Hi there! Well, nothing much to say, but just to let the story continue right? Well, hope you enjoy it! ^^
KsNandS: HAH! I UPDATED!
Naruto and Sakura: *Making out*
KsNandS: …Hello…?
Naruto and Sakura: *Not paying any attention to me*
KsNandS: *Picks up a megaphone out of nowhere* HELLO!!!
Naruto and Sakura: WAHHH!
Naruto: WHAT THE FACK WAS THAT FOR!? WE WERE BUSY!
Sakura: Ouch… my poor ears!
KsNandS: HELLO! :3 I updated meh story finally guyz!
Naruto: *Cleans his ear out with his pinky* Damn… wh-where the fuck did you get that thing?
KsNandS: This? *Holds up megaphone*
Sakura: Yes!
KsNandS: I found it… ever-so conveniently to tell ya da truth :3
Naruto: A little too convenient… *Sighs* Whaddya wanna say now? Spit it out already…
KsNandS: Watch it you, I got you two together and I can so easily rip you apart! 3 …just kidding LOLZ! ANYWAY! I UPDATED FINALLY! I mean, jeez! I started this story nearly two years ago… and it still isn't finished xD
Naruto: …two years? I didn't notice.
Sakura: OH! Remember! He was writing "Demonic Love Under the Blood Moon"
KsNandS: YUSH! HAHAHAHA! THE ULTIMATE DEMON LOVE STORY CREATED BY KSNANDS! *Hold the book up* Soon to be out on DVD censored and non-censored. w Now all I gotta do is intoxicate you two into doing naughty things and *rambles on and on*
Sakura: *Eye twitch* YOU BETTER NOT! *Hits KsNandS on the head*
KsNandS: OUCH! JEEZ! YOU HIT HARD! But… hehehehehe (Evil grin) anyone up for a drink?
Naruto: …you gotta be kidding me… I'm not that fuckin' stupid.
KsNandS: Free Ramen on me!
Naruto: *Changes his mind abruptly* OH! WANT! *Follows*
Sakura: You idiot! Do you SEE HIS LITTLE DEVILISH SCHEME!?
KsNandS: *Smiles Innocently*
Naruto: BUT I WANT RAMEN SAKKY-CHAN! *Stomach growls*
Sakura: *Eye twitch*
KsNandS: :3 Pwease Sakky-chan? Mr. Pervy Foxy will do something nice! ^^
Sakura: …NO!
KsNandS: …Naruto…
Naruto: *Looks at Sakura and grins* C'mere you!
Sakura: NO! NO NO NO! BAD BOY BAD BOY! AIYEEE! *Is picked up*
KsNandS: *w* YUSH! LET'S GO!
Naruto and KsNandS: *Trot off to the ramen bar*
Sakura: YOU IDIOTS! WHEN THIS FRIGGIN' ILUG NUT LET'S ME GO IMMA KICK YOUR ASSES!
Disclaimer: Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto
It was late in the night of the village of Konoha. The bone-chilling wind rustled the naked trees and scattered the top-soil-like layer of snow that was gathering on the frozen streets within the night in a diamond-dust flurry. The thick clouds hovering above had decreased in altitude and covered the village in a dense fog that was as thick as pea soup, along with the wind and snow, it was like a frozen wasteland. Through the eerie howl of the wind, within an abandoned old house just to the west of Konoha… within the most dangerous part;
"Alright you numbskulls," a young man dressed in a suit said taking a seat, then lighting a cigarette and taking a drag before expelling the smoke, "you know what Killdozer wants… and you know what… he wants too, right?"
"Yeah boss," they all said.
"Good… alright… now… how to catch our bait," he said and thought deeply for a moment.
"Well boss," one of them said, "the little fuck is with her every second… how are we going to get close to her?"
"Yeah! The prick's always on guard!"
"BOTH YOU TWO! SHUT YER FUCKIN' MOUTHS! FIRST OF ALL, YOU'S AL FUCKIN' BLIND. This ain't no LITTLE kid you dumb-asses! This is a… you know, one of them, full-grown punks. He's at least 6 foot 6 you stupid twits. Now listen… he could probably take us all down in one sweep if we get to careless…"
"Couldn't we just… you know, uh, rush in and take her?" One of them asked.
"…" the leader said nothing except stand up, pick up a crowbar and then bash the idiot of the head, cracking his skull and knocking him out, "any one of yous says anything that fuckin' stupid like this jack ass did, will wind up the same way. Now, you two, take this fucker to the hospital, we need him, even though he's a damn as hell, he's got strength and stamina we need," he said.
They stared at him for a second with two fearful looking expressions plastered on their faces.
"GET THE FUCK MOVIN'!" He said and slammed the crowbar on the table, chipping the wood away. They grabbed the guy and, with much effort, managed to drag him on into the wind and snow, however they left a train of blood behind "Whatever I said to ever deserve these stupid fucks is beyond me… what was I thinking'?" he sighed and sat back down.
"Alright, well, we're gonna get revenge from that lil' punk either way. We would've done it sooner… but… eh… I had eh, family matters to attend to so I couldn't get around it, anyway. We take the girl, hold her hostage and when that fucker comes we beat the shit out of him, that clear? After we've had our fill, we just let Killdozer and that other guy finish 'em off. Then… well I dunno about the chick but we'll figure somethin' out, maybe rent her out and make a fortune… after having some fun ourselves, hehehe," he said. They grinned and then agreed with nods.
"Good… good, well, I'm goin'a bed now… it's late and I'm tired…" he said and left the store house.
They were just about to get up and leave when… out of nowhere, someone stopped them.
"And just where do you think you're all going?"
A voice from the shadows alerted them. They gasped and reached for their pocket knives, whipping them out ready to kill.
With the corner, two red eyes could be seen, a kaleidoscope pattern concealed deep within them. They all froze as they entered another world. Their white outlined bodies and blackened shadows, surrounded in a sea of blood that rippled in ghostly white rings where they stood.
"W-What the hell is this place?" One of them gasped! The ominous, black moon glared at uthem from above, before turning into an eyeball that had the kaleidoscope pattern in it.
"You… you are within my jutsu," the voice said, "and as of now, it will be me who is leading you… not that sorry excuse," he stated.
"Hey watch what you say scum-bag! Our boss is a good man, we'd never-"
"Really? You think so? If your boss, is as you claim, a good man… why does he constantly call you names and berate you with weapons… would you call that a "good man" or a boss?" the voice asked.
They stood there without defense. The voice was right… but… just what was this thing?
"He is no boss to you… he is but a mere pawn… he drags you lower and degrades your names, and the names of your families. He'll continue to degrade even the names of your children if you continue and follow in his foot-steps. He is a pawn… and all pawns must be eliminated," it said.
They just stared at the eye.
"Let's make this into a game. In this game, we are going to have to remove the first line of pieces. It's simple, merely a game of prediction and war. However, we cannot be too predictable. Instead, we will start off slowly. First, seek out the first line of defenses, basically, his friends. They are the usual ones around the blond and his girl. I'll tell you what to do after you have done this… but first your focus is his friends. Now go," and with that the eye disappeared into thin air, and then world slowly returned to normal.
The freaked members looked around.
"W-Who the fuck was that?" One of them asked. The room echoed with clueless replies.
"But you heard what… that guy said. But how can we betray the boss?"
They all looked at each other without an inkling of what to do.
