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Author's Note: I'll be updating once every 3 – 4 weeks from now on. Sorry but I have work and classes, so I'm pretty busy most of the time. Also, this chapter might be… not as good as the previous ones. I was just out of it all week, but I didn't want to leave anyone hanging from Sasuke's meeting with Ichigo, so I just decided to try my best to write it out. Hopefully it's not as bad as I thought it was.
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Chapter 3: A Chance Meeting - Sasuke vs Ichigo!
It's meaningless to just live, it's meaningless to just fight. I want to win!
- Kurosaki Ichigo
"I see…" Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the Shinigami's sudden proclaim. "You're going to crush me? Well, why don't you come and try it then?"
Grimacing at his arrogant tone, Ichigo, the orange-haired figure, gripped the hilt of his sword even tighter as he rushed at the Uchiha, his sword held out in front of him. "Oh, I'll try it alright, pretty boy!" Jumping high up into the air, he swung down at Sasuke with full strength, the force of the attack causing the ground to crack as Sasuke blocked the attack.
"Heh…" Sasuke didn't even blink as he easily blocked the attack single-handedly. "I don't need two arms to block an attack from a weakling like you." Pushing the weight of the sword off of him with a single arm, he took his chokutō in his left hand and swung it at Ichigo with an almost lazy movement.
"Wh-What the-!" Ichigo's eyes widened in surprise as he was sent flying back by Sasuke's attack. S-Such strength…! This guy's definitely no ordinary Shinigami! His level is too-! He blinked as he suddenly noticed Sasuke's absence. Wh-Where the hell did he-?!
"Behind you."
Ichigo's head snapped around as he turned to see Sasuke flickering into view behind him. "H-How did you-?!" Raising his sword as the blade of Sasuke's katana sped towards his face, he was barely able to block the attack in time as the edge of the blade stopped a centimeter away from his nose. Sh-Shit…! This guy….! Narrowing his eyes, he pushed Sasuke away from him with a roar, releasing a massive amount of reiatsu from the edge of his blade in the process.
As Sasuke went flying through the air, spinning and holding his chokutō in reverse grip, he stabbed it into the ground as he skid to a halt. Right as his foot touched the ground, he used flash step to flicker over behind Ichigo and swept his katana at his legs in an attempt to cleave them in half.
Seeing this, Ichigo was barely able to jump up in time to dodge the attack, but the tip of Sasuke's blade still managed to graze the ends of his straw sandals, which were also called waraji. Che! Narrowing his eyes, Ichigo spun around in mid-air and stabbed down at Sasuke with his Zanpakuto.
His eyes widened again for what seemed like the hundredth time that day as he saw that the place that Sasuke was just at was now empty. S-Such terrifying speed…! He-! THUD! Ichigo yelled out loud as he suddenly went crashing into a nearby tree over five feet away, causing dirt and rubble to go flying everywhere.
"Heh…" Sasuke grinned from his spot, his leg still drawn back from the kick. "So this is all that a Shinigami can do, huh…? The Gotei 13 is sure full of weaklings…" Straightening up as he planted his foot on the ground, he watched calmly as Ichigo struggled to get up from the attack. "So you can still move…? Pathetic." As Ichigo cracked his back as he straightened up, Sasuke took a step forward. "Let me ask you this, Shinigami… Who are you…?"
"Wh-Who am I…?" Ichigo grinned and he scoffed at the Uchiha; as he took a wobbling step forward, he spat out a glob of blood, frowning as he prod a loose tooth with his tongue. "Huh, it looks like that branch my jaw smashed into was a lot sturdier than I thought." Blinking, he turned his gaze back to Sasuke as if he had forgotten that he was even there. "Oh yea, you asked me a question, didn't you? Well, I'm not part of the Gotei 13 if that's what you were thinking. I guess that you could call me a Shinigami-daikou. Well, that's what Rukia said that I was anyways."
… "A Shinigami… daikou…?" repeated Sasuke. Suddenly grinning, he chuckled quietly as he sheathed his chokutō, left with only his Zanpakuto in his hand. "And Rukia…? Kuchiki Rukia, was it?"
Ichigo seemed surprised by this. "Uh, yea… it was. How do you know who Rukia is…?"
Sasuke ceased chuckling as he surprisingly sheathed his Zanpakuto. "You don't know the noble family either… I get it now… You're the ryoka, aren't you…?"
