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"So, the Old One and Mistress return at last. Hehehe, now that you have me, haha, what will you do with mehehehahaha." The blonde Necro-Priest degraded into a fit of hyena-ish laughter. The three were in a padded cell in the Criminally Insane Wing of the ANBU Headquarters, far below the village. The boy in question was wrapped up in an ANBU straightjacket sitting in the far corner, looking for all the world like he belonged there.
Kenji said nothing but opened Morgana and flipped through her pages. Naruto's laughter cut off suddenly and his eyes grew cold and piercing. In a snarl he asked, "What the hell do you think you're doing? How dare you treat Morgana-sama like some common book! I'll rip you apart with my bare hands for this disgrace!" The insane ninja raved on impotently as he struggled against the chakra-reinforced material. Kenji ignored him and continued looking for the ritual to seal away a being's memories.
"Ahh, here we are. Morgana, I trust you can take care of the Magic requirement?" Without looking for her reply, the aged Hokage started to, slowly and precisely, make the awkward hand seals that were shown in the book; Morgana was levitating chest-high in front of him, allowing Kenji the free use of his hands.
"By the nine alignments that guide us,
I lock thee away."
Sarutobi's hands, which now glowed a sinister purple, continued to pace through hand seals as he read from the floating tome.
"By the three Fates that chain us,
I lock thee away."
Kenji stopped his hand in mid-seal and let them drop to his sides, the purple-black glow still present. Slowly, methodically, he walked over to the still straining Naruto. His right hand lifted to the boy's forehead, index finger crooked and hovering before Nerull's mark. If anyone was around to see it, they would have noticed the ink run down the pages of Morgana, streaming tears washing it away.
"And by your one God, Nerull,
I lock thee away."
Kenji's finger made contact with Naruto's forehead.
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"It is done. He will not remember a thing about the past few days, and you must make sure he doesn't try to remember anything. I leave it up to you, Le'fey." The aged Hokage looked sadly down at the calmly sleeping Naruto, his heart heavy with doubt and grief.
Morgana floated closely to his left, replying with her normal quick brushstrokes, I know Kenji; we made this together did we not? …We weren't such a bad team you know, you and I.
"That is long and dead, thoroughly buried under Time's Sand, there is no going back…I still do wish to burn you and be done with it…but I know better." Kenji turned on his heel and walked quietly to the door of Naruto's bedroom as Morgana softly levitated herself down to the boy's chest, "Do take care of him, will you?"
There was no answer as Kenji left the boy's apartment, possibly for the last time.
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The young Necromancer exited the hospital, shaking his head every so often; it felt like there was a small pressure on his brain, not enough to hurt, but more than enough to annoy. His dark goggles seemed to help some, though mostly they were there for Morgana's sake. He had been released a few minutes earlier after his complaints of pressure on his brain were discarded as a mere headache. Seeing as how much both most of the doctors and near all of the nurses hated him, he shouldn't be surprised.
He walked down the crowded streets noticing the many, usual, hate filled stares focused upon him.
One wouldn't be missed.
Naruto stopped in the middle of the street, looking around and behind for the source of the voice, all eyes focused upon him, "What?"
I said, one of there cretins wouldn't be missed.
Naruto shook his head, it sounded like when Morgana talked to him...but in his voice, "Who are you, where are you?" By now the people were hurrying away from the insane boy, not trusting him to not have a violent outburst, "What do you want with me?"
A snort sounded from within the boy's mind, I? I am you that they tried to seal away, the Beast. What I want with you? Well...you haven't been fulfilling your duties to Lord Nerull, have you? I suggest that as a 'Forgive Me', you sacrifice one the sheep muddling around this backwater village...two, to make sure...
"Little Naruto, who are you talking to?" Morgana's cool voice queried softly, acutely aware that they were the only ones on the street.
