Chapter 14: The Six Trials: Trials 2 & 3
(Sakura woke the next morning covered from head to toe in a heavy sweat and her breathing labored. She sat bolt upright in her bed with no one around her from which she could gain comfort. Her sheets were pulled halfway up her torso in a feeble attempt to protect her person.)
Sakura:*her breathing hindering her words* "What a nightmare."*she lays back in her sheets as the sun started peaking into her window. She turned to it and groaned. She knew she'd have to tell Lei about her dream as soon as she got back from her usual morning training. She threw the covers back and swung her feet over the side of the bed. She sat there a moment, then looked out her window at the sun and the trees just beyond the pane.* "What the hell was that about?"
(There's a knock at her door.)
Sakura: "It's open."
(The door slides open as Sei stepped into the room.)
Sei: "Are you coming to breakfast or what?"
Sakura: "It's the crack of dawn."
Sei: "And, what's your point?"
Sakura: ¬¬ "You didn't cook did you?"
Sei: "Me? Hell no."
Sakura: "Thank god."*stood up* "Out so I can get dressed."
Sei:*pulls out of the room and closes the door*
(She came in a few minuets later to an empty room.)
Sakura: "Alright Sei. What kind of prank is this?"
(There's no answer.)
Sakura: "Sei? Hello?"
(Again, no answer.)
Sakura: "Where is everybody?"*she looked around. Smicha's, Akamaru's and Trudgen's bowls were in the right places. The table was set but no food was on the table. There were no sounds coming from the kitchen. Everything was quiet.* "This is way too weird."
(Soon after that, everyone filed in. However they were all wearing black and the Hokage did not follow them. Konohamaru was in tears and Sei looked depressed. No one noticed her. She tried to reach out to ask Sasuke or Naruto what was going on, but she passed right through them.)
Sakura:*gasped* "What's going on?"
(No one heard her. Lei then came in, her hair was down and she was wearing a black dress.)
Sakura:*completely bewildered*
(Then, she came in. Sakura shook her head in disbelieve.)
Sakura: "This isn't happening!"
(The other Sakura sat down as Lei went into the kitchen. Minuets later, she emerged from the kitchen with bowls of fruit in her arms. She placed them on the table. She beckoned to Tenten and Neji and they followed her into the kitchen. When the last bowls where brought out, they finally sat down. Everyone ate in silence. Sei muttered something under his breath and Kurenai back handed him. Sakura could not hear the words that came from Kurenai or Sei. There was only silence. She looked at everyone in turn, no one, not even Iruka or Naruto had a smile on their face. Konohamaru continued to cry quietly as he ate. Lei touched nothing, neither did Sei. After everyone had eaten they all got up and left the room, except Lei. She stayed behind and was playing with something on her belt. It was her seventh kunai, which was now black.)
Sakura: "No it can't be!?"
Lei:*tears came slowly to her eyes. She let them fall to her dress unattended.*
(No sound came from anywhere in the room. Lei finally stood up and left the room. Sakura followed her out.)(Lei lead her to the top of the mountain and stood looking out over the village. Sakura too looked out, and saw no one there. Trudgen walked up behind her. Sound suddenly rushed back into her ears.)
Trudgen: "They're waiting for you."
Lei:*sighed. Her face was still wet from tears. The kunai at her side [7] rang loudly into her ear. She placed a finger on it. Her voice was cracked from crying* "Yes, grandfather."
Hokage:*appearing as a spirit to Lei and Sakura* "It is time. You must let go of what has happened. And allow the people of the village to move on with their lives."
Lei:*was about to let loose a fresh wave of tears*
Hokage: "There are things in this world that cannot be fixed. And yet there are still things that can be fixed. You should have learned that when Orochimaru killed-"
Lei:*let out a sob* "First him, now you. Who am I going to loose next, my brother?"
Hokage: "Lei."*pause* "Do not let your emotions run your life. Do not let your life run your emotions."
Lei:*with a sob* "Let your emotions run in tandem with you life like two horses."
Hokage:*with a smile* "That's my girl. Now play your song, and don't let anything stop you."*he disappeared*
Lei:*snuffled and stood up straight. She pulled out a squat scroll then unraveled It.*
(Then everything went black. Ino's voice was ringing in Sakura's ears and she was being vigorously shaken.)
Ino:*continuing to do so* "Will you wake up?"
Sakura:*jerked awake and sat bolt upright almost knocking Ino to the floor*
Ino: "About damn time! I've been trying to get you up for the past half an hour!"
