Here comes the next Chapter were Naruto and Hinata will be covered, and the scream from Sakura Lee heard earlier will be revealed. Here comes the next chapter.
Chapter 13
Naruto and Hinata were searching quickly for a scroll. Neither of them really liked the Idea of splitting up the team, especially not Naruto. He knew Lee was strong, but also quite reckless. He might just put himself in a very bad situation and going in way over his head. Naruto just smiled at himself and shrugged off the though, There is no way anyone will take out Lee, not even Sasuke could touch him.
"Hey Hinata, we've been at this for a while now and havn't even seen another team, what should we do now?" asked Naruto.
"W-well, we should p-probably head back to the m-meeting point and see what L-lee found," replied Hinata.
"Lets go," Naruto nodded as they moved towards the area they agreed to meet at. Hinata had hoped to bring herself to just talk with Naruto about anything, but couldn't find it in her. She hadn't spoken a word to him that had nothing to do with their current objective. She decided that now was the best time to try.
"So, N-Naruto-kun," she said, finding it quite difficult to talk to him, "I was wondering..." but before she could continue Naruto stopped her as he saw something that he didn't want to. Sakura and Sasuke were in trouble.
It was Sasuke's watch for his team. They had been searching for an earth scroll and have had no luck. Sasuke was hoping to have a peaceful watch, but it didn't happen since Sakura had awoken, "Sasuke-un," she asked, "why exactly do you become so angry whenever Neji is around, you haven't been able to focus since the exam began," she asked him.
"None of your business," Sasuke replied in his usual cold and distant voice, "besides, its best you rest a bit longer, he will be leaving shortly."
"Since we're all up, lets go now," smirked Neji who just got up, "that is unless you need some more time to rest."
"Tch," was all Sasuke said as they got up and began walking. Sakura felt the usual negative energy eminating from the two she was teamed with. There seemed to be a hatred towerd the Hyuuga, but Sakura couldn't figure out where this newborn hatred came from. Though by the end of that long and quite day, trouble had struck.
Sasuke, Neji, and Sakura had barely dodged a barrage of Kunai. Neji activated his Byakuugan and spotted one ninja from hidden grass. It was the same one that Anko had almost attacked.
"He's alone," smiled Neji, "Lets make this quick."
"Fine by me," said Sasuke doing some hand seals, "Phoenix Fire Jutu!" he said blowing small fireballs into the tree the Ninja was hiding. The Grass Nin quickly jumped out of the tree and landed behind Sasuke. Sasuke quickly jumped away as Neji ran under him and struck at the Ninja. The Grass Nin simply grabbed his wrist and threw him off to the side.
Neji was infuriated by the smugness of the enemy and quickly charged in again. This time Sakura was off the the side, prepared to lauch a Kunai as soon as Neji had the enemy distracted. However the nin simple dissaperead from sight. The saw him standing on a tree branch, "so this is all? I was hoping for a real fight," and as he smirked Neji, Sakura, and Sasuke couldn't move their bodies. They kept struggling but to no avail.
"What the hell," Sasuke said struggling to move.
Neji had managed to move his hands over his elbows and touched them, giving himself full movement of his arms. He quickly struck at all his joints and various other places. He smiled and looked at their enemy, "So, that Justu puts chakra into every moveable joint to freeze the enemy, too bad I can attack that very chakra," smiled Neji who quickly freed Sasuke and Sakura.
Sasuke just growled to himself as the Grass Nin smiled, "So there isn't much point in that Jutsu now, but don't worry. I'm still far stronger than you three," and the next attack began. He decided to take out the one who appeared to be the strongest of the three, Neji.
He bit his thumb an did some fast seals, calling out a small battalion of snakes which attacked Sasuke and Sakura, "So your after me then?" Neji said getting a little full of himself.
"While I do think you would be enjoyable to have, my sights are set on a more useful pray," the Nin smiled, but this time Neji held his cool and attacked. Their enemy had made the mistake of getting to close to Neji.
"Divination Field! Sixty four Strikes!" Neji cried as he went in for the first two strikes, but something Neji didn't expect happened. From the Grass Nins sleeves shot several snakes which latched onto Neji's arms, stopping his attack.
