Hey Guys!
I saw a post on tumblr about updating fanfics and I though "Maybe I should start updating too..."
Thanks so much for the reviews! I'm SOOOOOO sorry for not updating! (to the point of neglecting this fic!), I'm kind of procrastinating right now xD So instead of continuing my old fics, I started new ones OAO (It's on tumblr! Please read if interested :)- .com)
please don't hate me O^O I'm also having the bad case of writer's block . It comes and goes T^T
Anyways, without further ado, here's the next chapter, enjoy!
Note: I'll be skipping a huge part of the Chunnin exam, I have a feeling it's going get too draggy if I don't xD Also, I suggest you skip the first half of this fic, I find it quite boring to read xD
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto~
The second test had just started and team 7 had already involved themselves in the slimiest situation possible. Escaping from the grass ninja was tiresome enough, now Sasuke and Sakura tries to flee themselves from the forest snakes. Sasuke, traumatized by the sneaky ninja, showered the snake with kunais and killed it instantly. Just to think he had a second to rest, a body emerged from the dead snake.
"You guys shouldn't relax for even a moment. Prey should always be trying their best to run away...In the presence of a predator, That is..." he quickly slimmed his body around the surrounding tree trunks , until Naruto stopped his tacks with shurikens.
"I forgot the code word!" Naruto stood high and mighty over his team mates and opponent.
After the sadistic death Kiba set for their enemies, Hinata scouted her surroundings with Byakugan.
"T-There's a group a few km from us, but they didn't seem to notice o-our presence so w-we're safe...for now." Hinata let out a sigh of relief.
"Let's go hunt down some ninjas, Akamaru!" Akamaru replied with a bark.
"Kiba, it isn't a good idea to charge towards an enemy without understand our surroundings." Shino spoke out of the blue.
"Isn't that called a surprise attack? An ambush even."
"I-I think S-Shino's right, w-we shouldn't rush into things t-that quickly." Hinata finished her sentence with a mumble.
"Geez, you guys are such cowards..." Kiba pouted with Akamaru on his head.
"K-kiba-" A loud scream echoed the forest, a scream full of fear and pain, every member of the team had goosebumps, it was the first time they've heard such terrified scream.
"Let's get going." Shino suggested.
I hope you're alright, Sasuke. Hinata back to the direction of the scream, and slowly walked away.
Sasuke was buried in unbearable pain, the blood pumping through his body felt like lava melting his veins and piercing his senses.
"Sa-Sasuke-kun, Hang in there, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura's voice was too vague to hear, all Sasuke could hear was his own voice calling for help. Sakura intertwined her fingers with Sasuke's, hoping to help him ease his pain, but it was too much to bear as Sasuke fainted. Sakura, hopeless and weak could only cry to herself, no one in the forest is safe enough to ask for help, she's all alone. Even Naruto, who she found annoying and weak was knocked out.
What should I do?!
She thought to herself, what else could so do? Abandon her team-mates and ask for help? Or carry on as a one man's team. Sakura carried her team-mates to a safer location and tend to their care. After changing several damped cloth over Sasuke's forehead, his fever remained high. Naruto was knocked out cold, but nothing too serious tor medical attention compared to Sasuke. Time is running out, and so was Sakura's energy. She tried to keep herself from falling asleep, the enemy might ambush them at any moment. Before she knew, the worse has happened. The sound nins challenged to fight Sasuke, but now isn't the time. Sakura raised her kunai, trembling with fear. As the ninjas charged at her after disabling her trap, Sakura confidently activated a second one. (where does she get the strength to move a giant tree trunk?!) The trap was easily broken, Sakura felt completely useless at that moment, she could only think about her death. Saved by a gust of wind, knocked the sound ninjas away.
"Who are you?" one of them asked.
"The beautiful green beast of the leaf, Rock Lee."
"Ahh! We can't find any weak guys!" Ino started throwing her fists in the air. They just managed to escape from fighting against the fearsome Neji.
"As I said...The only guys weaker than us would probably be the Naruto team." Shikamaru snared.
"Idiot! What are you saying?! Sakura and Naruto are losers of course, but, they have the super genius Sasuke-kun!" Ino defended Sasuke, like any fan girl would.
"Bah, I don't know about that...geniuses can quickly crumble under the pressure of the real world." Shikamaru stated. He is a genius himself, of course he understood.
"Ok ok, I'm sorry that I upset you." to avoid further argument, Shikamaru apologizes. Lost in his thoughts, he heard a loud rustling near by.
"I think someone's coming." He glanced over.
"Oh! I knew I smelt something familiar! It's you losers!" a bark followed by obnoxious tone approached them. Kiba and his team were just on their way to the tower.
"Oh, it's just you guys." Chouji sighed in relief.
"What's that suppose to mean?! Look! We've managed to get both scrolls! I don't see you guys getting anywhere close!" Kiba juggled the scrolls between his hands.
"K-Kiba-kun, I-I don't think it's a good idea t-to do that." Hinata trembled.
"Stop being a show off, Kiba." Shina kept his hands in his pocket.
"Che, as if these weaklings could get it off us, they're as bad as Naruto!" Kiba laughed.
"What's that suppose to mean?!" Ino raised her fist at him.
"I don't think you're up for a match against Kiba there, Ino...if you haven't noticed, you're weak." Shikamaru whispered to her.
"I'm not! At least I'm stronger than billboard head Sakura!"