Sakura: "Ino?"*"Ow. What the hell happened?"*
Ino: "Yeah it's me. Who'd you expect, Lord Hokage?"
Sakura:*surprised*! "He's still alive?"
Ino:*confused* "Uh, yeah. Where you drinking last night?"
Sakura: "What? No. Of course not."
Chouji: "Smack her a few times and see if that helps."
Ino: "Chouji!!!"
Sakura: "Is that why my head hurts? I was getting knocked around?"
Ino: "Heheh. Only a little bit."
Shikamaru:*put his arms at full length* "Only a little bit."
Ino: O_O^
Sakura: ¬¬.
Shikamaru:*with a shrug* "You brought it upon yourself."
Ino: "What the hell were you dreaming about?"
Sakura:*shrugs* "Not really sure."
Ino: "It must've been pretty bad. You were trembling horribly."
Sakura:* "It was bad. Sorry, Ino but I can't tell you how."*
(The door slid back, and Lei poked her head in.)
Lei: "Everything alright?"
Ino: "She's awake if that means anything."
Lei: "It means plenty. Boys, out."
(Shikamaru and Chouji scowled but left the room.)
Lei: "Well, what was it this time?"
Sakura:*gulped* "It was weird. It almost felt real."
Lei:*brought the desk chair up and sat down* "Go on."
Sakura: "First, I woke up in my room. I was sweating and it seemed like I had a terrible nightmare. Then Sei came in and got me for breakfast. But when I went in there, no one was there."
Lei: "What time of day was it?"
Sakura: "Crack of dawn."
Lei: "Hmm...Go on."
Sakura: "I stood there for a few minuets and soon everyone filed in. You and I were the last ones to enter the room. The only person who wasn't present was the Hokage."
Ino: "That's weird."
Sakura:*nodded her head* "Everyone was quiet and depressed. Konohamaru was crying and the aura in the room was dead. You"*referring to Lei* "went into the kitchen and brought out bowls of fruit. You set them on the table and had Tenten and Neji help you bring the rest out. Once that happened, I noticed there was no sound."
Lei: "Then what was being said had nothing to do with the rest of the dream or had little importance. Go on."
Sakura: "Well, Sei got slapped and scolded by Kurenai, as far as I can tell. Then the rest of the meal was quiet. Konohamaru wouldn't stop crying. Once everyone finished, they left. Except you."*again referring to Lei.* "You were playing with the white kunai on your belt, only, it had turned black."
Lei:*shock line*
Ino: "Huh?"
Sakura: "You cried a little bit and then left the room. You went to the mountain top and stood there looking over the village, which was empty. Then Trudgen came up and said they were waiting for you. Then you touched the now black kunai and had a conversation with the Hokage. Once the conversation was over, he disappeared and you pulled out a tiny scroll and unraveled it. That's as far as I got."
Lei:*almost demandingly* "What was the conversation between my grandfather and I?"
Sakura:*slightly taken aback* "Something about allowing the village to move on. And..."
Lei: "What?"
Sakura: "Do not let your emotions run your life. Do not let your life run your emotions."
Lei:*with a twinge of pain* "Let your emotions run in tandem with your life like two horses."
Sakura: "Yeah."
Lei: "It's something my father had taught Sei and I since birth. It was our way of knowing our true identities. You had to say it just right and get every word right before you were known as who you were when times of war came. It's been passed down in our family for generations."
Sakura: "But, why did he say that to you there?"
Lei: "So I could probably except the fact that he was dead and to move on and not pity myself for not being able to stop him from committing his final act."
Sakura: "Final act? Of what?"
Lei:*shrugged* "I don't know."
Sakura: ¬¬ * "That makes me feel so reassured."*
Ino: "What's this dream got to do with anything? People have been known to do odd stuff like this."
Lei: "You're still uneducated in the ways of the Second Sight. It's a future, but a close future. Who's exactly it is, is still a mystery?"
Ino: "Couldn't it be an animal?"
Lei: "No. Not unless it was a Summon. Then maybe. Any other animal, no way."
Ino: "Just a thought."
Sakura:*to Lei* "But, didn't you see this for yourself?"
Lei:*shaking her head* "No. I didn't."
Sakura:*surprised*
Lei: "Some of the visions will come only to you, some only to me, and some to the both of us. It's difficult to tell which ones will go where. It depends on what it means to whom and how much it means."
Sakura:* "But that still means that the Hokage will die in the end."*
Ino: "Why would this one mean so much to Sakura?"