"And if I am?" replied Ichigo through narrowed eyes.
…
Spinning around right as he flash stepped to Ichigo's side, Sasuke used a spin to augment his speed and slammed his foot into him, his heel digging into his side. As Ichigo's eyes widened to the point where he felt like they were going to pop out of his head, he let out a loud yell/roar of pain as he rocketed over fifteen feet away.
Sasuke watched motionlessly as Ichigo crashed through a small boulder-like rock and disappeared into a group of bushes. Well, so much for the revived Shinigami-daikou, he thought as he lazily walked to the spot where Ichigo disappeared at, his hands stuffed into his pockets.
… When he walked through the bushes, he found himself at the clearing where the "palace" of the Kūkaku person was. Oh? So our little fight ended us up here… Frowning, he looked down as he felt his foot touch an object. The object, which was Ichigo, was lying on the ground, breathing heavily as he struggled not to lose consciousness. His Zanpakuto was lying on the ground a foot away from where he was.
N-No…! Dammit…! cursed Ichigo mentally as he clenched his hands into tight fists. I won't… lose… to this guy…! No way… NO WAY…! As he slowly got onto all fours, he coughed up a bunch of blood as he felt his vision blur. "I can't-." Ichigo screamed out loud as Sasuke stepped down on his back, causing him to drop back down on the ground.
"Don't try to get up," said Sasuke quietly as he looked down at the defeated Shinigami. "How pathetic… And you really planned on rescuing your friend like that? How stupid." Narrowing his eyes, Sasuke pressed down even harder on Ichigo's back, causing his eyes to widen even further as he gasped for breath. "Stop holding back… Use your Zanpakuto's ability… unless you want to die."
As Ichigo gasped for breath, he swore silently to himself as he felt his vision dim even further. "D-Don't fuck w-with me…! H-How… would you k-know whether I-I'm holding b-back or n-not…?" He let out a hoarse scream as Sasuke pushed down even further with his foot, and he struggled to breathe as he left his lower right rib crack from the pressure.
Lifting his foot off of Ichigo a moment later, Sasuke stepped back around ten feet away from him as he took hand out of his pocket and grabbed the hilt of his katana. "Don't worry, Shinigami-daikou… You-."
"Hadō #33: Sōkatsui!"
Sasuke jumped to his right as a large wave of bright blue flame-like energy flashed at the spot where he was just at, completely obliterating the ground as it made contact with it. Narrowing his eyes, he studied the aftermath of the attack as he landed on the branch of a tree. That attack… Unsheathing his katana, he looked toward his right as his eyes found the source of the attack.
There, standing at the edge of the clearing, was a fairly well-endowed woman with long and messy black hair and green eyes. She was wearing a very exposing red robe as well as a white skirt with a long slit down the side of it, and her right arm, which was missing, was replaced with a wooden arm that she was somehow able to control as if it was real.
"Ah, who have we here?" asked the woman in a loud voice. "It seems that I have a visitor! Well, ever since these- she jerked her head towards Ichigo's almost unconscious body- pieces of trash showed up at my palace, it's been one trouble after another, so I can't say that I'm surprised." As her eyes studied Sasuke's handsome features, she gave him a dangerous yet flirtatious smile. "So what do I call you, rookie?"
Leaping down from the tree, Sasuke landed on one knee as his feet touched the ground. Looking up at her, he calmly observed and studied his new opponent before saying anything. "Uchiha Sasuke," he said finally.
"Shiba Kūkaku," said to woman, introducing herself. "This is my property that you're on right now, so spit it out, Uchiha Sasuke. Why are you here?"
Straightening up, Sasuke looked up at the moon in the sky as he held his katana loosely by his side. "I was simply… observing the scenery here when your little friend over here- he glanced at Ichigo out of the corner of his eyes before turning his gaze to her- attacked me."
"I see…" Walking over to Ichigo, who was still on the ground, she kicked at him until she heard a faint groan from him. "Come on, you're still breathing, aren't you? Get up, Ichigo."
As Ichigo tried to get up, he fell back down on the ground with yet another groan not a moment later. Sighing in exasperation, Kūkaku frowned as she bent down and picked Ichigo up by the collar of his robe. "Geez, what a waste of space…" she muttered as she slung the unconscious Shinigami over her shoulder. Turning at face Sasuke, she gave him a salute as she turned around and started to walk back towards her home. "Anyways, see you later for now, Uchiha Sasuke!" she called out. "Sorry, but this piece of crap can't die just yet! Don't worry though- you'll be able to fight him again very soon!"
