Chapter 9: The News
The spiky hair boy steps forward, facing his opponent. He cracked his knuckles and posing in his fighting stance.
"Is he going to be alright, Akira-kun?" Hinata asks, looking at Jack.
"Yeah." Akira replied.
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After a few moments, the fight begins. Jack makes his first move by charging towards his opponent. He gives a barrage of punches to Androx but it managed to block all of them. The boy then gives a crouch roundhouse kick, causing his opponent to trip. Taking the opportunity, Jack gives a three rapid stomp on his opponent.
However, Androx quickly recovers and gives a swift kick on the shin, stunning Jack a little. Jack was quick enough to make the next move as he punch Androx's 'stomach'. As his opponent was in pain, Jack gives an uppercut kick. The attack was strong enough to send the android to the wall. Jack then gives a twin punch combo followed by a chop kick.
Androx tries to get up but Jack continues to attack him using a move he called 'Radical Barrage'; which is holding his opponent on a wall while gives nine rapid punches followed by a knee kick on the stomach. With that, his opponent falls to the ground, defeated. The wall shattered and falls on the android, resulted from the force used in the attack. The crowd was impressed with Jack, particularly Anko.
"Wow! You're not bad kid!" Anko commented giving him thumbs up. Kiba does the same while Shino just kept quiet.
"Hmm! What a show off..." Shino thought to himself.
Hinata looks at Jack, "He's strong!".
"Not bad, but he was a little rough." Kurenai whispered to her friend. Anko just shrugs her shoulders, "Boys.".
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Akira just stood still, smirking at his friend as he walks towards the group.
"That was quick." Akira said.
"Yeah. No sweat!" Jack said proudly.
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However, the battle was not over. Androx rises from the crumbled wall, looking a little deformed. The skin on the right side of its face has been scraped, revealing the red dotted eye and the metallic skull. Electrics sparkled from the wires that jutted out of its stomach. Without warning, the android charges towards it target, Akira.
As the crowd was busy cheering, one of them alerts the group.
"Look out boy!" One of the villagers said, pointing at Akira.
The green eyed boy was quick enough to block Androx's punch. Akira then gives a swift kick on the face, throwing the android back. The kick caused Androx's head to cut off and it was thrown back to the feet of the villagers, causing some of them to scream.
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The three men were shocked with their eyes widen. Unnoticed, standing behind them were two man who also watch the fight.
"Did you see that!?" The first man said, sweats drip from his forehead.
"Yes." The third man answered.
"Come. Let's go back tell Lord Orochimaru." The second man ordered. As they were about to leave, they were surprised to see that Orochimaru and Hakai were standing behind them.
"Lord Orochimaru!" The first man said, feeling surprise.
"Looks like the boy is stronger than we thought. And it looks like he brought a friend." Orochimaru said with his usual cold tone. Hakai just kept quiet as he looks at Akira. "You may go back to the village, we'll handle this." The pale man said to the three spies.
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Hinata looks at Akira as he walks towards the crowd, taking head of the android from the ground. He turns it around as he looks for something on the back. The group slowly walks towards him.
"What are you looking for, kid?" Anko said in her usual manner. However, Akira ignored her, causing a vein to pop on her forehead.
"What do we have here?" Akira said as he takes out a strange object from inside the head. He brings it closer to his view as he analyzing it. The crowd move nearer to have a good look at the object.
"What is that?" Kiba asks.
"It looks like a burned chip." Akira answers. Suddenly, they turn their attention as they heard the sound of clapping followed by a sinister laugh.
Anko's eyes widen as she realizes the person was Orochimaru. Everyone else gasp as they could not believe their eyes.
"Orochimaru!? But that's impossible! You're supposed to be dead!" Anko hissed at her former teacher.
"You haven't change Anko, my little snake." Ororchimaru teased. "And what is this? New childrens to teach?" Orochimaru said further sarcastically. The boys become annoyed with the conversation.
"Listen here pal! I don't care who you are or where you're from but we ain't childrens!" Jack said suddenly, pointing a finger at the pale man. Everyone sweat dropped at the scene.
Ororchimaru chuckles, "My, your a feisty one.". Akira just rolls his eyes at this statement.
"So what are you doing here?" Kurenai interrupts.
The pale man smirks, "Just visiting my old village. Is there anything wrong with that? ." He said, chuckling.
"It doesn't sound like 'just visiting' to me." Kurenai said with a serious tone.
"Alright, you got me." Orochimaru said, smirking at the woman.
"Then what's the reason for you to be here?" Anko asks, holding her kunai.
"Oh. I was just following my new guest's demand of bringing him here." Orochimaru answers.
The man next to Orochimaru walks forward and grins at Akira.
"Hello, boy." Hakai said as he changes into his real, mutant form. Everyone gasp in shock when they saw the transformation.
Akira's eyes widen and his emotions have been overcome with the feeling of anger. "You!" He hissed, clinching his hand.
Hakai smirks, "Yes, it is me. It has been a while...". Hakai noticed that the boy was looking at him with anger.
"What's the matter? Is it because of what I did to your grandfather? He he he." The mutant teased. This has caused Akira to become angrier.
Everyone in the crowd starts to whisper with each other.
"That must be the guy that Akira told us about." Kiba whispered to Shino and Hinata.
"So, you two defeated the android I sent." Hakai said wih his arms folded.
"Wait. You sent it? How....?" Akira asks sternly.
"Actually, I was ordered by someone else to send it to you." Hakai said, giving the boy an evil grin.
"I see. And who is this 'someone else'? Akira asks with a serious face, folding his arms.f
"I can't tell but the person created me for the purpose of killing you and the rest of your family." Hakai said.
"Killing me and my family huh? What makes you said I'm going to let you?" Akira said as he smirks at the creature.
"Hmm. Tough guy. Your fighting skills are impressive, for a human. So because of that I decided to kill you in a more... proper way." Akira just raises one of his eyebrows at the statement.
"By having a battle." Hakai grins. The boy just looks at the creature with a smirk carved on his face.
"3 weeks from now, at the same forest you safe the girl." Hakai said further, pointing at Hinata who was standing next to Shino. Akira looks at her before returning his view to the creature. "Fine..." Akira said.
The creature smiles, "Be ready for it...". With that, the two men dissappears in a cloud of smoke. Akira brushes of the smoke as he coughs. "Why do ninjas always use smoke bombs? He gave himself a thought.
Jack walks forward to his friend and taps his shoulder. "So, what are you gonna do now?" He asks.
"What else? Training." Akira said with a smirk.
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This took me two days to write. But I'm not complaining. I edited the last parts of the chapter to make it more fit in with the story.
R&R