"I dunno… but… it seemed like that dude had something good planned… what do you guys think?"
They blinked and looked at one another…
"Well, I think we should stop being guinea pigs to that ass hole… and try somethin' new! Hell! I hate it when the boss gets angry and nearly kills us!" one of them shouted in rage!
"Pfft… you see what he did to ol' cue ball over there? Literally cracked his fuckin' head open! FUCKIN' HEAD OPEN MAN!"
"Yeah… well, what do you guys think?"
They looked at one another.
"All of yous who thinks that we should stay wit the boss, raise ya hands," one of them said standing up before taking a drag of his cigarette. No raised their hands…
"All of yous… who thinks that we should listen to this eye-guy… raise ya hands,"
They all shot their hands up.
"Hehehe… awesome… and luckily, I know how to play a lil' chess myself… probably won't be the best plan but, I know who the pawns are," he said, "now listen, here's what we'll do… alright?" he said. They huddled together and began plotting, as the icy wind blew and howled through the cracks of the rotting old house.
*Within the Apartment*
While the wind blew the flashes of ice and snow about in a flurry, now growing blizzard. The new couple were heavenly asleep within the bed under the warm blankets. The soothing heat from the aura cast around his body. It was a mystery how he avoided shredding her to death with his in-human claws and razor teeth, let alone his toe nails that could cut wood into shavings easily.
Within his body, a demon lay within it's cage of gold, decorated with eerie red aura and various fox statues standing in a row, facing each other. The demon snoozed a while before being awakened.
"Hmm… muaaahhh…" it licked it's lips and sighed, "Waking up… this late… ewww-boy…" it stretched and drowsily looked out, yonder it's cage.
"I wonder how long it's gonna be until this idiot tells or gives that girl the message that he's not a human, but a half-demon. It's weird though… he has no demon blood yet with me he's automatically half. What the hell? Sheesh… this is so damn boring… sometimes I wish I had someone to talk to," it said.
"Bored? Already?" a voice echoed within the room.
"Urgh! Just when I thought I'd killed you! I swear!" it groaned.
"Oh c'mon Kyuubi," the voice echoed before a man in his mid-late thirties appeared in front of the cage. He was dressed, rather formally, that fit the image of a pure leader. A long, short sleeved white coat with red flames decorating the bottom and the trim of his sleeves, a green vest and black pants. A gold wedding ring on his ring finger, spike blond hair, and crystal blue eyes, "you know I'm not entirely dead yet. Haha! I do, like my son, have a tenacious spirit," he said.
"Yeah, but also like your son, you're complete idiot. Heh, like father like son. When I said I wanted someone to talk to I didn't want a dead idiot…" Kyuubi said resting his head on his paw.
"And I never wanted to seal a jackass of a two-thousand-year-old virgin of a demon within my only heir… hurts, doesn't it?"
Kyuubi growled and glared daggers into his eyes.
"Pfft, as soon as Naruto fucks that bitch my virginity's gone too. That idiot and I share… hehehehehe, a few parts," The demon said, "but of course, Minato, I'd expect someone of your intelligence to know of such a thing, yes? After all, you are the highly esteemed and legendary, Fourth, Hokage,"
Minato stared at Kyuubi with his arms crossed.
"What my son does with her is of no concern to me. It's precisely what you've turned him into, that is my concern," Minato said.
"Oh? Well, if it wasn't for me, your little gift from above would be buried in the fuckin' dirt Minato. As soon as the Kit's anger piqued, the seal containing me broke, causing my chakra to flow into his body like your own blood runs through his veins," the demon had a point, and thus Minato narrowed his eyebrows.
"So I've been feeling. Of course, the chakra that runs through his coils can be concealed,"
"But without an outlet, the unlimited chakra flooding his body would cause his chakra coils to explode, yeah, there's that much, thus leading to a slow and painful death. Hehehehe, face it Minato, the kid's broken the seal and unleashed a curse of an eternity of demon-hood upon him,"
Minato didn't feel cornered, he had faith in his son of course. Perhaps it was time he learned, however, just in case. He'd do anything to keep his beloved son alive. The boy was his only heir!
"Alright then… well, I guess it's time to learn once more, tell me what happens when your chakra isn't released. Surely, coil explosion isn't the first step…"
Kyuubi thought for a moment, considering the blond was 19 now, and a full grown half-demon, basically.
"Well, Kit just has his birthday, and he's a full, half-demon now. Well, the kid's going to be okay. As his age increased, so did the size of his coils. They're fully developed now, thanks to your truly and the, special, influences I give him. So, if there's no outlet, coil explosion won't happen for… eh, maybe within a forty-eight hour period, but he doesn't know that. I'd rather not tell him either, if he dies, I die, and doing this is just one of those things which I, the great Kyuubi, have planned for. I'm doing your son a big favor you know-"
"Er-hrm! Back to the topic!" Minato interrupted.
Kyuubi growled at him and flicked his tails angrily.
"Anyway, the Kit would begin feeling hostile towards anyone in the area, even Sakura would have to be careful. The built up energy would begin toiling with his emotions, causing an automatic stabling of the body in order to fit the gathering chakra. As the chakra increases within his body, his emotions are bounced around until finally, he becomes a living doll… no emotions, thus leading to coil explosion. Weird how these things are… connected eh? Hehehe," the demon chuckled.
Minato wasn't exactly happy with this news, nor this information. The man sighed.
"And… my other son?"
"Kish… eh… he's alright, nothin's going bad on his end. Other than that he's the second highlight of the kid's life. Hmm, you know, I've been thinking," Kyuubi said, "if it was your wife which sealed the Nightmare within the child… doesn't that mean her spirit, being tenacious as well, is within Kish?" Kyuubi pondered. Minato blinked for a second.
It was unknown to him whether or not his wife's soul was within his youngest son. In fact, he never thought about it.
"Hmm… I don't know… although, as much as I'd… love to see her, and I really mean I'd love to see her, I had a duty to fulfill, to protect my son from ripping this seal off and unleashing chaos. Whether or not, she is within Kishimaru, I have no doubt what-so-ever that she's happy still," he said.
Kyuubi cocked his eyebrow and shrugged.
"Hmm… come to think of it… I've… sensed something else within Kishimaru's body. You see, I can shift, between Naruto's body and Kishimaru's body… spiritually. Weird, since I am a spirit. But, basically I just pass out and piss all over my cage… but I can go to Kishimaru's body to visit my… sort of, brother, the Nightmare Wolf," he said.
Minato perked up a little, having heard the beast talk.
"…really?"
Kyuubi gave him a glance and chuckled.
"Maybe… but what's it to you?" he said.
"Nothing… just be good," Minato said and disappeared. Kyuubi sighed and shook his head. Despite the fact he hated Minato for sealing him within the idiot, it was, still nice to see a new face, and to talk to someone. Sighing, Kyuubi felt sleepy again and lay his head down.
*Within the deep, depths of consciences'*
Minato sat there cross-legged, obviously focusing on the foxes words. Through a meditative state, placed within the lotus position.
"Could the demon be right? I could never imagine you going through anything that horrible, my son," he thought. It was difficult for the man to swallow the information without choking on it mentally. Coil Explosion… who could have ever heard of such a thing? Certainly he had not apparently. Such a big world, he wished he had known more, though his time had come… and he accepted this destiny.