Lei:*shrugs* "That reason is unknown as of yet. Perhaps we will find out in the near future. But before I go on and bore the two you to death, we should head to the dinning room for breakfast."
Sakura:*gave a nod and got out of bed. She was still dressed*
Lei: "Why were you sleeping in your clothes?"
Sakura:*not obviously lying* "I probably fell asleep without realizing it. That or I was too tired to care."
Lei: "Lair."
Sakura:*surprised* "I'm not lying."
Lei: "Eh hem."
Inner Sakura: * "Dammit. I can't keep anything from her can I?"*
Sakura:*sighed* "I heard odd stuff last night. And if it came to the point of me battling I would rather not do it in my pajamas."
Lei:*not pressing the matter further, but not unkindly* "Whatever."*steps out of the room* "You coming or not?"
Sakura: "Yeah, I just need to brush my hair first."
Lei: "Alright."*walks off*
Ino: "You heard it too?"
Sakura: "The voices? Yeah of course I did. It sounded like they were right outside my door."
Ino: "Who do you think it was?"
Sakura:*shrugged* "Could've been anyone's. How did you know about them if you were at your place last night?"
Ino: "I did a little snooping before I woke you up. Sorry, I was trying to see why you were trembling so much."
Sakura: "Oh?"*folds arms* "Then what was the real reason I slept in my clothes last night?"
Ino:*dumbfounded* "Uhh..."
Sakura:*sighed* "I thought so. I wasn't lying to Lei; I was too tired to care what I fell asleep in. I followed Kyo around for hours trying to figure out where he was going."
Ino: "So it was you and Kyo outside my window?"
Sakura:*shook her head* "No it was Jasmine. She was giving Kyo new orders from Orochimaru."*picked up the hairbrush on her bedside table and started brushing her hair*
Ino: "There's the proof right there. With that information you could put Kyo away for good."
Sakura: "It's my word against his. I'd need to have physical proof anyway. Otherwise, I'll have a hard time convincing people he is a fugitive in disguise."
Ino:*sighs* "Damn, this is harder than I thought it would be."
Sakura: "Believe me I know."*puts her brush down* "Ready?"
Ino: "Yeah, let's go."
(The two of them head into the dinning room, the table is still foodless and everyone is starting to get cranky.)
Sei: "What the hell is she doing in there?"
Konohamaru: "I don't know. The only thing I know is that I'm hungry."*stomach rumbles*
Sei:*grumbling* "It's starting to sound like a lion."
Konohamaru:*grumbling* "Like yours sounds any quieter."
Hokage: "Knock it off both of you."
(Lei didn't serve breakfast for a few more minutes. Once she did, no one looked particularly happy to be eating so late. She gave no acknowledgement that anyone was angry with her; actually she gave no acknowledgement to anything in the room. After breakfast, Sakura caught her in the library looking through the various books that lined the shelves. Sakura cautiously went up to her.)
Sakura: "Miss, what are you doing?"
Lei: "A little research."
Sakura: "For what?"
Lei: "You."
Sakura: "Me?"
Lei: "Yes."*seeing the book she was looking for* "Ah."*she pulled it off the shelf and opened it* "Here it is."*she headed toward a table and sat down, her nose in the book*
Sakura:*confused to hell and back* "What are you researching?"
Lei: "You'll find out later Sakura. Go on."
Sakura:*still confused* "Okay."*she walks out of the room and out to the courtyard. Ino was out there rearranging some of the flowers*
Ino:*looking up and wiping off her head* "Hey Sakura. What brought you out here?"
Sakura: "Nothing much."
Ino: "Right. What was up with Lei at breakfast? She looked pretty deep in thought."
Sakura:*shrugged* "I have no clue what's going on. I doubt it's about the dream. She knew before I told her his end would come soon. It's not that I want him gone, we need someone like him when times are bad."
Ino: "I know what you're saying. He's like a grandfather to everyone in the village. Everyone is equal in his eyes."
Sakura: "At least we hope anyway. I'm not so sure he's very fond of Kyo at this point."
Ino: "Oh you're just mad because he groped you instead of Sasuke."
Sakura: O_O^ "Watch it Ino."
Ino: "It's the truth and you know it."
Sakura: "Like you wouldn't feel the same way."
Ino: O_O^~
Sakura:*laughs*
Ino:*raspberry*
(Watching them from the hall are Shikamaru, Chouji, and Naruto.)
Shikamaru: "I do not understand them."
Naruto: "Find I guy who does understand women. When you do, let me know."