"Hidden snake Jutsu" said Orichimaru as Neji fell to the ground, "don't worry. Those snakes poison only cause one to become unconsious for a while, unless there stubborn like you, in which case you will remain paralyzed for a while until it finally wears you down. So enjoy watching your team fall one by one," and then Orichimaru turned his attention to Sasuke and Sakura who had beaten his snakes.
Sasuke looked over at Orichimaru and agian him and Sakura were paralyzed. Sasuke looked on in fear and tryed to escape. He couldn't die yet. He still had to kill him.
If you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me, and survive in an unsightly way. Run, run and cling to life. And one day, when you have the same eyes as me, come before me. These words were haunting Sasuke's mind. He couldn't stay here, even if he did fail. He still needed to stop his brother, "Please, if you let us go, I will give you the Heaven Scroll. Just let us pass."
Anko stood over the bodies of three grass Nins, who looked like their faces had been melted off with acid. Here eyes opened wide as she realized something. The only Nin she knew of capable of this was Orichimaru, and S ranked criminal. She turned to the Nin who reported to her and said, "Have the Hokage send at least an ANBU Squad here. I'll go on ahead and find him."
"Hai," and with that the messenger was off. Anko ran into the forest after Orichimaru, her old master.
The Grass Nin had dropped his Jutsu on Sasuke and said, "Thats a good Idea, by the way. You can call me Orichimaru," Sasuke reluctantly threw Orichimaru the scroll, but something stopped it. Naruto had jumped in the way and grabbed the scroll.
"Naruto, what are you doing Baka!" yelled Sasuke.
Naruto looked over at Sasuke and yelled, "I'm stopping you from doing something stupid, Sasuke Bastard."
"Naruto! None of us are in league with this guy. Besides, you're not even on my team," Sasuke was getting very pissed at Naruto.
"But I can't let you do this," replied Naruto, "you would never stand down before and I won't let you do it now. If you do all you are is a sniveling coward. That's not the Sasuke I know, now take your scroll and fight!" yelled Naruto tossing Sasuke his scroll.
"He's right Sasuke! You're just a coward!" yelled Sakura, "Even baka here is willing to fight!" she had hoped this would jolt him into fighting gear, but Sasuke had only frozen. Itachi, Neji, and even Naruto are showing great power, and here I am acting like a coward, but I can't die, not now, Sasuke thought.
"Fine, I'll take him myself!" yelled NAruto, but Orichimaru had already charged.
"Now's my chance, Slippery Jutsu!" said Hinata, creating a slick patch of water beneath Orichimaru. However he quckly launched up and landed behind Hinata.
"I'll stop you now then," and he struck her in the side of her head knocking her unconscious.
"Leave her alone!" yelled Naruto as he charged, his body glowing with visible red Chakra.
"So, you're the boy," Orichimaru smiled to himself, "best take care of this problem now," he did some hand seals and struck Naruto in his gut as he got close. When Naruto was temporalily stunned, Orichimaru pulled up his shirt and slammed his palm into Naruto's seal, "Five Part Seal!" he yelled, and another part formed over the seal, and Naruto passed out after flying into a Tree.
Run, run and cling to life, Those words played through Sasuke's mind again as he saw ," Naruto fall, "No, I will not," Sasuke said to himself as he attacked Orichimaru.
This might cause a problem, I wouldn't think he'd become so reckless. It must be that other boy, Orichimaru thought to himself looking at Naruto. The initail attack was easy to dodge. Sasuke seemed to be making random and sloppy attacks. Orichimaru smiled and said, "Is this the Limit of your powers Sasuke!"
Orichimaru, however, was too late in realizing what had happened. Sasuke had set him up in a trap, as Sasuke through a Kunai and cut a small wire. A few of the Kunai Sasuke had thrown were attachted to wires, and used to set up a trap. Orichimaru jumped out of the way but was caught in Sasukes next attack. He threw several Kunai with more wires attached to them, only they were intentionally thrown to Orichimarus sides, and wrapped him around the tree he was in front of.
"Fire Jutsu: Fire Dragon Element!" Sasuke cried as he breathed a dragon shaped fire Blast down the wires. It collided with Orichimaru and exploding in a blazing mass of flames. Sasuke landed on the ground and started panting. He smiled to himself believing he had won, but that joy quickly faded. Out from the flames walked Orichimaru, the fake face he had on melted away under the flames, smiling his snake smile.