Before Naruto could reply, however, Beast interrupted him, Do not tell her I am here, she will try to make me go away, and I could help you on your way to becoming a great priest. Naruto thought on this for a moment before silently agreeing. He hated to keep secrets from his Onee-chan, but he also needed power to make Lord Nerull proud of him. Tell her that you realize you've been neglecting your prayers to Lord Nerull and ask how you can make it up to him.
"Morgana-neechan, I know I've been…neglecting my prayers to Nerull, is there a way to make it up to him?" A small tentacle of self-loathing wrapped around his heart, constricting with every word.
"Well, little Naruto, I'm glad you're taking your responsibilities seriously, but there is only one way to get Nerull to listen to you. First, there must be some sort of a blood sacrifice."
"Blood Sacrifice?" Naruto didn't especially like the sound of that.
"Of course, because our Lord is a God of Death, he is drawn to places of great suffering and death. To contact him, you'll need to bring about some sort of death or wound."
"So I'm going to have to kill someone everyday?"
"Not quite. In this case, because of your negligence, a human sacrifice is necessary, but for regular prayer all that is really needed is an animal sacrifice. There are some exceptions, such as if you provide the Lord with, say, 40 souls in one day. This would allow you to go for one month without a sacrifice, or several months if you provided a lesser offering such as a gash on your arm."
"Okay, so Humans are more valued than animals, but personal disfigurement is less that an animal's soul?"
"In essence, yes. Because you are not causing a death, only pain, it is considered a lesser offering."
"Oh, okay. So where do we find such a sacrifice?"
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Ino Yamanaka was walking home from the grocers, earlier that day her mother had sent her to pick up a few things they had run out of. The sun was setting quickly and Ino sped up her pace, trying to make it home before sundown. It was very strange how her senseis decided to postpone their Genin Test, the wait was driving her mad.
"Oh well, at least it gives us more time to prepare!" Ino sang a light tune as she walked through one of the…worse neighborhoods, taking a shortcut to get home faster. She had just walked past another one of the innumerable alleys when a large hand shot from the darkness and grabbed her by the back of her shirt. The paper bags spilled from her hands, causing the food within to spray outwards as she was yanked back into the blackness of the alley.
"Well, well, what do we have here. If it isn't little Ino-chan!" With her face up against the wall, Ino couldn't see who it was, but the boy's high even voice gave it away. Yoribanka Shimutsu, an older boyfriend before Sasuke became popular. She had dumped him as soon as Sasuke had come into the picture, hoping for her chance to be with him. His subsequent expulsion from the Academy the following week couldn't have helped his disposition.
"What luck, at first I was just going to rob someone, but since it you; I have a better idea." His free hand, one was used to restrain her arms above her head, slowly slid down her newly teenage body, groping it all along the way.
Tears of anger and shame sprung to the girl's eyes, she tried to make the hand seals for the Replacement jutsu, but her hands were purposely held too far apart. She knew she was doomed, even if she screamed, no one would help, no ANBU patrolled this section of town, and anyone stopping by would just join in.
"Well now, let's see how 'hot' you are now, bitch." The molester's hand dipped into the valley between Ino's legs.
Tears continued to fall as the boy, no older than 15, continued to explore her body roughly. She had almost given up all hope when a cold, familiar voice whispered from behind her, "Bleeding Touch."
She heard Shimutsu gasp then choke on some sort of liquid. She fell to the ground, still facing the wall, when she felt the boy's grip loosen and fall away. She started to turn around, but the voice stopped her, "No. It's better for you to not see this."
Ino obeyed, for once scared out of her wits. She heard soft footsteps and the sound of something being dragged away. Curiosity got the better of her and she turned at the last moment, seeing the limp body of Yoribanka Shimutsu being dragged away by a feather-robed man, golden hair flashing before being swallowed by the shadows.
Ino settled against the stone wall behind her and cradled her head between her knees, looking at the ground. She noticed a few drops of red, she looked up and folled the drops to where they made a pool of crimson. A smear mark ruined the back of it, leaving a trail that headed…where the robed man just left.
