LTU: Crappy weekends, on an artist block, Ipod just died, homework making an ambush, and then there's messages from people who want me to update faster...no offense people but a soon-to-be high schooler has a lot on her hands already...BUT I WILL TRY MY BEST TO UPDATE! And thank you to all who reviewed.

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A/N / Warning: Terrible grammar and spelling so beware.

Like Human Like Demon

By: Lies To U

Chapter 8:

Sasuke and San stood their grounds from each other, awaiting for either of their opponents next move. Naruto gritted his teeth while he glared at San and Sasuke and how reckless they were acting right now. Sakura just stood next to Naruto, confused out of her wits with a clenched fist over her heart while her other hand rested underneath that hand. San made a quick dash to Sasuke, throwing two kunai's at him. He quickly reacted by getting a kunai of his own and rechotting them with it, San finally came into hand to hand combat. She slashed at him with quick speed but the Uchiha activated his Sharingan a second before and was able to dodge her quick-paced movements. "DAMMIT!" San yelled as she threw a punch at him, missing then receiving Sasuke's own punch in her stomach, she coughed but endured the pain. Making a quick turn to the side of her where Sasuke was, she slashed at him with a kunai, making only a scratch upon the Uchiha's cheek.

"Sasuke!" Sakura cried, she wanting to go out there and defend her dearly beloved (at least that what she thinks -.-)but she knew he would merely toss her aside and shout 'Stay out of this!' or somewhere close to those lines, she just stayed in place. Sasuke took a leap back and panted slightly 'This girl...she's quick!' he thought while slightly glaring at his opponent, who was panting as well from where she stood. San withdrew one of her remaining kunai's from a pouch she borrowed from Naruto, 'This guy is even deadlier than him...his eye's seem to see what I do next which makes this battle even more difficult! Damn! I wish Naruto told me about this freak...'San gritted her teeth while she positioned herself into a defense stance, ready for anything.

Suddenly, Sasuke quickly made hand signs "Fire Style! Art Of The Phoenix Flower!" (do not blame me if the jutsu saying is wrong, I'm reading out of my manga book as we type/read) Sasuke exclaimed and fireballs spit out of his mouth. San quickly reacted by jumping high in the air, but Sasuke suddenly appeared in front of her and he kicked her side painfully in mid air. "GAH!" San cried as she hit the ground with her back being the first one to greet it. She managed to open her eyes to see Sasuke lunge towards her straight down, she quickly rolled to the side to make Sasuke strike the ground causing nearly his whole arm to be in the ground from the force. 'If she's going to be this difficult, I might as well use that jutsu...'Sasuke thought with a fierce glare at San, who jumped away from arm reach from Sasuke. He quickly performed more hand signs and rested his right palm onto the ground with his left hand gripping his right wrist.

What San saw come from his hand was...electricity? Such a bright blue light it had and it made the sounds of thousands birds chirping, it was frighting her a little. "Get ready!" Sasuke yelled as he charged at San with his Chidori at hand. 'Argh! What matters about that jutsu! I'll just kill him straight on!'San thought while getting another kunai for her other hand, she dashed towards Sasuke as well.

'What is he crazy!?'"Sasuke cut it out!" Naruto yelled as he ran to his comrade but he wouldn't make it there in time! San and Sasuke were getting closer, Sasuke shot his arm with Chidori in his hand straight towards her. POOF!

Everyone seemed frozen as a cloud 'poofed' in between the two opponents, as the cloud faded away there was their sensai Kakashi having a grip on Sasuke's Chidori wrist and San's forearm. "Well well, already getting worked up when we haven't even started traveling?" Kakashi said, a scorn look at Sasuke who was dumb-founded. "Sensai!" Sasuke replied, his Chidori disappeared slowly. "And who is this?" Kakashi asked, turning his head towards San. San wrenched her arm out of his grasp glaring at him "This is San Sensai, she is the girl I was talking about" Naruto replied running to them and halting when he was next to San.

"I see, but what reason do you two have for fighting one another?" Kakashi asked, sounding a little pissed. San glared while looking at the ground as Sasuke just looked the other way. "T-They were fighting each other Sensai. Sasuke thought she was a enemy" Sakura was finally able to find her voice from the heart-pounding battle. "I see, training is acceptable but from the way you two were fighting you two seemed intended to killeach other, eh Sasuke?" Kakashi said, turning his glare to the Uchiha who was still looking the other way. "You know very well the Chidori is notsupposed to be used on people who are not the enemy..." Kakashi said sighing.