As he was meditating… he opened his eyes. He felt something, something powerful. He had felt it before, however through years of not being… technically alive, a few things had been pushed back into his mind that he could not seem to reach. However, his ability to sense chakra was still king.
"What is that? That strong energy?" He asked allowed. It was a wicked energy… within Konoha? He was not surprised to say the least, however it reminded him of more than one person. A group, however what group?
He tried his best to place the group, the name right on the tip of his tongue.
"Gah! Damn! C'mon Minato… think!" He sat down and crossed his arms and closed his eyes as a thinking expression crossed his face. He looked so much like Naruto you'd think you were staring at twins.
He sat there for a long time in that exact position. (LOLZ! Hope his face doesn't stick xDDDD)
This would take more time than he thought.
*Outside Naruto's mind*
The blond let out a groan and licked his lips before curling into a ball with Sakura. The way her tiny body was easily manipulated into molding into the exact position of his own larger body made them seem to perfectly fit, like key and key-hole. The hair on Naruto's arms stood on end. Sensitive to the below freezing ice storm outside. Whether it was natural instinct, at least he kept her warm.
It would only get colder as the night progressed… the windows were beginning to freeze.
*Later the early morning*
Sakura awoke to the sounds of the alarm clock and shut it off, climbing over Naruto to get to it. The boy was a damn log, it took her a while.
"We bring you this announcement, Konoha High School has been closed today due to severe inclement weather. Konoha High School has been closed, due to inclement weather, thank you,"
Sakura blinked and got out of bed. How bad could it have been? She looked at the window… it looked, completely gray, it was hard to get a look. She walked up to it and rubbed the frost on the pane away. She squinted as he eyes adjusted.
Ice!
The whole window looked like it had been splintered with ice! Not to mention how freezing it was just being near the glass! This was very surprising to her! Konoha never really got this much snow, nor was it ever this bad at least. She shuddered and climbed back in bed with her blond… boyfriend. She remembered from last night. Was this not a lucky day for them? No school and a day to sleep in. She sunk down under the covers, the chilly air in the room was beginning to give her goose bumps. The blond who was, currently, drooling blissfully on his pillow gave a snort and mumbled something she had no idea what he said. She shook her head and cuddled with him.
Though, she began to wonder, what would he do if he found out that they had, technically, slept in late? She found it amusing yet slightly mean that she would neglect to inform him of the current situation. However, it was too funny to pass up. She giggled and closed her eyes and resumed her slumber.
The hours passed by and soon Naruto found himself opening his eyes to a semi-dark room. Frost had completely frozen the window pane, barely any light was showing through. He rubbed his eyes and grabbed the clock and looked at it.
"Huh… that's weird… it's nine-twenty two…" he said. It took a moment for his sleepy brain to kick itself in the ass, "WAIT! NINE-TWENTY-TWO!? OH FUCK! WE'RE LATE FOR SCHOOL! FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!" The blond panicked and jumped out of bed, literally, thus stumbling and hitting his chin on the floor with a giant *THUD*!
Sakura woke up and rubbed her right eye.
"Naruto…"
"Sakura…" Naruto scrambled to his feet, "Sakura! We slept in! We're fuckin' two hours late! AHH SHIT!" He cursed. Sakura giggled. This was very amusing.
Naruto cocked his eyebrow at her.
"Sakura? What's so funny? We're late! C'mon we gotta get ready!" He said and dashed out the door to get a shower. Sakura shook her head and leaped out of bed and followed after him. She opened the door to the bathroom. She saw him hopping into the shower. Should she tell him and piss him off now, or later? Well, he was already in the shower. She shrugged.
"Hey Naruto," she called, "guess what?"
"What?" He asked scrubbing his body quickly.
"We have no school today, hee hee hee!" she giggled. The water stopped and the blond opened the door and stared at her.
"Whut?" He asked dumbly. She laughed at him.
"We have no school today!"
Naruto's right eye twitched… he was butt-naked… and Sakura was telling him there was no school with that… mischievous, innocent smile plastered on her face. She looked at him and saw his face redden a bit.
"…why, did you not tell me sooner?" He asked sternly.
"Because I wanted to see you butt-naked… and I thought it'd be funny! HAHA!" she laughed and ran out of the bathroom. Naruto blushed and grabbed a towel and ran after her, though he almost slipped on the floor and had to walk his way out. Once on the carpet he ran into the bedroom and looked around.
"You! Dammit I'm wet and it's FUCKIN' COLD!" he growled. Though he heard nothing he could somewhat feel that she was snickering to herself, "yoooouuuu…" he fumed. He thought for a moment… and then a plan hatched in his mind. He sighed and pretended to walk out of the room, but actually hopped on the ceiling and stuck there, before walking over to his bed. He hoped she hurried, he felt a head rush coming on and… his towel was slipping. He saw the closet begin to slide open and rushed to that side of the room, but, when he arrived he… felt a chill. He looked on the floor and saw that his towel had fallen off! He groaned to himself, but saw her coming out reluctantly.
She saw his towel and looked around…
"Urgh… great, now he's running around in his birthday suit," she sighed and rolled her eyes.
"You got the birthday suit part right, but I sure as hell ain't runnin'," he said, startling her as she looked up. He pounced on her, pinning her to the bed!
"You…" he sighed, "someone thought they could hide from me… hehe," he chuckled. Sakura struggled underneath his grip!
"Naruto! Let go!"
"Oh no! Not without the proper punishment!" Naruto growled. They squirmed… until, Sakura felt something stiff against her thigh. She stopped struggling.
"Naruto… there's something sticking to my thigh! Stop!" She pleaded! He stopped an looked at her with an embarrassing flush of red on his face.
He looked at her and then looked down. She looked where he looked and then gasped!
"NARUTO!" He screeched! Naruto leaped off her and put his towel back on, "I STILL SEE IT POKING THROUGH!"
"SORRY! IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE POSITION! I SWEAR! I-I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAKKY-CHAN!" he pleaded his case. She covered her eyes as he ran into the bathroom and changed. He ran back into the room in boxers and saw Sakura cuddled under the covers. He scratched the back of his head.
"Ehhhh… sorry Sakura-chan… really,"
"It's okay, it was just a natural reaction. In a way, it's kind of… flattering," she said. He had no idea what she meant, but all the same he hopped back in bed with her. He had dried his hair while he was in the bathroom. It was pretty cold, even inside.
"Hey you," he said, "look at me,"
She did as told, and then found herself locked within a warming kiss.
"Ahhh, heh, man I feel free," he said and kissed her again, enjoying every moment. Usually it was either an accident or just some moment that made them lock lips. But, now Naruto had all the freedom he desired to kiss her, "can't tell you how much better each kiss gets…"
She smiled and cuddled into her man. This was what she had wished for, so dearly. She had received her wish… it had come true! Just the feeling made Sakura warm on the inside. Though, she had other hopes, besides good morning kisses and hugs… other, more erotic, hopes. Though, she wouldn't let that get to her just yet, they were a fresh new couple, and it was hard to believe that last night, they actually sealed the deal with a passionate kiss. She remembered it so well. It was slightly erotic, but yet very tasteful and fresh. Through which her lips succumbed to Naruto's intent in satisfying their ache for passion.
