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*