"Uh umm.." Naruto tried to find something to say to break the awkward silence, "S-Sensai! When are we going to be headed out!?" Naruto asked, exclaiming actually. "Well, now that I'm here I think we can head off right now" Kakashi said with a small smile hidden under his mask. "Sweet! Let's go!" Naruto yelled while turning his hands into fists and sending his arms back a little, bent. The squad started to travel to the town that was their destination after they left Konoha's gates. Naruto walking with his backpack strapped to his back as his hands were behind his head, in deep thought with a smile on his lips.

Sakura was trying to get a word out of Sasuke starting a pointless conversation as he just stared point blank ahead with his hands in his pockets. San's glare never left her face as she walked beside Naruto, her only 'friend' she wouldn't kill. "How many days until we reach the town...?" San said with a slight sad face on, her eyes never leaving the ground. "Huh? Oh umm...Sensai! How many day's until we reach the town?" Naruto called at Kakashi. "Three to four days, don't be impatient Naruto" Kakashi said without looking at him. Naruto made a smug look "I'm not the one being impatient..." he grumbled. San let out a sad sigh, three to four days...it seemed like it would be three to four years to her until she can finally see her forest again.

Night fell, making many of the outdoor insects make little noise but it seemed loud since there were so many of them hidden in the dark. Naruto was snoring away in his sleeping bag with drool coming out of a corner of his mouth. Sakura slept soundlessly a little farther from him (probably dreaming about Sasuke -.- ) as Sasuke slept across from Naruto not making a sound. San was wide awake and was sitting up with legs pulled to her chest as she remained silent for Naruto and the other's to sleep. Their Sensai was resting against a tree, to San it seemed, limply holding a orange book that said Icha Icha Paradise on it. San gave him a weird look.

She sighed as she got up and walked away from squad seven, little did she know one of the genin was still awake. She stopped walking when she came to a small pond with tiny fish swimming in it. She stared at it blankly, the tiny fishes seemed to follow wherever the rest of the tiny fishes swam, going in pointless circles around the pond. "Just following the rest of the group won't always lead you to where you want to go..." she said quietly, lowering her head, she heard a twig snap behind her.

She quickly turned to where the sound came from with a kunai at hand, there she saw her previous opponent appear out of the darker shadow from a tree near him. "You..." San said with a tint of anger in her voice. "You can put that weapon away, I'm not here for a rematch..." was all he said, not looking at her while he was walking. He stopped walking when he came to the edge of the pound as well, right next to San. She gave him a slight angry look as she let her hand that was grasping the kunai fall to her side. "I got reckless during our fight and I admit that I should've talked before I fought you...I apologize for that" Sasuke explained, without looking at her still and closed his eyes at the last part of his sentence.

San remained silent, her angery emotion started to go away slightly. 'His tone of voice, it seems like he's hollow inside...what the h3ll am I thinking!? o.O' San thought with that little face appear in her mind. " I accept your apology..." San merely replied, looking back to where camp was. "I heard from Naruto, you might be from the town we are heading off to...is that so?" Sasuke asked, not a believable expression upon his face. San remained quiet for a couple of more seconds "I guess you can say that..." she said as she tighten her grip on the kunai. "Just don't cause any trouble on our way there, as if Naruto isn't as bad enough" Sasuke said, turning around and heading back to camp. San gave him the finger.

"One more thing..." Sasuke said, halting himself so that he was still in hearing range to San, she looked up to him. "I wouldn't count getting close to Naruto or anyone else here, since you leaving...especially to Naruto, he'd break down and act immature...not to mention a lot of people have a reason not liking him" Sasuke said, a stern tone in his voice. "What's that suppose to mean?" San asked a little angry. "...The Kyubi" was all Sasuke said before leaving San standing there in confusion. 'Kyubi?' she thought. "Hsss...ARGH!" San slightly yelled, immediately having her hand come in contact with her forehead clawing it. She fell to her knees as her eye's screwed shut, she heard a voice speak inside of her... 'Yes...my dear friend Kyubi...'