Sakura sighed silently as Naruto pecked her on the lips a few times more. They were both still tired for some reason. That or the intoxicating moment was lulling them to sleep on it's own. Point made, Sakura yawned and regained her sleepiness, as did Naruto. She snuggled into the space between his pectoral muscles. She felt closer than ever to him right now. Though they were fresh-mates, she felt like they had both had something special… since a time she could not fathom. She felt Naruto's chest relax, signifying that he, indeed, was very tired and wanted some sleep. Sakura yawned and pulled the covers over them so that they kept nice and toasty. Being this close to him really made her feel… well, more than loved really.
She sometimes wondered why her parents left her behind…
No matter, there was someone even more important to her in her life now and, really, nothing could ever change that. She remembered that time when…
Sakura fell asleep before she could remember anything really, except for maybe one thing.
She remembered the time when she first met the blond. She never really thought about it, but she was glad she did. She remembered how weird she acted around him. She, at that time, thought he thought she was weird! Although, he had said it a few times, she knew it was really because she acted as almost like Hinata when she was talking to Kiba, without the stuttering though. Well, now she wasn't the lonely person anymore. Meeting this young man… she really felt like her life was changing, parents, or no parents.
*Later that morning*
Since Naruto's panic, to the time they had both gotten out of bed they found themselves… kinda stuck.
"Gah, jeez, how much snow did we even get last night?" He was glancing out the window into the white-village. The storm had swallowed it whole!
"I know, winter's aren't really that strong here. Maybe it's just the weather?" she suggested. He shrugged and looked back at her.
"Well whatever's goin' on with the weather…" he groaned. Sakura gave a light giggle and sat next to him on the couch.
"Well," she began stroking his whiskers, "I don't know about you but I like this quality time we spend together," she said. He got goose bumps!
"Ohhhhh! Woo! Keep stroking and I'm all yours!" he flopped into her lap and purred. She laughed lightly.
"Lug-nut," she said.
She stroked his whiskers lightly, until hunger at least.
"Naruto, I'm hungry, what about you?" She asked.
"Just a few more minutes, pwease?" he asked. She really hated when people used "pwease" it was hard to resist. But him… urgh!
"But Naruto I'm hungry! I promise I'll stroke them later," she said. He perked up.
"Promise?"
"I did didn't I?"
"Maybe…" he said.
"Naruto…" she groaned. He chuckled and stuck his tongue at her. She play slapped his cheek and pushed him off the couch causing a "thud" to quake the floor.
She got up and walked into the kitchen. "Hey you! I won't let you get off easily!" he said and got up.
"Save it lug-nut," she chuckled, "now what do you want?"
"I WANT-"
"Not ramen," she said quickly. His hopes sunk.
"…it's my apartment," he murmured.
"Not anymore," she winked, "it's our cozy home," she giggled. He sweat-dropped.
"Cozy, yeah, but I'm the one payin' the bills," he moped and walked into the kitchen.
"Oh stop, now what do you want?" she asked. He groaned. Nothing sounded even equally as good as ramen.
"I'm not hungry now…"
She glanced at him and crossed her arms. Alright then, if that's how he wanted to play it then fine.
"Alright then," she sighed and opened the fridge, "ramen isn't for breakfast it's for lunch and dinner," she said. Naruto had never heard of such a thing!
"Not in this apartment it ain't." he said.
""aint" isn't a word," she hummed.
"I still gonna use it," he replied simply and left it at that. Sakura made herself a slice of toast with butter and strawberry jelly. Naruto sat on the couch and watched a bit of T.V. Since the storm most of the reception wasn't exactly the best. He found watching Soap Opera's boring. Sakura walked into the living room and sat next to him with a towel and her toast.
"What are you watching? …you like Soap Opera's?" she asked.
"There's nothing' good on, plus the storm blew out any chance of me watching anything else," he said.
"Well I'm sure there's something else on besides the number one rated Soap Opera of the year, Heart of Glass. Like their motto goes, the time when glass shatters means the time when love is over or something like that," she said. He turned his head slowly and looked at her.
"You've watched this haven't you?"
She looked at him for a minute and then back at the T.V.
"Oh my gosh! Kenshi just committed suicide! How's Tsuki going to react about it!?" She gasped!
"I rest my case," the blond said and sat back, his arm draping around her while the other rested lazily on the arm of the couch. Sakura sat there and ate her toast slices while the show went on. Once she finished she got up and walked into the kitchen.
Naruto sat there staring blankly at the T.V. show.
"What the hell? I swear I dunno how you chicks like this crap," he said and sighed, "the dude killed himself because that chick had an affair with that other guy? C'mon I can think of small stories that're ten bazillion times better," he said.
"Ten bazillion?"
"No, actually ten BAJILLION times better," he said. She stared at him blankly, her eyes the shapes of two little dots.
"The switch it," she said.
"Gladly," he said, snatched the remote off the coffee table and flipped through the channels.
"Stupid, static, stupid, stupid, stupid, static, static, static, static, static, stupid, majorly stupid, dumb, dumb, dumb, shit, dumb, dumb… all the good channels are out! GAH!" he cried loudly! She shook her head at his frustration. He flipped more and more.
"Oh… hey looks like something worth watchin'." he said. She looked.
"…the food network?"
"Oh yeah," he said as he nodded happily.
She groaned and sat down. Well, it wasn't bad at least. The meal looked promising until…
"KKKKKKKKKK!" the T.V. erupted into static!
"FUCK!" the blond shouted! "That meal looked good too GAH! DAMN T.V.!" he said and kicked the set!
"Naruto, it'll come back on when all the snow is melted." Sakura said.
"GREAT…" he groaned. This was going to a hell of a day.
*Outside*
In the wintry wonderland Kiba and Hinata had gone outside for the day. For some reason, Kiba loved hopping around in the snow like his dog Akamaru. Kiba rolled around and ate the snow as his dog. He even grabbed Hinata a drug her into the snow.
"KIBA!" she whined, "I got snow in my hair now!"
He chuckled, flashing a toothy grin. "It'll melt! I'll towel dry ya when we get home if you want," he offered.
"Umm…" she was blank. Her boyfriend was weird, but in a good way. The "dog" rolled around, his black leather jacket and jeans getting soaked.
"Better watch out Kiba, leather will shrink in cold water," Hinata warned twiddling with her fingers. Kiba shrugged, and then glanced off to the right. He saw something.
"Hey, look," he said. Akamaru released a snarl and a growl that sent Hinata reeling over to Kiba.
"Akamaru, what's wrong boy?" Kiba looked off into the distance. He saw a group of figures, "who're they?" he asked. Hinata said nothing as the group came near.
"You a friend of Naruto's or Sakura's?" one asked. They were all wearing ski-masks. It was hard to tell who the guy was.
"What's it to you?" Kiba scoffed.
"Yes or no?" he demanded.
"Yeah, I know 'em. What's it to ya?"
"Nothing,"
"Wha?"
"KIBA!" Hinata gasped! A group had gone around them!
"HINATA! C'mon Aka-WHAT!?" Kiba hadn't an inkling what was going on! Akamaru had been held down and Hinata held back by her hands. Then there was a sort of jolt that flew through her body! She gasped and tried to activate her Byakugan. What happened!?
"Don't even try the Byakugan girl. This paralysis jutsu of the boss' suppresses your chakra and clogs the points in which you release chakra in the gentle fist style, it won't on me, you're out of luck," he chuckled. His deep voice gave her chills, her body jolted a little bit by the effects of the uncanny jutsu.