…
Sasuke's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the two leave, unmoving even as the pair disappeared into the house.
|District #5, West Rukongai, Seireitei|
One week later…
Sasuke looked over at the gathering crowd curiously as they flocked around a nearby inn. Pushing through the crowd, he found a bulletin pinned on the wall of the building.
Attention all residents of the four Rukongai regions. The Global Divisional
Tournament that is held once every ten years will be taking place in
District #1 of West Rukongai in approximetly one week from the date
posted above. If you wish to become the grand victor and
gain the opportunity to become a Shinigami
in one of the thirteen divisions the Gotei 13, then please feel free
to apply for the tournament at any time before the deadline. All applications
will be rejected once the deadline, which is approximetly an
hour before noon, is reached. Thank you.
…
Hmmm… Sasuke frowned as he looked away from the bulletin. He turned around and weaved his way through the crowed until he came back out into the open. So, a global tournament, huh? How boring…
"Sasuke?"
Looking up at the sound of the familiar voice, Sasuke turned around to see Suigetsu standing behind him, the blade of his sheathed Zanpakuto resting against his shoulder and the leader of the gang all alone for the first time since their meeting.
Sasuke blinked, his face immobile as he studied the gang leader. "Suigetsu, was it?"
Suigetsu seemed to brighten up at this. "Oh, so you remember me after all, huh? I'm surprised. I would've figured that your type forgot about things that didn't really matter much."
"Oh?" Although seemingly amused by this, Sasuke ignored him and walked into the inn that he was just in front of, sitting down at a nearby table for two. Suigetsu, who had followed him, sat down in the remaining seat across from him.
Sasuke stared blankly at him, his eyes unblinking. "What do you think you're doing…?"
"Ah ah ah!" Suigetsu turned his head to face a waitress at a nearby table and motioned at her, ignoring Sasuke's question. Turning back to face the table, he picked up a menu and glanced over it. "Now, let's see… What should I get?"
The waitress that Suigetsu had motioned to approached the table and bowed low, her eyes struggling not to stare too much at Sasuke. "H-How may I help you? Have you d-decided on a dish yet?"
"Ah, why hello there, sweetie!" laughed Suigetsu joyously as he gave her a big grin. "Yea, yea I have! I'll have the fried pork rice house special if you don't mind!" He then turned to look at Sasuke. "Oy, Sasuke, get whatever you want from the menu. It's on me!"
Sasuke briefly glanced down at the menu before looking back up. "I'll have the oolong tea, thanks."
"What, that's all?" inquired Suigetsu in a slightly disappointed tone as the waitress left the table. "You don't have to pick something cheap off of the menu just because I'm paying you know."
…
"So… What's this all about?" asked Sasuke finally. "Why are you here? I thought that your little group's influence only stretched from district #15 to 20 in North Rukongai."
"Huh?" Suigetsu looked up at the ceiling as he scratched the back of his head in deep thought. "Hmmm… Well, I thought that it'd be pretty obvious. I'm here to join the Global Divisional Tournament of course! Why else would anyone who's anyone be here?"
Blinking once, Sasuke thought back to the bulletin that he had seen just a few moments ago. "You're joining a petty tournament like that? You really must have nothing to do back in North Rukongai."
"A petty tournament?" repeated Suigetsu in a dumfounded tone. "You must really know nothing about these parts, huh? The Global Divisional Tournament might not sound so fancy, but it's actually the biggest tournament held in all of Soul Society! All of the strongest guys throughout Soul Society gather here in order to fight in the tournament and win the grand prize."
"The grand prize?" echoed Sasuke. "What's this grand prize?"
Suigetsu leaned forward on the table, giving Sasuke a huge grin. "5,000,000 Kan as well as an automatic entry into one of the Gotei 13 divisions. A prize like no other, am I right?"
Sasuke looked up as the waitress returned with their order. Accepting his oolong tea, he blew into the mug as he looked up at Suigetsu. "I'm not interested in money."
Sighing in exasperation, Suigetsu ate a spoonful of his fried rice and frowned as he chewed. "You're hard to get, you know that, Sasuke? I gotta admit, I'm-."