The sudden gravity hit Ino like an Akimichi's family jutsu. The 12 year old kunoichi fled the deserted alley, not stopping to pick up the groceries that were now filthy, and ran all the way home. She was met by her worried parents, her father was just about to go searching for her, who comforted the sobbing girl as she told them what happened. Once Ino was asleep and tucked in, her parents made a vow. They would find whoever killed the would-be rapist…and give him a medal.
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The woods were alive with the chirps and calls of insects, and the various animals who made their homes there; Shino always loved this time of night. He loved the surrealness that it provided, a sense of nature and life in its purest form. Much of his colony was out and about in the forest, mingling with the other insects, a few of which would follow back to him and be added to the swarm. Shino breathed deeply the musky, earthy scent of the surrounding forest, allowing a small private smile to grace his unseen lips.
Seeming all at once, the forest grew quiet, eerily so. Something was wrong, why would everything just stop? His bugs flew back faster than anything he'd seen them do before. They flew into the holes in his skin, hiding within their host. The screams and chitters of thousands of insects filled his head, snippets of which he understood.
:Dead…not-dead flesh…in forest…death…Death…DEATH!:
Shino clutched his head in pain, willing his bugs to be silent. The chirps cut out at once, spooked beyond belief by this 'dead not-dead flesh' that they spoke of. He stumbled along in what he though was the correct way to find 'it' eventually regaining control and branch hopping to a small nearby clearing.
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Naruto was back in the same clearing as before, the scorch lines from the previous ritual eternally etched on the ground. The body of the rapist has been set in the center pentagram, which had risen to become a small alter, spreading out over the sides to support a human sized being. The carvings underneath the overhang, which hurt his eyes at first, seemingly transformed into kanji, allowing him to read what were essentially prayers and praises to Nerull.
Naruto was covered up to his elbows in blood, having dragged the body of his sacrifice all the way from his neighborhood to his newly dubbed 'Rebirth Clearing', who knew there would be a decent sacrifice so close to home! He could of used the girl of course, but decided against it. She looked familiar somehow.
A prick on his arm brought him back to the present. Naruto grimaced as he pulled out a long sewing needle from his arm, which had already healed over. He was still amazed that that was all it took to kill the body before him, "I love magic."
"Glad to hear it, now you know what to do."
Make us proud 'son'. Beast's voice was drippingly sarcastic and high-pitched, Naruto just ignored himself.
Naruto pulled a dagger, which he pilfered from a weapons shop on his shopping trip…before. He shook his head to clear it, the pressure was back. Disregarding it, Naruto made small ceremonial incisions and runes on the boy's exposed arms, face, and torso. A small chant formed itself on his lips.
"Lord Nerull, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, Reaper of Flesh, Foe of all Good, King of all Gloom,
Please accept this sacrifice for one of yours is in need,
I have promised to serve thee, yet I haven't prayed since your acceptance,
For this I am truly sorry, but I wish to make amends,
Take this unworthy soul, take him, and grant me power so that I may carry your name into this world."
With careful precise cuts, Naruto peeled back the layers of skin, muscle, and bone. He extracted the still-warm heart, hands even more bloody than before. A quick muttered incantation and a gray mist seeped out of the body's orifices and flowed into the heart through the oozing aorta while the body burned to cinders. The heart glowed with gray Necromantic power, slowly shrinking and condensing until the remains flashed. What was left of Yoribanka Shimutsu is a ruby the size of a large marble. If you looked closely, you could see a shadowed version of Yoribanka screaming silently in pain and unimaginable agony.
Naruto placed the sparkling gem on the stone alter and watched as it sunk in. Once it completely vanished, the young Necromancer felt a wave of Dark Power course through his body. The hollow echoing voice of his Lord called out to him, "Well done, my young disciple." Two voices seemed intermixed, one was his Lord's, the other unknown. Morgana, resting on the pedestal, seemed to shudder violently at the second voice and mumble something under her breath that Naruto couldn't quite make out.