"How the hell could I not sense them!? NOT EVEN SMELL THEM!" Kiba was beyond flabbergasted.
He became confused, which to save? Hinata or Akamaru!? His head zipped back and forth from one to another!
"Excellent, very, excellent," a skinny man said as he stepped out from the shadows of the snowy brush, clapping his hands in applaud.
"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" Kiba snarled, his animalistic instincts kicking in. Akamaru whimpered.
"KIBA!" Hinata shrieked!
"Come easily please," he said. His lanky body, yet piercing high voice said quietly. What a creep, "you'll only be hurting them in your own refusal," he hissed.
"Grrraaaaaah," he growled in frustration!
"If you will not decide," he began, looking at his henchmen, "I shall be more than obligated, in deciding for you. So what do you choose?" He asked.
"I…" Kiba glared, "I choose," he stuttered. Hinata's eyes widened, her heart pounding violently, "NOTHING!" Kiba roared and ran on all fours towards the man!
"I felt this decision… very well," He said. Kiba lunged, claws erect and teeth bare! "Your speed is impressive, however, our boss knows all about you. Match speed," he said and vanished! His evanescence beguiled Kiba as he landed and skid in the snow!
"What the!? Where'd he-GUH!" Kiba felt something hard hit the back of his skull. He blacked out and fell to the ground.
"You are supposed to be a formidable ninja from what our boss had said. You would have killed me I know if I didn't know how fast you were. My humblest apologies," he said, "now, take them away. We have a few left before we lure our bait. And remember, by tonight we are to have lead him to the house. Understood, yes?" the lanky man asked.
"Yes, sir!"
"Now get these three back to the hideout. We have others to scrounge up!" He said.
"Yes sir!" and with that salute, they took the unconscious Kiba and Akamaru, and a paralyzed Hinata.
"Excellent… your next targets are in the forest closest to you, due north," an uncanny voice echoed on the wind.
"Perfect,"
*In the Forest*
"Okay Angel… do you see it?" He asked, his frosty breath vanishing in a second.
"I do Shino," she replied.
"It's an over wintering larvae. The wooly bear caterpillar covers itself with many layers of leaf litter to protect itself from the cold. I guess this brings new meaning to "snug as a bug" hehe," he said. She looked at him.
"Shino…, you laughed a bit there. Are you feeling okay?" Angel asked. The young man hesitated for a moment and coughed.
"…it… must be this… wintry air. You know I don't laugh…" he said. Angel just watched as he walked away. Her pretty coal black eyes watching him carefully. She followed him until they reached a small clearing.
"Shino," he began, "don't you want to go back home? Besides, we shouldn't be out in the forest anyway. Your bugs are in hibernation, remember?" Angel asked. Shino knew this of course. His insects were powerful weapons, however there was a draw-back during the winter as always. The insects hibernated, and in this cold they'd freeze easily.
"Well, I guess that's just… my adventurous side speaking to me. I shouldn't be cooped up if I don't want to be, and I know you feel that same way," he said. Angel sighed and nodded.
"I know… and I'm glad we can spend time together outside of school too, Shino," she replied. She wrapped her arm around his, displaying her affection for him. He cleared his throat and fixed his shades. They strolled through the icy forest, sickles forming from the tips of the naked trees. It was beautiful, this area.
"Aren't the tree's beautiful, Shino?" She asked. He glanced up, seeing the scenery.
"Mmm," he replied. Angel reached out and grabbed a long sickle and plucked it like a fruit. She was glad she had mittens on too.
"Isn't it gorgeous?"
"Mmm," he replied. Angel squatted and wrote a message in the snow. Shino… curious, cocked his eyebrow and watched her.
"To affection," she breathed, the crisp air filling her lungs with a breath mint feeling, "to love," she said. She finished writing the words in the snow. Within the words she wrote, though, it was quite difficult to see them;
From my affection, to the love of my life. Forever always with me you will be
She stood up and cuddled with Shino. She placed the sickle shard in the snow and just stood there.
"You two… have… much affection for one another, do you not?" A voice echoed from the trees. They looked around, "almost like that brown haired boy with his dog and that blue haired girl… interesting,"
"Brown haired… boy? Blue haired girl? Dog?" Shino thought. Could he have been talking about Kiba?
"I know you're over there," Shino said, "you can't hide from me… you fool," his icy tone drifting across the air.
"Good, good, you found me. This will prove to be more interesting, your capture," he said and came out of the icy brush.
"And… you are?" Shino cocked an eyebrow underneath his hood.
"My name isn't important… but you are…" he said. The tall, lanky man gave a grin, "now are we going to go quietly or will we have a brawl about it?" he asked.
Shino said nothing. He was backed up against a corner. He couldn't release his bugs.
"Shino… we should," she turned around and stopped.
"Hello thar…" a burly lug said with a grin.
"Shino! They're behind us too!" Angel backed up. Shino grabbed and held her closely.
"I can't do anything. My bugs are in hibernation…" He said.
"Alrighty then…" the lanky man said, "book 'em boys," he ordered. They got close to Shino, still weary. And when on was about to bag him… he jumped into the icy trees! "Dammit,"
Shino whisked through the trees with ease. Angel in his arms. He didn't know what they wanted with them both but he didn't want to fine out. Just because he couldn't fight with his bugs didn't mean he couldn't avoid conflict and run. Things probably would have been different if Angel wasn't with him. He would have stayed and fought. He hoped Angel wouldn't view him as a coward, that was a big concern he seemed to face.
"Shino!" Angel muffled through the icy wind, "what did they want!?"
"I don't know… you want to stick around and find out?" He asked as calmly as ever. Angel seemed to groan. "Okay then. When we get back home… we…"
"We can… snuggle up to the fire?"
"…sure," he replied.
"I'm gonna be as snug as a bug in a rug!" she said. Shino always loved it when she said that. Not only was it ironic but it made him laugh a bit.
"Yeah…"
"Now don't slip Shino. The trees are really icy!"
"What?" He asked.
"What are you suddenly hard of hearing? I said don't,"
Too late…
"Slip…"
Shino slid on a tree branch and was sent hurdling down below. He grunted and curled into a ball. As he descended he hit a tree branch with his back and grunted hard!
"Shino!" Angel gasped, hearing the young man grunt! Good thing there was snow. Shino landed in the fluffy white blanket below. At least Angel wasn't hurt, and he was glad about that. He seemed to jolt a little from slamming on the branch.
"Are you okay!?" She gasped, clutching his coat.
"Don't worry… I'm fine. I just hit my back. But I'll be fine, I'm sure I can still move,"
"Wow kid… that was quite a fall you took there," a voice sounded from the brush. Shino didn't turn around. It was that man that confronted them with his group.
"Well… at least that lightens our work load… get 'em boys," He ordered. They did as told.
"Where are you taking us?" Angel said as she was lifted and Shino carried by two others.
"That… is something I couldn't even begin explaining…" the lanky guy said.
The moved onwards, the lanky man going off into a different direction, towards his next victims.
*In the middle of town*
"Gosh I'm so glad they didn't close the steak house!"
"Oi! If'n it be steak you beh wantin' you'd be'er be savin' meh the biggest slice!" Helga gave him an arm lock! For a girl who was half his size, she was hella strong!
"Jeez you could eat an entire steak by yourself Helga!" Chouji groaned releasing her grip. She chuckled with a large grin.