Chouji:*munching on potato chips* "Ditto."
Shikamaru: "Aw, I thought I'd keep it to myself."
Naruto: O_O^ "You ass."
Shikamaru: "I'm not the ass."
Chouji: "Don't get me started."
(They both give him a look.)
Naruto: "We weren't talking about that."
Chouji: "And don't start."
Shikamaru: "Alright we won't."
(Meanwhile inside, Lei is still in the library with her nose in the book. The rest of the library was quiet and nothing stirred until the Hokage came in.)
Hokage: "Lei."
Lei: "In the back Grandpa."
(He comes up from her left.)
Hokage: "What brought you in here?"
Lei: "She's envisioned a death sequence. I'm preparing the Second trial."
Hokage: "Already? Don't you think you should wait a little longer?"
Lei: "I can't. If her powers aren't refined they'll drive her into insanity."
Hokage:*sighs* "Your patience has dwindled over the years."
Lei: "I'm doing it for her. I sent those powers to her, and if I cannot teach her how to use them and protect her from the insanity, then no one can. I'm the only person who knows enough about the jutsu to even get her this far."
Hokage:*sighs* "You're to wise for your own good sometimes."
Lei: "You should be proud of that. I get it from you."
Hokage: "And your father."*puts his hand on her shoulder* "Let me know if you need anything."
Lei: "I will. Don't worry. I'm not as stubborn as you or Sei."
Hokage: ¬¬ "You're not funny."
Lei: "It wasn't meant to be funny Grandpa."
(Meanwhile out in the courtyard, Sakura has collapsed on the ground and Ino is violently shaking her. She doesn't move and Naruto runs in to find help.)
Ino: "Sakura, Sakura get up!"
(In Sakura's head, all noise has faded in the mortal sense. She cannot hear the sounds of Ino, Chouji, and Shikamaru's voices or the sounds that where affiliated with the house. The only thing that rang in her ears was familiar voices.)
Voice1:*tauntingly* "Sakura-chan. Sakura-chan."
Voice2: "C'mon Sakura-chan. Open your eyes sweet heart."
Sakura: "Who are you and what do you want?"
Voice1: "Oh, don't you recognize us Sakura-chan. Open your eyes and look."
Sakura:*who's eyes were clamped shut, slit her eyes open and saw two figures standing in front of her.*
(On the other side of this issue. Naruto came back closely followed by Lei and the Hokage.)
Lei:*running to Sakura's side* "What happened?"
Ino: "I'm not sure. She just collapsed all of a sudden."
Lei:*raises eyebrow. The first black kunai on her belt rings. She touches it* *"Hm?"*
Mortagashi: * "The spirits are calling her, and I don't mean the good ones. If they corrupt her mind she'll never recover from the shock."*
Lei: *"Dammit."* "Ino, pull her into a sitting position. Don't argue just do it."
Ino:*pulls Sakura up and tries to keep her upright*
Lei:*pulls the first kunai off her belt and stuck it into the ground*
Hokage: "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!???"
Lei: "I don't have much choice now."*she bites her thumb* "Second Sight Kunai Summon: Seiraiya Mortagashi."*slides her blood onto the kunai and symbols form around the kunai. Then they flood into Sakura.*
(In Sakura's head.)
Sakura:*is staring at the figures in disbelief. They resemble her parents*
Mother: "C'mon now darling. Come with us. There's nothing to fear."
Father: "Listen to your mother Sakura-chan. You've nothing to fear."
Sakura:*to scared to move*
Mother:*reaches her hand out to touch Sakura, but it's knocked away by a white kunai* "Ack!"
(Another figure appears with red hair and sapphire blue eyes. He's in all black and a flack jacket.)
Figure: "Back off you hellions."
Sakura:*bewildered* "W-who are you?"
Figure:*turns to her* "My name doesn't mean anything right now. The important thing is that I'm here to protect you."
Sakura: "But, they're my parents."
Figure: "It may seem that way now, but in reality they're only demons trying to take over your mind for their own personal gain."
Sakura:*shock line*
Mother: "How dare you corrupt her mind with those foul thoughts."
Father: "We would never do that to our daughter."
Figure: "But tell me is she your daughter? A spirit conjurer can only conjure those who have died. And I'm sure that Lord and Lady Haruno are alive and well. Am I right Sakura?"
Sakura:*nods* "And my father doesn't call me Sakura-chan."
Figure: "SO BE GONE!!!!"*pulls out what appears to be a black rose* "PURITY OF THE ROSE!!!!"