Naruto grinned widely, black mist swirling almost playfully along his sclera. He picked up Morgana and turned to leave, which he would have, had it not been for a snapping twig.
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The Necromancer whirled around, staring across the clearing at a figure partially hidden by the underbrush. Said figure, knowing he was caught, stepped out into the moonlight revealing himself to be Shino Aburame, Naruto's teammate. Neither spoke, testing each other through pure strength of will. Though you couldn't see it, both pair of eyes were narrowed at the other, daring them to back down.
With a mutual nod they turned and departed company, both leaving in the opposite direction.
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The sun shone brightly on the bustling village of Konoha, it was a few hours before noon and the members of Team 10 were scrambling to get their equipment and hightail it over to the Training Grounds.
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9:42 A.M.
Naruto was searching frantically about his house for his unholy symbol, newly made last night. He ripped open cabinets, drawers, and doors looking for it, only to see it floating next to his head courtesy of Morgana. He breathed a sigh of relief and placed the attached silver chain around his neck, letting the charred wooden skull bounce lightly against his robes. He had burned his orange jumpsuit yesterday after the completion of his symbol, and with it went the last vestiges of his past.
Naruto grabbed all that he though he would need, checked on the partially carved staff that lay on his table, and went out of the door. Roof hopping was such an easy means of travel.
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9:30 A.M.
Ino frantically tried to brush and comb her wet hair while simultaneously adding a few touchups on her makeup. She was already dressed and decided to skip on lunch to make it to the Exam on time. A momentary pause and shudder disrupted her, still not quite over the events of last night. Looking into the mirror, she stared deep into her own eyes for a moment. Her suspended hands dropping slightly away from her face.
She knew she owed her innocence, and quite possible her life, to that blonde robed man. She knew that she had to find him and thank him…but he scared her so much. Last night she relived that horrible experience in minute detail, but this time, once he dragged Yoribanka away, he came back for her and did the same thing to her. She awoke choking and gasping for air.
Repressing the cold shudder that traveled her spine, Ino resumed her beautifying by tying her hair into the usual ponytail and running down the stairs leading to the store front. She would dwell more on this later, right now she had a Test to pass.
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8:02 A.M.
Shino Aburame calmly walked down the street, hands in his pockets, toward the entrance to his team's Training Ground. Unlike the other two, Shino was a very early riser because of his bugs who would chirp and chitter at the dawning of the sun.
Last night…was interesting, to say the least. He would have to keep a closer eye on Naruto from now on, if that was just the beginning of what he could do. Perhaps there was more to his introduction than met the eye. Many would discard it as insane ramblings or an attempt to gain attention, but now he wasn't so sure.
The entrance had come and gone, his bugs leaked out in a whirl of wings and buzzing from under his coat. They would scan the surrounding area for his teachers and report back with tactical data and warnings.
Shino rested his back against the rough bark of a tree, head steeped in thought. Maybe Naruto could teach this new power, it would certainly help with his goal. Perhaps it could lead to new and more powerful insect crossbreeds?
The bugs that remained inside of their host shuddered with fear. They did not want to become dead not-dead flesh, but would follow their host until their deaths, no matter what their host chose to do.
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8:11 A.M.
Damn it, how did she always end up in these situations? It wasn't like either one of them were lesbians…okay maybe Anko was bisexual, but SHE wasn't!
Kurenai sighed and untangled herself from the cuddling Anko, who was using Kurenai as an oversized teddy bear, and started to get ready to meet her team. She turned the water on and waited for it to warm up. She crossed over to the mirror and inspected her nude form. She wasn't all that bad looking, she supposed.
Small battle scars crisscrossed here and there, a particularly deep scar ran across her stomach. She winced in remembrance, she would have been disemboweled if not for the medic-nin close by. Modest breasts, long shapely legs, she would be considered quite the catch to any male.
She closed her eyes and rested her forehead against the cool glass, she didn't know if she could accept her…team. For one, she was a new Jonin; this would be her first assignment, and she desperately did not want to fail. She wanted to show the Hokage that she deserved the title, not because she 'cast a Genjutsu over the judges to let her pass' as one former colleague had said.
