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Chapter 5 a game for all
Sakura pushed herself up against the wall. She tucked her feet up close to her body in the hope that she would be hidden. She heard Sasukes voice "Hello hello". Sakura heard his feet on the balcony above. Sasuke peered over the balcony. He couldn't see Sakura hidden in the shadows at the base of the house. "I guess there's no one here" sighed Sasuke. He turned around and headed into the house. Sakura stumbled to her feet and limped home. She told her mom she had tripped on the way home.
The next day Sakura got up and headed down stairs like always. "Sakura", cried her mom "tomorrow you'll start the academy". Sakura gasped. She'd completely forgotten. "One more day of freedom", Sakura thought to herself. Sakura finished breakfast and hurried outside. She wanted to relish her last day of freedom. But before she could get very far, she was grabbed by one of the older academy students. "Are you starting the academy tomorrow"? He asked. "yes, why do you ask" answered Sakura. "Well, we have an important tradition to pass on to you" answered the older student pulling her along. They got to a part of town with a lot of alleys. Sakura remembered seeing the academy kids playing around here. Sakura saw a huge group of kids. She realized that it was all the kids about to start the academy.
"OK" began one of the older kids "now that you are all here, lets get started. Now we will teach you a game. Every kid in the academy plays this game. Every kid learns this game before they start the academy." He pointed to the group of kids who had started the academy last year. Sakura thought she saw Tenten standing among them. "This is the game of ninja. At the beginning of each game you will divide yourself into pretend squads. In this game you try to be the last squad standing. The way some one can be knocked out (killed) is by being hit by a paper kunai or shuriken. Each team has a medic ninja who can heal a fallen teammate. The game box is a crate that sits over there." The boy pointed to a large crate siting over in the corner. "So that's it, and if you want to play it's time to break up into squads of three and pick a medic ninja."
Sakura wanted to play, but most of the older kids and definitely the people from her year would not let her on their team. Sakura felt a tap on her shoulder. "Excuse me, but do you want to be on our team?" asked Sasuke. A boy from an older year (she didn't know which) stood behind him. Sakura managed a small "OK". "Do you want to be the medic ninja?" said the boy. "By the way, my name is Iko". "Do you all have your teams" yelled the older boy." "His name is Tuarn and he's the keeper of the chest" said Iko. "if you're ready come over here" continued Tuarn. The groups hurried over into a circle around the game box. "When I open this box, grab as many weapons as you can carry in your pockets. But you can always come back for more. I will be the referee and I will blow the whistle at the beginning and end of the game."
"So if you're all ready, let the game begin". Tuarn threw open the chest. All the kids grabbed handfuls of weapons and headed off in different directions. Iko pulled Sakura and Sasuke into a small alley. They had just reached the back when they heard a piercing whistle. "The game is on" they all said at the same time. "Well, we need a strategy", said Sasuke. "This is our base" said Iko. "No one usually comes into this alley and those boxes lead up to a wall that leads to the main wall that runs down the middle of the boundaries". "What are the boundaries?" asked Sakura. "This big maze of alleys is in the middle of a big square of big roads. If you reach one of the roads, you know you're at the boundaries. "OK. Split up, and Sakura you're the medic ninja. Try to stay in the shadows." "OK" answered Sakura.
Afterthought: So this ends my chapter 5. I hope u liked it. This time I would like 4 NEW revues before I update. My OC's of the story are Iko and Tuarn. Coming up: game on
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