(The black color of the rose disappears and turns white. A white light emits from it and the demons are flashed away in the light.)(On the outside)
Lei:*is holding an ox hand sign as Sakura's eye flutter open*
Ino: "She's back."
(The symbols flood back into the kunai.)
Lei:*sighs and releases the sign* "Damn them."
Sakura:*groans* "Now why do I have a headache?"
Lei: "Those damn demons that were trying to take you over were draining your chakra in the process."
Sakura: "What's that got to do with my headache?"
Lei: "A nasty loss of chakra. Ung, and a nasty one for me too."
Hokage: "I told you were out of your mind."
Lei:*sticks out her tongue* "At least I tried to help. Grandpa."
Hokage: "I haven't the skills to summon spirits like yours. Lei."
Sakura: "But, what did they want? And who the hell did you send into my head?"
Lei: "I don't have much of a clue what the assholes wanted, but that was my dad you met."
Shikamaru: "Your dad? Seiraiya Mortagashi?"
Lei: "Yep. Mr. Flower Power as Jiraiya used to put it."
Naruto: "Flower Power? What the hell is that suppose to mean?"
Lei: "He'd kick your ass with whatever flowers he had available at the time. And he'd do it painfully too. It was actually kinda scary to see my dad in a pissy mood."
Hokage: "Phh, you didn't have to raise him."
Lei: "No he raised me."
Chouji: "I bet he was close friends with Ino's parents."
Lei: "Uhh, I don't know."
(Stupidity faint.)
Sakura: O_O^ "HOW COULD YOU NOT?!"
Lei: "I never paid attention to where he got his gear from. I was more concerned in trying to master my own Justus."
Sakura:-_-; "You've got to be kidding me?"
Lei: "No I'm not. I'm being honest."
Sakura:*groan*
Lei: "However, now things are just going to get harder for you Sakura."
Sakura: "Huh?"
Lei: "The spirits have started contacting you; therefore you are going to have to tackle more than one trial in a day."
Sakura: "What?"
Hokage: "Undergoing two trials in one day may be too much for her. Are you sure you'll be willing to do this, the both of you?"
Lei:*nods* "Yes."
Sakura: "I don't quiet follow. Spirits?"
Lei: "There are spirits in this world that only the users of the Second Sight can see. The ones in my kunai for example. I can summon them as I wish with a small blood sacrifice. And once I summon them, they will take on their spirit form until I call them back to the kunai. But don't worry; these are the simplest of the trials. You shouldn't have too much trouble with them."
Sakura: "Alright, I'll do it then."
(Later on, Lei has taken Sakura, Neji and Lee out into the forest.)
Sakura: "What are we doing here?"
Lei: "Starting your first trial."*she pulls a bright red band out of her pack and ties it around Lee's arm behind Sakura's back.* "Close your eyes Sakura."
Sakura:*with a sigh she closes her eyes obediently*
Lei: "Neji..."
Neji:*activates the Byakugan*
Lei: "Now Lee."
Lee: "Hai."*takes off running*
Lei: "Tell me once he's out of your line of vision."
Neji:*nods*
(Lee's running deep into the woods, approaching the fifty meter mark.)
Neji: "He's out of my vision."
Lei:*signs 20* "Second Sight."*clearly seeing Lee, who's still running* "Alright, you can open your eyes Sakura."
Sakura:*opens her eyes. She looks around* "Where's Lee?"
Lei: "Activate your sight and find out."
Sakura:*signs 20* "Second Sight."*the image is blurry at first but soon becomes clear. He's running towards a familiar spot in the woods* "Where's he-"
Lei: "What's tied to his arm and which arm is it tied to?"
Sakura: "There's a red band tied to his right arm."
Lei: "Is there anything special about the band?"
Sakura: "The kanji for spirit is embroidered onto it and is placed on the bicep."
Neji:*surprised* * "All that in one go?"*
Lei: "Where is he heading?"
(Short pause.)
Sakura: "The K.I.A shrine."
Lei:*deactivates her sight* "Good. Now, from the shrine find a name that sounds familiar to you and tell me what it is."
Sakura:*confused* "Can you do that?"
Lei: "Perhaps."
Sakura:*concentrates on the shrine, but all of the names are blurry and difficult to make out* "I, can't read them."
Lei: "Good, you weren't supposed to. If you had, you'd be faking it."
Sakura: "Why you sneaky little-"
Lei: "There are reasons. With the Second Sight you cannot read text for the simple reason that you must know exactly what the text says. Text changes throughout the years and is hard to read with the sight. So I wouldn't try to use this to read someone's diary."