The thing that scared her most about her team was the demon container, Naruto Uzumaki. Intellectually she knew that the boy wasn't the demon, but it was overridden by her fear and distrust of the him. The insane stint just seemed to reassure her of this.
The Hokage told her that that wouldn't be a problem any longer, that it was under control, but Kurenai wasn't so sure. She lat out a long-suffering sigh until she felt a pair of slim arms wrap around her waist, pulling her away from the mirror.
"Hmm, what's the matter Kurenai-chan, thinking to hard? Well I have just the cure!" Anko said cheerfully as her hands slid over Kurenai's ribs, toward her breasts.
"Knock it off, Anko. You know I don't swing that way." Anko retracted her arms and crossed them under her own ample cleavage, a pout upon her face.
Kurenai sighed at her child-like friend, and turned to the running shower, "Come on, Anko, it'll be faster if we shower together."
A wide grin split Anko's face, "I like the way you think, Kurenai-chan!"
Kurenai just shook her head, both to dispel her doubts about her team, and at Anko's general perverseness, "No touching."
"Awww…"
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10:00 A.M.
Shino still rested comfortably against the tree, his thoughts interrupted only by clockwork reports from his bugs. Kurenai and Anko appeared next, the former's face was red, half from anger and half from embarrassment. A red handprint stung the left side of Anko's face, who rubbed it tenderly. Shino merely raised an eyebrow when neither offered an explanation.
Ino jogged in next, panting slightly when a brown-black blur shot past all of then and skidded across the field, kicking up a huge amount of dust and dirt. When it finally settled, Naruto was revealed scratching the back of his head, looking at the trench he created in the dirt.
Ino's eyes widened and her lags started to tremble, Naruto looked exactly like the man from last night; he probably was the man from last night. The girl shook her head and willed herself to stop shaking, she would talk with him after the test. All of this went unnoticed by the rest.
"Well then, since we're all here, now we can begin your true Genin Exam!" Kurenai beamed at her Genin. Anko was still nursing her face in the background
"Geeze, all I did was-" A cold shiver ran down her spine. Looking up, Anko noticed Kurenai giving her the 'Kurenai Death Glare' Genjutsuically enhanced, daring her to finish her sentence. Anko shrunk back into the forest, muttering under her breath.
Turning back to her Genin, Kurenai explained the premise of the bell test, "Both Anko and I will have a single bell, which you need to take to pass. The one that doesn't get a bell is immediately sent back to the Academy for extra training while the other two can begin taking missions."
The Genin looked among themselves, trying to determine which one of them was the weak link. Kurenai took out a small hand-clock and wound it up, setting the timer for noon.
"You have two hours to complete this. Ready? Go." With that all five of the Ninja leapt back, trying to find cover within the sparse vegetation.
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10:53 A.M.
"Damn it! It's been over an hour and we haven't seen hide nor hair of anyone! Where is everyone?" Naruto grumbled under his breath. Morgana pulsed softly in his arms, trying to calm him. The two were hiding in the upper branches of a large tree, scouting over the tops of the smaller trees.
Fool, use your mind. Now logically where would your team be. Beast made his presence known, along with the slight pressure from before. Naruto thought on this, the most likely place they would be is the surrounding area, but that could be anywhere.
Good, now that you have the basic idea down, where would be the best place to hide from three Genin?
Naruto looked through the leaves at the Grounds, a stream ran through the south border a few hundred feet away, the northern and eastern borders were covered with heavy foliage, and the western border became far more rocky and hot as you progressed. The best he could think of would be either the north or the east.
You're getting better, miracles do happen after all. You're more than likely going to find a sensei in either of those locations so get hopping!
Beast fell silent just as Morgana started talking, "Little Naruto, we've wasted enough time already. We need to go looking for your team."