"YOU BE'ER BELIEVE IT… meh saucy pork-chop," she said and gave him a romanticized look. Chouji chuckled. He loved those little names she called him. It made him hungry.
"Well aren't a cutlet of prime rib yourself?" The young man replied.
"Maaaayyybeh… but if'n you didnen't have competition with that Naruto guy, I'd say you were the most scrumptious beef-cake thar laddie,"
"HAHAHAHA!" Chouji laughed! It was true though. He and Naruto were the same height and just about the same weight. It was amusing to Chouji that Helga would bring something like that up!
"Well… quite an odd couple…" a voice abruptly ripped through the air.
"Huh?"
"And you are?" Helga asked.
"Someone you need not know… but I'm going to need the both of you to come with me…" he said as a large group surrounded them.
"I ain't givin' up without a fight! I'LL KNOCK YOUR BALLSIES OFF PUNK!" Helga shouted!
"You'll have to forgive her… she's a tomboy. But… I won't give up without a fight either!" They both pointed at the lanky man.
He glared at them.
"Get them," he said and swished his hand.
The group charged. Helga growled and just swished around before her fist made contact with a group members nose, causing it to cave in permanently!
Chouji shattered a member's jaw to pieces with a brutal uppercut to the chin! The member would never find himself chewing ever again. Helga showed no fear as she grabbed a member out of the mob by the throat. Giving him an eye shiner and then giving him a swift punch in the gut, knocking the wind out of him.
"Hit this one out please!" Helga tossed the man aside to deal with the others. Chouji's fist grew 7 times it's normal size and sent the member flying! He back slapped another member, breaking their neck as a gut-wrenching crack echoed. Upon grabbing another member Chouji head-butted him, cracking the member's skull in 5 places before tossing him head first into a nearby crate of fruits. Helga, took two members and slammed their foreheads on the ground repeatedly until their faces were shattered and broken.
"YOU BUNCH'O WEE MAGGOTS!" She jumped and hooked another in the jaw. As he flipped, he looked like a rag, doll that just got catapulted as he crashed into a house, causing an explosion of wood!
5 members jumped on Chouji at once. However, they underestimated his strength as he grabbed one by the legs and used the poor member as a slugging bat after shaking them all off. He swung the member so easily the guy looked like a child's toy, cracking other toy's heads. The man screamed bloody murder, until Chouji broke his back and threw shoved him head-first into the ground.
"PORK-CHOP! SWING MEH!" Helga called. Chouji grabbed her arms and spun around. She flailed about, unleashing brutal legs juts with her masculine thighs! She even had the skill to nail one of the members in the groin, thus sterilizing him forever.
"I KNOCKED YOUR BALLSIES OFF BOY!" She laughed. Chouji set her down. One member came up from behind Helga as she turned around and head butted her!
"Oaf! …" she gasped. The man stepped back, holding his head.
"Gah… fuck lady… what's your damn skull made of?"
"What's yours!? Made of marshmallows!?" She growled and leaned back before letting lose a wicked beating on the poor guy. She twisted his legs and arms in places he didn't even know could go!
Chouji flinched a bit and turned away. After Helga was done and swiped her hands clean.
"Was that the best you could doo? Your group's all gone and now you're the only one thar lanky mann…" she said. Chouji stepped up beside her.
The man stared at them.
"Impressive… very impressive. To think that you both had teamwork and were able to fight without getting tired means… I'll have to use this…" he said. Helga growled and started walking towards the guy. Right when she was face-to-face with him, the man opened his eye. Chouji watched, flabbergasted as Helga fell over in the snow.
"Helga!" He gasped. He locked eyes with the lanky man… He didn't remember what he saw, things turned black and like that, he was out cold in the snow. The man blinked, the unseen force within his eyes gone.
"You will be commended for your impressive fighting skills," he said. He looked at them, "Alright… those of you who did not get nearly beaten and killed… please take them… you others come with me, and those of you who aren't dead… get yourselves to the hospital, you disgust me," he said and walked away.
"OH MY GOD! MY JAW! MY JAW! MY JAW!" one man screamed!
"YOUR JAW! MY FUCKIN' NUT SACK! OH MY GOD!"
Screams echoed from some of the men. The lanky man walked away with the others. Chouji and Helga, with much effort for Chouji, were dragged off somewhere…
*On the West side*
"Oh my gosh Shikamaru! Hurry up already!" A annoying voice echoed.
"What a drag you are you know. Gimme a minute will'ya?" He groaned.
"Gosh… well if you weren't so damn slow… gah…" she groaned.
"Ino, what's your problem lately? Gosh… it's like seeing Sakura turn around for the good you've been acting less likable… she stood up to you finally… is that it?" Shikamaru asked. Ino looked flabbergasted.
"It's always about Sakura! Urgh! For once could we not talk about her!?" Ino groaned and turned and walked away. Shikamaru sighed and shook his head. He finished what he was doing and followed her.
"Jeez… Sakura has a change of life and now Ino's bitching constantly about it. What the hell? …*sigh* …whatever… we're looking for a freakin' dress for that stupid pageant. I hope Sakura wins too," he whispered to himself. He caught up to Ino. There was animosity between them in their relationship. Shikamaru was really getting sick of Ino's attitude.
"Now to get a dress and practice for the pageant. I can't wait to rub Sakura's face in the ground!" she chuckled as her eyes lit up in flames.
"…" Shikamaru said nothing and shook his head.
"What an adorable couple,"
Ino and Shikamaru turned and faced a tall and skinny man.
"Well… hnn… usually I have something to say but… oh well," he shrugged, "are you two going to come quietly? Or are we going to have to get noisy?" He asked.
"Excuse me? I'm shopping for a dress right now! Buzz off shit-face!" Ino hissed! She pulled Shikamaru along with her. The man whistled as a member cut Ino off.
"HEY! Fat-head! Get out of my way!" Ino growled!
"It's not her day today…" Shikamaru groaned rubbing his neck.
"You're coming with us, whether you like it or not…" the man said, "we aren't playing around,"
Both of them backed away, the crowd surrounding them.
"Hey hey hey! What's the big deal!?" Shikamaru demanded.
"The boss wants you and other targets. We're after someone… and you're going to be our bait…" the man replied.
"I don't think so…" Shikamaru said and kneeled to the ground, "Shadow… Possession Jutsu…" he whispered. His shadow reached out like a wicked arm and grabbed them all.
"…A Nara clan member yes? The boss warned me about you… an IQ of two-hundred… that's very impressive, and matched with the Shadow Possession Jutsu sums a wicked combination…" he said.
"Heh… I feel flattered that you'd say somethin' like that…" Shikamaru said. He stood up and moved his arms. They mimicked him amusingly. Shikamaru hadn't his weapons at the moment, he racked his brain for a way.
"Ino… a little help here!?"
Ino sighed and took a stance, "Alright! Jeez, Mind Transfer Jutsu!" she said, she then took control of one of the members.
"It's empty in this head of yours!" The Ino-possessed member said, "what do I do now genius?" She asked.
"Search for weapons! Any at all!" Shikamaru commanded. Ino searched. She found luck.
"He has… umm… a knife… a few of them," she said. The other members were struggling to get out of Shikamaru's shadow grip.
"Okay, throw them at the surrounding members now!" Shikamaru commanded! Ino check the knives at the hearts of 6 members, Shikamaru letting go of them before they hit! They slumped dead to the snow blanketing the ground, bleaching it red. "Good job Ino! Any more knives!?" Shikamaru asked.
