 'gift' to the Uchiha.
He decided that the blonde was actually quite dangerous and he needed to do what he came to while he still had the chance.
Naruto watched in horror as the missing ninja's neck expanded as his head was coming for him. The blonde's eyes widened as he felt fangs pierce his neck. He wanted to scream he even tried, but his body wasn't allowing him to muster a sound. He watched as the Snake's neck went back to its normal form and Orochimaru smiled as he turned and began to walk away.
"Don't worry Naruto-Kun; I'm sure the Kyuubi won't allow you to die, so just deal with the pain. I have to go find Sasuke-Kun so just sit tight and stay alive…I'll be watching you. You'll eventually leave this village, and when you do you'll come to me for guidance. I can train you like everyone in this village refused to do. It's just a matter of time…take care Naruto-Kun."
With those words the Sannin vanished into the woods leaving Naruto with a searing pain that was very close to getting his eye gouged out, except it was pulsating throughout his body.
-With Sasuke and Sakura-
It didn't take long for Sasuke to dispose of the giant reptile that was sent after him. He had counted, it took exactly 10 steps. 9 to run up to it and 1 to land. The Uchiha had made a swift cut down the snake's stomach pouring all its organs and such out, killing it.
Sasuke and Sakura were currently running through the forest avoiding trees and such.
Sasuke was about to ask Sakura how she was holding up when he heard something in the trees above them. They continued to run until another team dropped in front of them blocking their path.
Their hitaiate's signaled they were from the Hidden Cloud Village. One of the three, a male, who Sasuke guessed was 6 foot stepped up, his hand held open.
"Just give us the scroll and you don't have to die. You're outnumbered and you know it, so what's the point in trying to fight us?"
Sasuke pulled a kunai out and held it in front of him, "Well…from what I can tell, you guys have a scroll and we need one more…I'm also assuming that I can take all three of you on…so I think I'll fight you and then take your scroll."
The Cloud Shinobi just shook his head as he took out a kunai of his own, "So death it is…"
Sasuke watched as he charged, but instantly stopped from some reason unknown to him. The boy's mouth was wide as his eyes rolled to the back of his head. He fell to his knees and then face first into the dirt below.
Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw a kunai sticking out the back of the boy's head. He looked up at the boy's teammates as they backed up slowly,
"Take our scroll! Just please don't kill us!" Sasuke didn't even have time to comment as two more kunai stuck the two remaining Shinobi right between the eyes.
Sasuke stumbled backwards as he continued to stare at the corpses. Sakura could be heard crying softly as she backed away along with her teammate.
"Hello Sasuke-Kun…" Sasuke's eyes widened as he slowly turned his head to see the same man from before, but without his blonde teammate.
"I hope you didn't miss me too much. I just had to take care of Naruto-Kun before coming to see you."
Sasuke couldn't speak as he was absolutely horrified. Orochimaru just walked over and smirked at the young Uchiha. "I'm going to give you the same gift that I gave Naruto-Kun."
Sasuke tried to yell or back up or do something, but he was frozen in fear.
Orochimaru once again extended his neck, but this time it was Sasuke who received the 'gift.'
He once again started to walk away. "You'll come to me Sasuke-Kun. You won't find the power you desire within this village. So you'll come to me and I'll help you kill your brother. I'll be watching you Sasuke-Kun."
Sasuke watched the snake man vanish as he finally found his voice and his scream of pain and terror echoed throughout the Forest of Death.
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Well that's it guys hope you enjoyed it I'm really sorry about how long it took for me to update, but summer is here so I have a crap load of free time to write now. As always your reviews are always appreciated and if you didn't like something then just tell me.
Until next time, peace guys.