"My team? But why-" Naruto's eyes bulged behind his goggles. Why would the teachers and the Hokage burden themselves with creating three man teams when one would doubtlessly fail, it didn't make any sense unless the goal was-
"Teamwork. Very astute, young disciple." The unknown voice echoed within his head again, but Naruto disregarded it and rushed off to find Shino and Ino. Morgana shuddered violently again and started to mutter again, to Naruto it almost sounded like, "Father.".
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11:11 A.M.
Shino leapt through the trees in the northern border of the Grounds, sticking to the tree's shadows for concealment. His bugs had reported several Genjutsu in this area, hopefully he could find Kurenai or Anko before time ran out.
He had just landed into another shadow when a hand pulled him back and another one covered his mouth. Shino, while usually calm and collected, freaked out. He didn't sense anyone there which should be impossible! His first thought was to bite down on the hand, but a familiar voice stopped him, "Shino, it's me, Naruto. I need your and Ino's help."
Shino had already determined the Test's true meaning about a half-hour into the Test, but because he couldn't find either of his teammates, he decided to do it on his own. The hand removed itself, and Shino turned around, "So, you figured out the Test as well?"
Naruto gave a short nod, "Yeah, teamwork. Three Genin versus one Jonin is enough, but three on two? We'll need all the help we can get."
"Good, let's find Ino. I have an idea where our sensei's actually are." They both nodded and leapt into the trees, searching for their final teammate.
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11:23 A.M.
Ino stopped at the foot of a small tree in the eastern border and sat down heavily, gasping. She was out of breath from running around trying to find her teammates before the buzzer rang. She had figured out the Test's meaning several minutes ago, and had been racing to find her wayward team.
Two dark figures dropped from above, scaring the girl to death. She thought it was her senseis trying to ambush her, it turned out to be both a blessing and a curse. In front of her stood her teammates, Shino and Naruto. They looked down at her condescendingly, at least, that's what it felt like.
"Ino, have you figured out the Test's purpose?" Shino asked his his monotonous drawl.
"Teamwork?" Ino answered, subconsciously moving away from Naruto. Both the boys noticed this and frowned, but disregarded it for the moment.
"Good, now come on, we need to make up a plan." The three put their heads together and bounced ideas off each other.
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11:40 A.M.
Kurenai lounged against a tree along the Northern border, hidden under a weak Genjutsu. She had been very attentive and ready to fight at first, but now she just sat on the branch, one leg dangling over the side. "Man, it didn't take this long for my team to finish. Then again, we did cheat a little…" Kurenai muttered to herself. With a sigh, she closed her eyes and settled back to wait for the buzzer…that is, she would have had she not been ambushed and restrained by two dark blurs, the third of which started making hand seals. Her world went dark.
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11:50 A.M.
Anko sighed for the nth time that day. It was sooo boring waiting for the ickle-Genin to come by. Oh well, only another twenty minutes of this crap. She wiggled back into the small outcropping she found. She was located in the western area, a few hundred feet from the tree line. Her eyes were open and scanning the desert-esque plain for any signs of the Genin she was supposed to hide from. A heat shimmer caught her eye for a moment, this was all that was needed for the four lying in wait.
Naruto and Shino rushed forward, intent on finishing it off quickly. Kurenai, controlled by Ino, carried her unconscious body and set it down before sneaking around to the top of the outcropping.
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11: 54 A.M.
Anko took on both boys with ease, not seriously considering either a threat. She smirked as she pushed the off balance Naruto directly into Shino, causing both to fall to the floor. Kurenai/Ino saw this as her chance, she dropped behind the unsuspecting Anko and gave her a quick neck chop, sending her down for the count.
Naruto rubbed his face, which had made forceful contact with Shino's knee, and marched over to the unconscious Anko. He ripped the bell off her belt and picked her up. Kurenai/Ino picked her own unconscious body and all five (three awake) trekked back to the original meeting place.
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12:00 A.M.