She searched, "no!" she said and let go of the members mind. Once returning to her own body, she awoke and looked at Shikamaru, "idiot! You didn't catch me!?" the infuriated Ino blatantly asked!
"AHH! DAMN! NOT SO LOUD! Sorry! It wasn't my fault! I was like.. What, five feet away from you? Plus I was locked in the technique!"
"You could have moved!" Ino growled and hit him on the head!
"OUCH!" Shikamaru yelled! The members felt it and groaned, however Shikamaru lost control of his shadows in the process! "SHIT! DAMMIT INO!" He yelled! The members rubbed their heads and ran towards the two! Once Shikamaru's shadow returned he disappeared and then appeared right behind one of the members! Sticking explosive tags on the backs of their heads, one by one, moving like lightning! Ino ran out of the way!
"What the!?" they all gasped! Shikamaru made a single hand-sign, and before they knew it, their heads exploded in a mass of blood and grey matter, inking the snow a dark red, darker than purple! Bits of skull were lying about, however it was almost impossible to tell what was which because of the fluids gushing out of their headless necks. Ino and Shikamaru looked at the man.
"Hmm… gory work indeed… I am impressed by how much you have spread," he said, "the exploding heads reminds me of my twisted and grisly child-hood… I would like to thank you for bringing back those wonderful memories…" he said and smiled. It made Ino shudder and Shikamaru gulp!
"However, I am not out to kill… I am out to collect. I suppose, as always, it is up to me to undo this… I'm sorry…" he said. The moment they looked straight into his eyes…
Blackness…
They both fell to the ground. The man sighing.
"The powers I have received make me an ultimate force of which cannot be stopped unless undone by a demon… whether he is half blood or full…" he said. He looked around… "it seems you both have obliterated the last of my group… hmm… no matter… really," he said. He began his walk towards them, "I'm almost done anyway… it does not matter," he said. He gathered his victims.
"Master… I need more minions to complete the job. What you have ever-so gratefully bestowed upon me… they are all weak…" He said. He stopped and then turned behind him.
"Ahh… more," he said. A fresh group appeared behind him. They were far stronger.
"Thank you… master," he said.
"Come hither minions… take these two back to the hide-out where the others are, I have not finished my chore yet," he said.
"Yessir!" they saluted and took the two, a few stayed with him.
"We are almost done, we have… four more… we must find…" he said. He could see the results of the battle though. However, he had to get the job done. It was his duty.
*To the north of Konoha*
Snow fell lightly on the blanket of white, frozen angel tears scattered in masses on the ground.
"Neji…" she said as she walked around the northern part of the park, "isn't the snow just beautiful?" she asked.
The Hyuuga looked up, his lavender pale eyes watching the frozen crystal fall from the sky, then looked at Tenten.
"It's very beautiful Tenten…" he replied in a monotone voice. She cocked her eyebrow at him. She really needed to get him to show his colours a little more. She grabed his arm and ran around the park a little bit. Neji still had that look on his face though. She groaned… she often wondered why he had such a large stick shoved up his butt.
"Lighten up Neji! Hinata can fend for herself!" Tenten said with a joyous tone.
"…you know I can't do that Tenten… I am her supervisor, and when she takes head of the clan I will be by her side to make sure nothing happens to her," he said.
"But that's Kiba's job now, Neji! What about me?" Tenten asked, furrowing her brows at him.
"Tenten, I do care about you, however I still am not comfortable with Kiba supervising Hinata… let alone… being alone with her. I'm sorry but I do feel this way… she is my cousin you know," he said. Tenten sighed and looked off into the distance… where she then saw a group walking their way.
"Neji… look…" Tenten said and pointed. He looked and saw.
"Hmm… what do you suppose… do you know them?" he asked.
"Pfft, like I know them…" she said.
"Alright… well… you two seem… more calm than the others I've faced," he said, "and you… you resemble the young girl whom was with that young man. What was her name? …Hinata?" He asked.
Neji's eyes went wide with shock!
"What!? What happened to Hinata!?" Neji demanded!
"…nothing bad has happened to her, I assure you. However, if you do not come with us quietly… or run away, I will assure you that something will, indeed, befall her. The young man was quite easy to fool. It was either between the girl or his beloved pet… I'm sure his impressive speed would have given me more trouble that some of the others…" he said.
"…What!?" Tenten gasped! "What others!?"
"…that is of no concern to you… unless you come with us… we are trying to find one other couple… call it a little game…" he said.
"…couple?" Neji asked.
"Perhaps… however, that is of no concern at the moment. Will you come quietly, or will you be subjected to a noisy and most unpleasant brawl?" He asked.
"I will not allow you to take the main Hyuuga branches child like some toy! I will end you!" He shouted! He activated his Byakugan! …the site before him… what was it? The man was dark. There was no sign of even a chakra system!
"Wh… what are you!?" Neji asked.
"I am nothing but a pawn to my master. However, I will change the subject and we will commence battle… after them!" he commanded!
They ran after the two. Neji took the special stance of the Hyuuga, in a blink they all fell to the ground, chakra bursts had destroyed their organs in a pinch. Tenten whipped out her scrolls and jumped in the air.
"Eat this!" She shouted as weapons of every shape and size were thrown at the lanky man. They stuck themselves inside him, on after another! Neji ran up to the man and began his Trigrams.
"Two! Four! Eight! Six-teen! Thirty-Six! Six-Four!" He spun, and finally unleashed his fury, "ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PALMS!" He shouted blatantly as his arms moved like that of a wild swarm of bees all at once! The lanky man was shot back into a tree! "Neji watched as the man sat there… and then like dead from a grave, he rose, the weapons still impaling his body!
"Impressive…" he said, "however, I shall not be killed that easily…" he said. "My turn… it seems," he said, "arise… HELL TOWERS!" he yelled, the tone of his voice changing to a dark and demonic one. Out from the ground, two large towers on both sides rose up, spiraling as he called their names! They looked… so wicked. Black as night in a gaudy design, lava-like veins within them. "FIRE!" He shouted! They glowed a mystical crimson as they shot pin-like needles at Neji!
He acted quickly! He rotated a full 360 degrees, expelling chakra from all points of his body! The impregnable wall deflected the shots fired!
"USELESS TOWERS! I RELEASE YOU!" He shouted and swished his arm! They burst into black smoke and sunk below into the depths of the earth. Behind him, two stone like figures moved, as though controlled by his will.
"What are those things!?" Neji gasped!
"Warriors of Hell…" he replied, "HAAACHHHHH!" he called. They responded, a beguiling crimson aura enveloping them. They pointed their flaming arms at Neji. A wave of some sort of energy was fired at him! Neji rotated again! Instead of bouncing off the wall, the energy seemed to swirl around as he rotated, forming a twister-like structure of energy.
"Neji!" Tenten gasped, she jumped up and fired shots of her weapons. They nailed the lanky man. The creatures seemed to stop… and then fell apart, turning back into earth. The energy disappeared and Neji stopped. The man arose again.
"It… does not hurt… nor cause me pain," he said, and looked at them, "I still have many tricks up my sleeve for you both, just remember… I am not out to kill you," he said. He shot his hands in the air, "I summon you… my beloved shadow children…" he said. Giggling could be heard as tiny little hands rose from the shadows in the ground.