"But then again," continued Sasuke as he ignored Suigetsu, "a tournament full of strong opponents, huh…? It could be a good place to test my strength…"
Slapping both hands on the table, Suigetsu laughed out loud and accidentally choked on a mouthful of rice. As he tried to hack it out through coughing, his face turned deep blue as he struggled not to black out from choking. Everyone in the inn turned their heads and watched as he repeatedly slapped his hand on the table as he tried to couch out the rice.
…
Once he finally managed to hack out all the rice from his throat, he took a deep breath as his face regained its normal hue. "O-Ok," he gasped finally. "Anyways, where was I…? Oh, right. So, what do you say, Sasuke? Are you going to enter the tournament?"
…
"Hmmm…" Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he rested his chin on his folded hands. The tournament, huh…? I could care less about the prize money, and as for joining the Gotei 13… Well, I never planned on doing that anyways regardless of the situation… Still, I'll admit that this whole entire tournament sounds intriguing… Blinking once, he looked up at Suigetsu with only his eyes and gave him a small grin.
"Why not?"
Three days later…
As Sasuke and Suigetsu traveled down the dirt path towards district #1, Sasuke glanced at his new companion out of the corner of his eyes, watching him take a large sip of water from his water bottle. Suigetsu noticed this and frowned at him as he continued to slurp through the straw. "What?"
…
"Nothing," replied Sasuke dully as he cast his eyes back to the front.
His frown growing even more distinct, Suigetsu sighed loudly as he struck his water bottle back in his belt. "I need water to hydrate myself," he explained as he leaned his head back against his intertwined hands. "I get dehydrated very easily you know."
"I see…" Sasuke grew silent as he began to think about the tournament that was just a single day ahead of them. "So, this tournament… I'm assuming that you've participated in it before?"
Nodding in affirmative, Suigetsu stared up at the sky as he answered. "Yea, about twenty years ago before the last tournament… Let me tell you, Sasuke. You seem like a pretty strong guy, but at this tournament… It's mostly made up of thugs and unbelievably powerful guys who have zero interest in joining the Gotei 13; to them, it's all about the prize money and proving their strength to the world."
"Strong…?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes at this. "How strong?"
Suigetsu scratched his chin as he thought about this. "Hmmm… Well, let's see… The last time I fought in the tournament, I got beat down completely. I was able to make it to the final rounds, but the guys there were too strong for me to handle." He turned to look at Sasuke as they walked. "They might be at your level… maybe. Some of them even have Zanpakuto that they managed to steal from other Shinigami, and others are former Shinigami that are trying to reenter the Gotei 13. But still… you should be able to handle them… probably."
"Hm…" Sasuke suddenly stopped at an edge of a downwards slope, looking down at the village that lay at the bottom of the hill. "We're here… district #1 of West Rukongai."
"Huh," sniffed Suigetsu. "Nice village. Much nicer than district #15 anyways… So this is where the tournament's gonna be held, huh?"
Sasuke turned to him, a slight frown on his face. "The tournament location changes every year?"
Suigetsu nodded in affirmative, crossing his arms as he stared down at the large and well-to-do village. "The last tournament that I was at was held in district #3 of South Rukongai, and I heard that the last tournament ten years ago was actually held in Seireitei."
"Hm…" Sasuke suddenly blinked as he noticed something strange. "Wait a second… I don't notice any place that could remotely house enough people for a big tournament like this…"
Suigetsu tapped him on the shoulder as he pointed to the right side that was outside of the border of the village. "This village is just one of the three large villages that makes up district #1, remember? The tournament is over there."
Sasuke's eyes travelled to the place where Suigetsu was pointing at, and his eyes slightly widened as he saw what his companion was talking about.
Outside of the village, where there was just an empty space that stretched for miles, was a gigantic white dome that sat just a couple hundred feet from the village edge. It was hard to believe that he hadn't been able to spot it, and the dome, which was over three hundred feet high and probably over a hundred thousand square feet, wasn't really fancy but more impressive in a way.
"Why would Seireitei put a large structure like that near the edge of a village?" asked Sasuke curiously. "How strange…"
Suigetsu raised a finger as he answered this, an intelligent look coming onto his face. "Well, I can answer that for you! You see, this was the dome where Seireitei held a number of tournaments and brutal gladiator fights in the past over five hundred years ago. Although they've obviously stopped the gladiator fights, they decided to still use the dome for-." He suddenly blinked as he realized that Sasuke had gone ahead of him and towards the large dome.