Anko woke to a loud screeching buzz, one that rattled her ears and sent a sharp pain to the back of her eyes. Her neck and head were killing her, but that was to be expected. She looked around and saw the rest of Team 10 standing around the clearing, Kurenai was rubbing her head and scowling at the purple girl. Bug boy and Gaki were leaning against trees, muttering to themselves as usual.
She cracked her head and looked at Kurenai, "Oi, what happened?"
Kurenai glanced over at her and looked back at Ino, "These three decided to team up after about an hour into the Test, and ambushed m when I wasn't paying attention. Ino took control of my body, after taking the bell, and used it to sneak up on you while you were distracted by those two." She pointed at Shino and Naruto who weren't paying attention, "Then 'I' chopped your neck and they got the second bell."
Anko blinked in surprise, "You were ambushed?!" Kurenai colored but didn't reply. Shrugging, Anko turned back to the Genin, "So, who's going back to the Academy?"
Kurenai shook her head, "Won't work, they all figured it out before hand."
"Really? Damn! Well congratulations, we're now Team 10!"
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Naruto bent over his table, dagger in hand, slowly carving a stout tree branch into a wooden staff. His team had registered earlier and were going to start taking missions tomorrow. He had just dome back from the Rebirth Clearing after sacrificing one of the slower deer he managed to catch.
He was really looking forward to tomorrow, even though all they could take were D-ranked missions. It would give him a chance to work out, get to now his team better, and even learn new spells with his Oneechan. A real smile graced his face, things were looking up.
A knock at his door disrupted his thoughts and carving. Setting both wood and metal back on the table, he walked to the front door and opened it. There standing in the doorway, eyes darting like the deer he'd killed, was Ino.
"Naruto…can I come inside?"
A/N: Another chapter done, sorry it took so long, this was the first week of school. As you can see I'm horrible at writing fight scenes, I'm more into the tactical killing.
Big Announcement: For all intent and purposes, this story is now co-written by 'The Lord of Morphs', he has been a great inspiration, reviewer, and friend. Look for his story, 'When the Autumn Leaves Dance'.
Note: There won't be many relationships, None of which will be with Naruto. Now before you torch and pitchfork me, listen to what I have to say. It has been my personal experience that when a character enters a relationship, it throws his whole personage into chaos. The original badass we all fell in love with is now a simpering pansy that mopes because the girl he likes doesn't like him.
This simply will not do. Now when I say 'relationships' that doesn't mean he'll be abstinate. That just means that he won't be getting too attached to anyone. The deepest it will probably go is 'Big Brother' or a 'F Buddy'.
Polls: Will someone PLEASE break the tie between 'Raven' and 'Wolf' so I can put up a new poll!? If this doesn't end soon, I'm going to put both in.
In other news: Comments and questions are always welcome. Good day to you all.
EDIT 9-5-08
Changes: A few minor grammer errors corrected as well as a few new sentences. Fight scene still sucks.
New Poll: The "Naruto's Familiar" poll (which ended up tied again) has now been replaced by the "Which God/Goddess should Shino follow?". Don't forget to vote!
New Spells: I had forgotten to show the stats for "Bleeding Touch" before, so now it is listed below.
Next Chapter: Chapter 5 is almost complete, roughly 78 percent. It should be out within the next week.
Bleeding Touch (Black Necromancy)
Level: 1
Range: 10 yards
Components: Verbal, Somatic, Material
Duration: Instantaneous
Casting Time: 1
Area of Effect: One Creature
Saving Throw: Negates
This spell causes a bleeding wound to appear on the victim. Wizards do not have to attack their chosen victim to hit. The victim must make a save vs. death magic or suffer 1d6 points of damage for every two levels of the caster. The material component of this spell is a needle.
Explanation of Spell Use: Right now, Naruto is considered a dual class Cleric/Wizard, the levels being 3/2 in D&D terms. For all of you that don't know what that means, this means that Naruto can cast some decent spells with some damage to back it up. Expect to see some more magical items as time passes.
As a last reminder: Please don't forget to vote on the new poll!