"Um guys, isn't that Sakura there fighting?" Chouji spoke out of the blues. Everyone turned their attention to the direction he pointed at. It's true that Sakura's in a battle, but it wasn't her battle, it was Lee defending her. Lying next to here were Sasuke and Naruto. Hinata used her Byakugan to have a closer look, Sasuke's chakra level rose uncontrollably, causing his body yo burn up. While Hinata was too focused on Sasuke and Naruto's condition, Lee was already on his knees, pressing against his bleeding ear. The hunched sound nin took this chance and charged against Sakura, Lee continued to jump in front of her and attempt to attack, but was pushed back by multiple attacks.
"What was he thinking?!" Kiba blurted out. It was obvious enough they couldn't win against them. Sakura's shurikens were also blown away by air pressure. The female sound nin grabbed Sakura's milky hair with a tight grip.
"Much more luster than mine...this...pft, trying to be a sexy ninja?" she sneered.
"If you have time to treat your hair, then train, you female swine...Zaku, kill that Sasuke guy in front of this boy chasers eyes. Let's teach this one a lesson." her team mates agreed.
Shikamaru looked over to his team mates, he suggested they run, but Ino was reluctant, watching Sakura throwing all the weapons she have in her pouch at the enemies.
"Let's run-" Kiba was about to leave, but something, someone ran past him.
"H-Hinata?!" Kiba was shocked to see his team-mate, Hinata running towards Sakura and Zaku, who was almost reaching towards Sasuke. The shy, coward and weak Hinata just ran towards a death she could have avoided or even be involved with.
"Idiot! What are you doing?!" Kiba hissed at her, Shino tried to reach out to her, but his fingers slipped past her sleeve.
"What the-" Zaku received a full blow from Hinata's chakra punch. His other team mates watched their team mate flew away from a surprise attack. Sakura pulled out a kunai at that moment, she knew it's useless to try breaking free from her strong grip, pulling it close to her hair, she cut it off. Their team mates who were watching from the side were equally shocked by both Sakura and Hinata.
"Where the hell did she come from?!" Zaku wiped the blood off his lips. Hinata ignored him and attend to Sasuke and Naruto.
"Kin! Kill her!" Zaku cried out, then turned to Hinata.
"Don't just ignore me you wench." He dashed towards Hinata. Dosu, the team leader joined him and Hinata as Zaku turned away towards Kin. As Kin attacks, Zaku assists. Back with Hinata, she returned into a battle stance, a kunai in one hand and her byakugan activated.
"You asked for it." Dosu aimed his arm at her, Hinata was too slow to dodge the attack. His heavy weapon grazed her cheek, the effect emitting from his right forearm caused Hinata to fall back and throw up, just like Lee. She started coughing, choking in her own vomit. Dosu kicked her up in the air, letting her fall defenseless onto the hard floor, then grabbed her neck and held her up, strangling her, with the weapon in his arm still activated, he slowly tortured her.
"You're weak, so pathetic! Why did you even interfere?!" Dosu laughed sinisterly as he tightened his grip on her neck. Hinata struggled under his grip, she felt like her life was about to slip away from her.
I-I can't let it end like this! N-Not now...S-Sasuke!
She was helpless, and so was Sakura, who was biting onto Zaku's arm while pounding against her skull. Their team mates on the other side of the battle field looked helpless, the sound ninjas were out of their league.
"We've got to help them!" Kiba barked at the other team. Shikamaru and Chouji looked over to the stunned Ino.
"Che! I'm not going to watch my team mate die! Let's go! Akamaru, Shino!" Kiba dashed out from the bush towards Dosu, while Ino, Shikamaru and Chouji went towards Sakura's side before Zaku could attack again. The team fend off Zaku and Kin, while Kiba and Shino headed towards Dosu.
"Let go of Hinata!" Kiba held his sharpen nails out to scratch Dosu, who released Hinata and block Kiba's attacks.
"K-Kiba-kun! S-Shino-kun!" She called out between coughs for air.
"Leave it to us, Hinata. Let's go, Akamaru! Gatsuga!" Kiba transformed Akamaru into himself and they rage towards Dosu, Shino stood in front of Hinata, released his insects to trap the enemy.
"Hinata, look after Sasuke and Naruto." Hinata nodded back to Shino. Hinata took out all of her medical kit, ointments and cooling packs.
Please be alright, Sasuke...Naruto. She rubbed some ointments on his wounds, then quickly to Sasuke.
His chakra level are too abnormal, w-what should I do?!
"S-Sasuke, w-wake up!" She whispered to him.
"Bah, I can't take this anymore." a familiar voice caught everyone's attention. Above them stood Neji and Ten ten, watching down at them.
"Some minor sound nins bullying these...second rate ninjas and declaring victory?" Neji spoke in a mocking tone.
N-Neji-nii-san?!
"That knocked out freak right there is from out team...and you're going to pay for that." with just those words, Neji made the sound nins feel fear, the whole rookie nine of Konoha didn't even manage to send a single chill down their body, but Neji did.
"Hehe...If you don't like it so much, then stop acting cool and come down here." Dosu mocked him. Hinata felt someone squeezing her arm, it was hot and burning against her skin.
"It seems, that won't be necessary." Neji backed down. Hinata looked next to her, weird chakra were forming around.
"S-Sasuke!" Hinata looked over, her childhood friend finally woke up from his slumber, but something doesn't feel right about him, he felt dark, not the person Hinata recognize anymore.
"Sasuke-kun! You're awake!" Sakura was happy to see Sasuke, but even then she noticed something was off. Sasuke's tight grip released Hinata's hands, but left a mark behind.
"S-Sasuk-"
"Hinata, Sakura...Who did that to you?"
Phew! Finally finished it (took me the whole day!) Sorry if it's long! I hope you guys weren't bored to death xD I tried to keep everything in track without changing too much, I hope I didn't butchered it D: I'll try harder to upload again! Thanks for reading :)