Sakura:*deactivates and shakes her head*
Lei: "Feeling a little dizzy?"
Sakura: "A little."
Lei: "That's normal for a first timer. You'll get used to it after awhile."*turns to Neji* "Thank you Neji. You're free to go."
Neji:*gives a quick bow and heads off*
Lei: "C'mon then Sakura. We've one more trial to complete."
Sakura:*nods*
(The two of them head off to the K.I.A. shrine to meet with Lee. Once there...)
Lee:*unties the band and returns it to Lei*
Lei:*taking it* "Thank you."
Lee: "You are welcome."*he steps off to the side*
Sakura: "He's watching?"
Lei: "Sort of. We have a training session after this."*pulls out one of her hairs. It straightens to a needle like form. She sticks it into the ground where she stands and then puts her hands together. She starts mumbling in a funny language and symbols start to form in the dirt. they appear around the hair and stretch beyond Sakura* "This way no one will get hurt if something goes wrong."*pulls out the white kunai* "Now, this is a pain in the ass to get, a Spirit Kunai. But if you do manage to get one or more you can hold whatever spirit you choose in it. I choose to hold the spirits who are dear to me, my father for example."
Sakura: "Is there a way to set them free?"
Lei: "Yeah, when you die. Your bond with the spirit dies with you so they are released and can be captured by whoever can. Although I wouldn't recommend trying to capture any of the tails creatures after they die. They might not like that too much and may not listen to you."
Sakura: "You can hold animals too?"
Lei: "Yes, if you want. There's a spirit in every living thing. The only drawback being it has to die before you can seal it in the knife."
Sakura: "Damn. That makes it harder."
Lei: "It wasn't meant to be easy. Now, concentrate your chakra to your hands for the moment and we'll go from there."
Sakura:*holds up two fingers and closes her eyes. Her chakra begins to form around her hands.*
Lei: "Alright then, focus on the shape of a kunai."
Sakura: "What's this got to do with the trial?"
Lei: "You need a Spirit Kunai before you can seal spirits."
Sakura:*focusing on the shape of a kunai. Her chakra begins to faintly resemble a kunai*
Lei: "That's it! Keep going!"
Sakura:*her chakra forms into a kunai with distinct features and is beginning to take a solid form. It takes several minuets but it finally is solid and is slowly turning white. Another few minuets pass by and it finally turns full white*
Lei: "Alright, it's ready. Just cut your flow."
Sakura:*stops her concentration and the kunai falls to the ground in front of her. She picks it up* "Now what?"
Lei: "Hold it upright and repeat after me: Bad and good are intertwined like rope."
Sakura:*picks it up and holds the kunai upright* "Bad and good are intertwined like rope."
Lei: "Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse."
Sakura:*repeats*
Lei: "Fall seven times, stand up eight."
Sakura:*repeats*
Lei: "If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise."
Sakura:*repeats*
Lei: "One kind word can warm three winter months."
Sakura:*repeats*
Lei: "The tongue is but three inches long, but can kill a man six feet high."
Sakura:*repeats*
Lei: "When the time comes, even a rat becomes a tiger."
Sakura:*repeats. Getting rather annoyed*
Lei: "Tiger's die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names."
Sakura:*repeats*
(The kunai in her hand begins to glow a silvery color. It startles her and everything around them goes black.)
Sakura: "Not this place again."
Lei: "If you're going to talk to them without the use of it being in a kunai you have to be in the spirit realm. Now, concentrate on a good memory. Anything bad will just summon a demon or darkling to you. And you don't want that to happen, trust me I've been there. On accident of course."
Sakura:*again closes her eyes, and soon after a white wisp of smoke appears in front of her. It begins to take the shape of an otter. As it chirps at her, she opens her eyes* "Huh?"
Lei: "Well, that wasn't a strong memory if you're summoning animals. You'll need something a lot stronger than that if you want to summon a human or a dead summoning beast."
Sakura:*sighs* "I don't have much chakra left to concentrate on. If I keep going at this rate, I'll be down and out in a few minuets tops."
Otter:*rubs up against her cheek affectionately*
Sakura: "Hey! That tickles stop."
Otter:*seeming happy to have someone to talk to and is chirping at her again*
Sakura: "He is kind of cute though."
Otter: ¬¬*frustrated chirp*
Lei: "I think it's a girl."
Sakura: "Well whatever."*raises to stroke its head. Once her hand touches the fur of the otter everything goes white*