"Well done Sasuke, but you will never beat me. Nor will you beat Itachi with such meager power," and with that Sasuke became enraged but was too weak to do anything about it, "If you want power seek me out," and then Orichimaru's neck streched out and he bit into Sasuke's lower neck, and then he disapeared. What was left on Sasuke's neck was a mark consisting of three notches in a circle.
Sakura was worried about Sasuke and all the others. She found a good hiding place and dragged Sasuke, Neji, Naruto, and Hinata in to wait out until they recovered.
"I say we take them out now," said one of the Ninja of Hidden sound watching Sakura take the other Nins into the hiding place.
"We are suppose to wait until morning, those were Orichimaru's Orders," replied the female of the three.
"Fine, but don't think I'll go easy on them," replied the one whose face was covered in Bandages.
Anko was searching through the forest in pursuit of Orichimaru. The cursed seal on her neck was starting to burn as she hunted him down. She could feel his presence nearby, and was insistant and destroying her old master. She finally found him.
"Hidden Snake Jutsu!" she said shooting the snaked from her sleeves. Orichimaru dodged and looked Anko in the eyes.
"I'd think you'd great me with more joy," orichimaru smirked, "Its been such a long time since we've seen each other Anko."
"Shut up snake, you used me and tossed me aside like trash. For that you will suffer," and Anko charged in and her left hand and Orichimaru's right together against the tree with a Kunai, "I'm going to borrow your left hand for a moment," Anko smiled grabbing his left hand and using it to do some hand seals.
"The double Snake Assaination Jutsu?" Orichimaru said sounding worried, "So your willing to sacrifice yourself to get rid of me?"
"It's the least I could do for all the wrong I did in your name," She said completing the seals. But all that happened was Orichimaru smiled. The skin melted away revealing a doll in his place. Anko, now out of energy, turned around to see Orichimaru standing on a tree branch.
"It was fun meating you again, but I'm after Sasuke and have no time to fight with you," Orichimaru said.
"There is no way he will survive your seal Orichimaru," Anko Spat.
"True, but there is still a ten percent chance he will survive it like you did, and if he does his body will be mine," and with that Orichimaru smiled and left. Anko then dragged herself from the forest.
She made it out only to meat up with a group of mountain lions, "Not now, I must make it back to the Hokage," she said to herself, lacking the strength to fight. Though before the lions could attack, they were scared away by a Kunai. Kakashi jumped down in front of her,
"Hey," he said, "looks like you need a hand."
"Great, it had to be you didn't it," Anko said managing a weak smile, "Just get to the Hokage, I have an urgent message to give him."
"Alright," Kakashi nodded after picking her up and taking her to see the Hokage.
Sakura had rested in the hideaway for the night. In the morning everyone was still out. She was a quite worried about Hinata who was still unconcious, and figured Orichimaru did more than just knock her out. It was probably some kind of Jutsu, but Sakura could only wait until it wore off. But just as she thought they would be safe until they all woke up, she avoided a thrown Kunai.
She looked up and saw the three Nins of Hidden sound attack. First came the girl, who only did a few quick punches that Sakura dodged easy enough, but wasn't so luck when the others attacked from behind. They grabbed her by the arms and held her in place. She let out a loud scream.
"Since Sasuke seems to be asleep right now, I think we'll just play with you for a while," smiled the long haired Sound Kunoichi as she punched Sakura in the gut. The other two let go of Sakura as she fell to the ground holding her gut. The female sound Nin kicked Sakura's side, but it went up in smoke revealing a log.
"Dammit, she must have done the seals when she bent over," but before she could find Sakura, the Sound Nin recieved a spinning kick to the side of the head by Sakura. The female sound Nin quickly regained composure and struck back at her, barely missing.
"I hate people like you," she spat, "the way you have your hair done, the clothes you wear, none of it is fitting for a Ninja. Only one who wants to attract someone. Your not even a Ninja because you want to be one, you disgust me."
"What do you know?" Sakura yelled back and threw a Kunai. The female sound Nin quickly dodged and moved in for another strike. This time Sakura couldn't avoid the kick to the gut followed by another kick sending her into a tree. She lay there leaning against the tree as all three Nin jumped at her. She couldn't stop them this time, she could only pray someone would save her. She could only watch the three Ninja of Sound come in a downpour.
Here ends Chapter 13. Since Im on a bit of writers block I'm starting another breif fic to help me get back on track, so it might be a while for the next update. Again thanks for the reviews and keep em coming.