The Chuunin Exams: With a Twist
Chapter 2: The forest of death
"So then, only one last bit of advice…Just don't die!"
(Russia)
"So, we just keep together and find the scroll we need."
"Right."
nod
(Canada)
"Ha-ha, the little Canada's rookies waltzed into us." An overly cocky grass ninja said.
"And lucky us, they've got the scroll we need."
"Shriek, you want this, or should I?" Shriek stepped in front of Rage.
"They're mine." She performed some hand-signs.
"Secret Jutsu! Banshee Shriek!"
(America)
"You hear that?"
"Yeah, someone just screamed their lungs out."
"Even I heard it." Blank did that, angry…big head thing.
"WELL MAYBE IF YOU TOOK THOSE HEADPHONES OFF IT WOULDN'T BE SO TOUGH!"
"WELL MAYBE IF YOU STOPPED BUGGING ME I WOULDN'T NEED TO WEAR THESE TO TUNE YOU OUT!"
"UGH! THAT'S IT; YOU COME WITH ME FOR A GOOD…SCOLDING! SLEEPER, DON'T LOOK, I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU SUCH A SCOLDING HEADSET!" Sleeper walked a few hundred yards, laughing.
"Bullshit."
Sleeper patiently waited.
(Back with Canada)
The grass ninja sat laughing on the ground.
"You think that'll stop us? We did some research on you guys. We're wearing earplugs idiots."
"Hm, that's not good. Rage, why don't you handle this one?" Depression and Shriek jumped into the trees.
"What, just one, I'd be insulted if it didn't just mean making our fight easier." Rage's eyes turned deep red. He spoke in an evil, airy voice.
"You have no idea who you're dealing with!" Rage disappeared.
"What? Where'd he go?!"
"Lookout behind you."
SNAP The grass leader fell to the ground, his neck snapped like a twig.
"Next." He went to the second and stabbed a kunai into his heart. The last one began to run. Rage easily caught up with him.
"Nice try!" Rage impaled the last ninja on a low tree branch. His eyes returned to normal, and Depression and Shriek leapt from the tree.
"Brutal. Good work."
"Yes, they have the scroll we need, lets go."
(Team 10)
"What's that smell?" Ino's eyes went wide.
"It's…blood…" They jumped into the clearing where the Canadians had been just a moment before. Ino covered her mouth and ran for the bushes when she saw the bodies. Unfortunately in the bushes was the impaled ninja.
"My god…who could've done this? What sort of horror would do this?"
(With the Canadians)
"BBBBBUUUUURRRRRPPPPP!"
"Ah, Rage!"
"Sorry. Okay guys, split up, first one to find the tower, signal with the flare jutsu."
(Team 10)
"Must have been one horrid person."
"Yeah."
(Russians)
"So then, where's our first target?"
"Well, I'm catching sounds of breathing from the east."
"Well then, let's go."
(Eastward bound!)
"Hey Shino, when are we gonna move, we have our scrolls from those dudes we got with the leeches."
"Patience, this is where we'll stay for the day."
"Um, S-Shino, did you hear that?"
"Yes, who's there?!" "Naruto" Walked from the bushes.
"Ugh, hey guys!"
"Oh, t-thank goodness. It's only N-Naruto." Little did team 8 know, this wasn't Naruto. Silence creeped behind the three unknowing people and snagged both of their scrolls. He gave "Naruto" the signal and left.
"Well, I should get back to Sasuke and…um…"
"Sakura."
"Yeah, Sakura! Eh heh, just kidding…" Kiba smirked.
"Nice try bub."
"Shit…" Sightless transformed back into his usual self.
"Well, we got what we came for. Later." He leapt away. The squad looked up and saw Silence, who turned to face them.
"Hey! He's got our scrolls!" Silence smiled and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Well, that's just great."
(Anko's Office)
"Um, Miss Mitarashi, you better take a look at this." The ANBU put a tape in.
"What the…"
"Yes, 90 minutes and the sand squad is already at the tower."
"Incredible, I suppose they might beat the other country's genin huh?"
"Oh contraire, we've found that the Russians have six sets of scrolls, the Canadians have killed a team, and that the Americans reached the tower an hour after the sand genin."
"Oh shit, those kids are good."
(Elsewhere)
The sound Nin were advancing on Sakura.
"Just give us Uchiha and we'll spare your life."
"No! You aren't taking Sasuke!"
"Oh well, your loss…" Rock Lee jumped into the clearing.
"You will not harm Sakura!"
"Lee…" The leader of the Sound squad charged at Lee, and they began to fight. After Lee had exhausted his primary lotus, the sound leader and his cronies still stood. Ino and her team jumped into the clearing.
"Don't think you're gonna show off in front of Sasuke billboard brow. Guys battle formation Ino, Shika, Cho!" Choji rolled, Shika played Simon says, and Ino swapped skulls for a few minutes, but the sound squad was too strong for them. As Zetsu was attacking Sakura, his arms were stopped…by Sasuke.
"You seem to be very strong with your arms, very "attached" to them."
"No, what're you doing!"
SNAP!
"AAAAHHHH!!!!" A few minutes later, the sound squad was gone; teams 7 and 10 were still in the clearing.
"Sakura, Naruto, lets go." They left. Ino was still sad that Sakura hugged Sasuke.
"You coming Ino?"
"I'll catch up, you guys go on ahead." Shikamaru and Chouji left.
Sigh
"Why do I get all the rotten luck, I try, and I try, and she still gets him."
"He doesn't deserve you." Ino jumped, looked up, and saw Depression on a tree branch. He jumped down next to her.
"What?"
"Sasuke, he's a creep, he doesn't deserve a pretty girl like you."
"And who does? You?"
"Oh, certainly not, I've got one of the most terrifying powers you'll ever see. That is, if I use it in the next exam."
"So, how long were you up there?"
"About an hour. I would've helped, but Sasuke got to him before I jumped."
"What's with you, since I've seen you, you've always had that sad look on your face."
"My name's Depression, that's pretty much the only emotion I feel. I'm not really connected to anyone, my team might as well be just Rage and Shriek."
"It must suck. Being so depressed all the time."
"It doesn't usually get to me."
"Hey, what's with your arm?"
"What?"
"You've got a wound, here…" She lifted up his sleeve. There were multiple scars on his wrists, and some fresh cuts on his arms.
"There's no need to heal those, they'll be fine."
"Why?"
"Huh?"
"You did that to yourself, why?"
"I suppose the physical pain masks the emotional."
"But still, you've hurt yourself…your parents must worry about you…"
"My parents are long gone. They left me at an orphanage when I was born."
"But, because they couldn't support you right?"
"No, the orphanage owner told me when I turned ten, they left me because they thought I was weak."
"Oh, I'm sorry…"
"S'alright."
"Well hey, if you need someone to talk to, I'll see you at the tower."
"Here's hoping." He waved to her and jumped away.
I think I'll end this here, Next chapter covers prelims.