"NEJI!!!" Tenten shrieked! He gasped and saw her being dragged down below!
"Hehehehehehee… play… with… us," five children appeared in front of the Hyuuga. Their blood-red eyes, yoke yellow teeth and bloody fingernails and shadow-like bodies crept closer to Neji.
"W-What is this?" He gasped.
"They are my hell children… aren't they adorable? They're playful… be nice my children… daddy needs him alive," he said. They giggled menacingly and nodded.
As they closed around the Hyuuga… he looked at Tenten. Her screaming as she was dragged under the earth… he found himself cornered! However he had to do what was right!
He leapt in the air, the children walking up into the air like ghosts! Their static giggles sounded like that of a T.V. without reception. Neji landed and ran towards Tenten! He grabbed her hand and pulled! The children's hands, however did not release her body. Instead, it brought about a stalemate between Neji's pulling and the children's hands.
"NEJI! HELP ME OUT!" Tenten shrieked!
"I'M TRYING! THEY AREN'T RELEASING YOU THOUGH!" He yelled!
"Through… the darkness you… willllll see… hahahahahaha…" they giggled. They never finished their song-like verse. Neji saw the children behind him etching close to the ground at him! He pulled with all his might.
"Children… take them to daddy's cell with all the other big kids… please," he said. They nodded. Neji gasped!
"GET OFF ME!" he yelled!
"Hehehehehe…" they laughed. Neji and Tenten disappeared in their shadowy mass.
"One down… only one more couple to go," he said. He then walked away. He'd have to deal with this by himself now. What was the use of wasting humans if they weren't even decent enough to take a hold of other, far superior, humans? He hadn't a clue.
*In the South of the village*
"LEE!"
"VERDE!"
"LEE!"
"VERDE!"
"LEE!"
"VERDE!"
"YOUTH!"
Lee and Verde shouted! If you were looking for youth… or anything green, these two, along with their teacher, were… probably the first place you'd want to look, since they were… just about the only three people in Konoha who loved green, spandex and shouting.
"Ahh! Is the snow not beautiful?" Lee asked.
"It's very beautiful Lee!" She replied. They were in a hugging position on top of a hill that over-looked a view of the ocean in the far, far distance, surrounded by trees and hills.
"This place is absolutely beautiful Lee, where did you find it?" Verde asked. Lee thought.
"I was not the one that found it. It was Sakura who had. She usually came here to think about things, although she would not tell me…" he said.
"Oh! You know, Sakura's got herself such a lovely man now! Do you not see her happiness?"
"She's very happy! I'm glad she and Naruto are together. I'm also really glad that she's not fonding over Sasuke anymore, he's a jerk!" Lee said.
"Yeah, but he seems to have found someone too. That red-headed girl named… oh, what was her name?"
"Karin,"
"Oh right right! Yeah! Karin!" she said.
"Honestly I do not trust him with anyone. I think it'd just be easier if he lived an eternity of loneliness," Lee scoffed.
"That's not a very youthful thing to say Lee…" Verde said furrowing her eyebrows. Lee sweat-dropped.
"OH NO! YOU'RE RIGHT!" Lee shouted, crying tears!
"A touching moment between two lovers of green yes?" a monotonous voice said. They turned around and saw a man.
"Hello sir! May we help you?" Verde asked.
He stared at them, "you two are… not quick to judge are you?"
"What are you talking about? You seem like a regular man to me," Verde said.
"Hold on Verde," Lee said, "this… guy looks funny for some reason," he said.
"How?"
"Who are you sir?" Lee asked.
"…that is of no importance. I would like for you two to come with me please…" he said.
"Why? Is there something wrong?" Verde asked.
"…no… however I do need you to come with me,"
"We will no move unless we know what is going on!" Lee said raising his fist.
"I see, like the others before you, you have the spirit to fight, I commend you," he said.
"Lee what's going on?" Verde asked.
"I do not know, but it seems we are not leaving without a fight!" Lee said gripping his gauzed fist.
"Come to me," he said and waved his hand.
Like a speeding bullet, like vanished and appeared above the man!
"You are…" before the man could finish his sentence, Lee struck him against the jaw and sent him flying! Verde gasped and ran up the hill, careful not to slip on the snow!
"He is not normal Verde! Look!" Lee pointed! The man rose, like dead in the night and popped his broken neck back into place.
"You hit hard… impressive," he said, "this will prove interesting…"
"Come Verde!"
"Right!" She said! They both streaked like lightning towards him! Lee vanished as he struck the man up in the air! Verde appeared and did an axel flip, slamming her foot down on the man's face! He soared back down to earth as if gravity's hand had reached out and ripped him from the air! Grabbed him by the tail of his trench coat and swung him around 5 times before slamming him into a tree! Verde landed. The man rose again not long. His distorted and battered body popped itself gut-wrenchingly back into place.
"You two hit very hard. Goooooood," he said with a grin, "allow me to make my move now…" he said, and raised his arms, "ARISE! MY SHADOW CHILDREN!" he said!
"What is this?" Lee asked as hands made from the earth's shadows rose from below. Lee and Verde jumped! Extending their legs and linking hands, they soared through the air before barreling towards him like a green meteor! Their extended legs smashed his face in, the hands disappearing as he was sent back into a row of trees! He bounced like a rag-doll as Verde appeared above and Lee below, ready.
Verde sent hi hurdling back down to earth with a blazing axel kick.
"LEAF RISING WHIRLWIND!" Lee shouted as he spun around, gathering strength and then forced his leg up! He nailed the man in the face, sending him spinning back up!
Verde had enough time too execute a sort of, drilling kick. She was very flexible. The man's face took the hit. Like a leaf he fell to earth.
"Leaf Hurricane!" Lee shouted, spun around and took to the air, landing too brutal leg hits to the lanky man. He flopped about like a flounder on dry land! Verde landed next to Lee.
"Good job Lee!" She said with glee!
"Thank you! And you as well!" He said an hugged her.
"My sexy green beast!" She giggled!
"I AM NOT DONE YET!" The man arose again, popping his body back into place! His voice changed drastically! "I SHALL GIVE YOU A FIGHT!" He said and grabbed his right arm!
Lee and Verde gasped as their eyes went wide! The man reached down his throat and… pulled out a ball! Why he did that, Lee and Verde had no clue! The lanky man looked at them.
"This, shall be fun…" he said. Lee and Verde vanished. The lanky man didn't want the battle to end so early, but this was getting old. He held the ball up, it was the colour of blood. As soon as he heard the wind rustle, the ball exploded! Lee and Verde shrieked as red liquid knocked them back. It hardened and molded onto them, a stick substance.
"It is a substance that is formed from the fluids in my body. A handy weapon… yes?" He asked.
"Verde!"
"Lee!"
The stick substance swallowed them whole. The man sighed. He had completed his work, the day was still young. He grabbed the two valiant fighters, popping his neck and walked off… as though… nothing ever happened. The only difference, was that the snowy landscape had changed due to Lee's and Verde's powerful taijutsu abilities. The man was going to look forward to the next battle… which, knowingly, would be his downfall.
"Master… if it were not for being a demon, know that I would have failed you… these powerful warriors are to be commended for their bravery and sense to protect others… phase one, is complete," he said.
It has been a long time since I have updated, and now I have finally! PART ONE COMPLETE! Stay tuned, for part two.
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