"Hey, wait for me, Sasuke!" he called out as he sped towards his companion. "The tournament's still not for another twelve or so hours!"
Later than night, Sasuke looked up at the clouds of the night sky from his spot on the tree, his feet dangling from the edge of the branch that he was sitting on. Suigetsu, who was sitting on the grass below, looked up at him as he sipped on his water bottle.
"So, Sasuke," he started. "It's tomorrow… The tournament, I mean."
…
"Are you nervous?" inquired Suigetsu curiously. "You seem quite calm for someone who's about to enter a tournament full of some of the toughest people in all of Soul Society."
Sasuke scoffed lightly from his position on the branch. "And what about you?"
Suigetsu laughed out loud at this. "Hahahaha, you got me. Well, it's my second tournament, so I-." He suddenly stopped talking as he noticed a rustling noise coming from the underbrush a few feet away from them. "What was that noise?" he asked as he grabbed his Zanpakuto from his side. Getting up onto his feet, he narrowed his eyes as he drew his blade halfway from its sheath. "Who's there?"
The rustling noise grew even louder, and then suddenly, it stopped. Suigetsu tilted his head to the side as he stared at the spot in the underbrush curiously. "What in the world…?"
"Well well well, if it isn't Suigetsu!" called a voice from behind the underbrush. The voice was high and slightly annoying with a hint of cockiness and attitude in it. "I didn't expect you to be here after how you were humiliated twenty years ago!"
Suigetsu's narrowed eyes grew into narrow slits as he glared at the source of the voice. "That voice…"
As the owner of the voice stepped out into the moonlight, Sasuke saw that it was a young woman of no more than eighteen years speaking in human age standards. She had distinctive red hair and crimson eyes, and the left side of her hair was unkempt and messy while the right side was straight and neatly kept. As her face came into view, Sasuke saw her nose wrinkle in disgust as her eyes met Suigetsu's, looking at him as if he was some kind of flea-ridden dog.
"Karin…" growled Suigetsu in annoyance. "Just what the hell are you doing here?"
Karin laughed out loud as she raised her hand and snapped her fingers, the loud snapping sound echoing throughout the clearing. A second later, three fit guys with mean and arrogant looks on their faces walked out from the underbrush, snarling at Suigetsu as they saw him.
"Oh, so you brought your dogs along as well, did you?" asked Suigetsu in a joking tone. "Nice to see that they're still as loyal to their master as ever. Are they still pissed from the last time I kicked their asses?"
This seemed to anger the three thugs, but as one of them took a step forward to teach Suigetsu a lesson, Karin stuck her arm out in front of him, stopping him. As she glared at him, she rolled her neck as her face twisted into a scowl. "Suigetsu, you… Heh, funny hearing that from a guy with such a disgusting reiatsu…"
Suigetsu seemed ticked off by this, and he scowled comically at her as he slammed his foot down on the ground. "Karin, you son of a-!"
"Suigetsu, stop."
Suigetsu flinched at Sasuke's voice and spun around to face him with a surprised look on his face. "S-Sasuke…? What are you…?"
Jumping down from the branch, Sasuke landed on the ground below in a crouched position and looked up to face Suigetsu and Karin. "Don't waste your time arguing with them," he said as he walked up to his companion's side. "We have a tournament tomorrow, or did you forget?"
…
"Wh-Wha- at…?" stuttered Karin, her eyes growing wide as her face turned the same color as her hair. "Wh-Who… i-is… h-he…?" As her face turned bright red, her jaw dropped as she stared at Sasuke's face. H-He's so… HOT!
Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he noticed Karin staring at him, and he simply blinked in response as he spun around to leave. "Come on, Suigetsu," he said as he walked towards the dirt path that lay on the right side of the clearing. "Let's go."
"Oh, uh… r-right…! Wait up for me, Sasuke!" Giving Karin and her three subordinates one last mocking grin, he turned around and ran after Sasuke, not giving the four a second glance back.
Karin stared longingly after Sasuke with a bright glint in her eyes. Pushing her glasses up with a finger, she sighed dreamily as she took in the lingering scent of Sasuke through her nose with a deep intake of breath.
Sasuke, huh…?
|The Grand Spirit Dome, West Rukongai, Soul Society|
The next day…
"On behalf of Seireitei, welcome to the Grand Spirit Dome all old and new applicants! To register for the tournament, please line up in a single file line towards the right of the lobby! Again, to register for the tournament, please line up in a single file line towards the right of the lobby! Thank you, and good luck!"
Sasuke looked up as the announcement sounded overhead. As he and Suigetsu reached the line, he noticed that it wasn't as long as he had thought it would be. We must be late, he said to himself as they lined up with the rest of the applicants. Turning to Suigetsu, he simply gave him a dead look as he spoke.
"You woke up too late."
Suigetsu sighed in annoyance as he stretched out his arms. "So what? Geez, you're so unlikable in the morning…"
Chuckling amusedly at this, Sasuke turned his attention to the front as they reached the front of the line. "Uchiha Sasuke and Hōzuki Suigetsu," he said to the woman behind the table.
After sorting through some documents and getting their signatures on both of their applications, they each received a number and were pointed off to a single pair of double doors that lay on the far right side of the spacious lobby.
…
As they opened and walked past the double doors and into the room, Sasuke was surprised to see a large group of applicants in the room that numbered up to three hundred.
There's a lot of applicants here, thought Sasuke to himself as he glanced around the room. With this much people, it would take at least a week to reach the final rounds… This must mean that there's going to be a preliminary round where they crop out all of the weak applicants… Sasuke shook off his thoughts as he noticed quite a few females that were scattered throughout the room staring at him with a flirtatious glint in their eyes.
Frowning at this, he turned around and leaned back against the wall next to the door with his arms crossed. As Suigetsu turned to talk to him, they were suddenly disturbed by a group of guys and girls approaching them, the group headed by a slightly tall and slender yet fairly muscular male with long and shaggy black hair as well as dead ash grey eyes.
As the group reached the two individuals, the leader figure grinned a grin that told Sasuke that this was a guy who had no heart. No heart, no sentiment, and no emotions save his thirst for blood and battles. He didn't hold the slightest feeling for anyone whatsoever, and all he lived for was fights and destruction. That's who this person was.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he felt a powerful wave of dense and heavy black reiatsu flood across the room. The individual's reiatsu was so powerful that fifteen of the applicants fainted right on the spot, and many more were forced onto their knees as they struggled to breathe under the intense pressure of the individual's reiatsu.
Well, at least that takes care of the weaklings, said Sasuke to himself, his face showing no expression whatsoever as he looked the figure in the eye.
"Well, you're a new face, aren't you?" inquired the black-haired figure as he looked Sasuke in the eye. "It seems like Suigetsu found a new friend, am I right?" He looked at Suigetsu as he said this, and the latter blanched in fear as he unconsciously took a step back.
…
"Well, I look forward to seeing you in the tournament," said the individual in a rough yet silky voice. Giving the two a final bloodthirsty grin, the figure winked at Sasuke and stepped back, turning around and melding back into the crowd of tourney applicants.
Sasuke turned to look at a slightly pale Suigetsu, raising an eyebrow as he glanced at him curiously. "What's wrong with you?"
Suigetsu seemed shocked by this. "Y-You don't know who that guy is…? Even if you've never been in a tournament before, I would have expected for you to know about him…"
"Well…?"
Frowning, Sasuke's companion narrowed his eyes as he watched the black-haired individual pushing past a group timid-looking applicants and laughing about it with his group. "The former champion of the previous three tournaments as well as a guy that's been said to be on a captain-level… Uzumaki Menma."
Uzumaki… Menma…? Sasuke blinked as he recognized figure's surname. Uzumaki… Uzumaki… Uzumaki… Where have I heard that name before…?
"Be careful of him, Sasuke," warned Suigetsu in a low tone. "I've fought against him before in the semifinal rounds, and he completely wiped me out…"
…
Sasuke and Suigetsu suddenly looked up at the sound of the voice overhead, as did everyone else in the room.
"Attention all tournament applicants! We will now proceed with the initial round of the Grand Divisional Tournament! All applicants, please proceed to the battle lobby through the nearest door on the right. Again, please proceed to the battle lobby through the nearest door on the right. Thank you and good luck!"
To be continued…
Author's Note:
In case you guys haven't figured it out by now, this whole entire tournament is to just recreate the Chunin Exam part of "Naruto." It's not the same exact thing, but it'll be fairly similar. Anyways, I promise that the next chapter will be much more fun and action-packed.