Demon: Welcome back to the Orphan Trio.
Creeper: Dude, is GoodWriter coming back?
Demon: I don't know man. You did pretty much threaten him.
Creeper: Fair enough.
Lexboss: Hey, guys, GoodWriter's on Skype.
Demon: Really? Set up the video call.
(GoodWriter pops up on computer screen)
GoodWriter: Hey, guys. (sees Creeper) Oh, shit!
Creeper: Don't worry about it.
GoodWriter: Really?
Demon: Yeah. Creeper found out I can't get him out again, and he already has two strikes on him.
GoodWriter: Maybe, but he might think I'm worth the third.
Lexboss: He won't kill you if you come back.
Creeper: Yeah, apparently even hitting you once will throw me back for good.
GoodWriter: … I'll think about it.
(GoodWriter kills the video call)
Demon: Well, let's get to the chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way. Nor do I own Ninja Warrior/Sasuke in any way.
"Talking" – Thinking – Demon/Summoning Speaking/Jutsu – Demon/Summon Thinking
The Orphan Trio, Chapter 6: Stage One Complete
Two weeks had passed since the Academy started, and the orphan trio was both excited and pissed. The trio was pissed because of a certain raven-haired Uchiha. After talking with the Hokage about what had happened during their first day, the trio learned that Sasuke was an orphan as well. They learned that Sasuke's brother Itachi had massacred the entire clan, save himself and Sasuke. While Kurohi still considered Sasuke an ass, Toshi and Naruto felt they should at least try to befriend the Uchiha.
However, the attempt was for naught. Sasuke continued his remarks about how Toshi didn't belong in Konoha as an enemy, causing irritation among the trio. Moreover, the Uchiha told the other two that they were enemies of Konoha by associating with him. Unsurprisingly, Kurohi snapped first, telling the Uchiha to fuck off. Naruto followed soon after, feeling befriending Sasuke was not worth losing his first friends.
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While he did not show it, Toshi was infuriated by Sasuke's remarks. However, it got worse as the first week finished. During the second week, the students would have daily sparring sessions, in which they would spar with each other for practice. The students were not allowed to use any Ninjutsu, having to rely on Taijutsu alone. The first spar of the year was between Sasuke and Toshi.
Toshi kept himself in check for the majority of the spar, but Sasuke held nothing back. He even declared that he would improve Konoha by "killing the enemy today". Amazingly, neither Iruka nor Mezuki reprimanded Sasuke for his remark, or his brutality. Sasuke clearly meant what he said, going for fatal strikes every time. Moreover, he broke a rule and used his Fire Style: Fireball jutsu, nearly hitting the Magnet user. Again, neither teacher stopped the fight or admonished the Uchiha.
Each day, Sasuke would fight, and try to kill, the Iwa native, much to the growing rage of the trio. Each fight ended with Sasuke winning due to his aggression as opposed to Toshi's reserved fighting. However, during today, Sasuke made a mistake. A major mistake. As the spar continued, Sasuke decided to put Toshi down more, hoping this would make the boy lower his guard and make it easier to kill him.
"It's a good thing your parents were killed, scum. That's two pieces of trash that I don't have to get rid of. Whoever killed your parents made the world a better place." As he finished the statement, he threw together hand signs, firing off another Fireball jutsu. However, his statement had the opposite effect than he intended.
Toshi, hearing the Uchiha's remark, finally snapped. He quickly dodged the fireball and ran up to the Uchiha. Swinging hard, Toshi smashed his fist into Sasuke's face, sending the Uchiha flying into a tree at the end of the field. Sasuke was stunned as he slammed into the tree, amazed the Iwa scum managed to hit him. As he started to stand up, he heard Toshi's angry words.
"Screw this. I don't care if I lose this fight, but you just crossed the line. You want to cheat and use Ninjutsu, fine. I'll do the same!" Toshi shouted as he threw a few hand signs together, pushing his palms toward Sasuke. "Magnet Style: Iron Pull!"
At first, nothing seemed to be happening, but only a second later, Sasuke started screaming in agony, writhing on the ground. As the students watched, pink splotches began appearing on the Uchiha's skin as the boy continued screaming. Iruka saw enough and stopped the fight. Toshi dropped his hands and started walking away. Loud enough for all to hear, Toshi called to the downed boy.
"You tried to kill me every time we fought, but now you know you can't. I could have killed you right here if I wanted to. But, I didn't. I'm not the trash, here, Uchiha. You are." Toshi walked off the grounds, followed by Naruto and Kurohi.
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Toshi had received a reprimand from Sarutobi soon after the fight, but the Magnet user told the old man what had been happening. In the end, the Hokage decided that Sasuke started the problem and Toshi defended himself. However, he also told the Magnet user to never use it again on someone while in the academy. Toshi agreed, but also informed the Hokage that he will defend himself again if Sasuke tries to kill him.
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Despite the extreme frustration over the weeks, the trio managed to handle a few important things. For one, they managed to meet and talk to Kizashi Haruno. At first, they were worried Kizashi would be angry with them for how Toshi handled the situation with Sakura. However, they discovered that Kizashi was siding with them, much to Sakura's displeasure. Kizashi had explained that he didn't like the fact that Sakura was acting like a fan girl, and that Sasuke deserved what happened to him for his remarks. The trio was relieved with that, and thanked the man for his help in keeping their business plan safe from the civilians.
In addition to thanking Kizashi, the trio successfully was able to complete the first stage of the course. Each of the eight obstacles was built over a large pit. The trio walked along the course, writing down what they have left to do.
"Alright, now we need to get some people to fill the pit with water." Kurohi stated as they examined the course. "I'm sure we only need one or two people to use some water jutsu and the pit will be taken care of." The group also noted that the village had already set up the lighting for the entire area needed for all four stages. Luckily, the power was set up to allow for each stage to be lit on its own, allowing the trio to not worry about the light cost when only using one section.
In addition, the trio managed to set up the registration area, the countdown clock, and the current leaderboard showing the top three finishers in each stage. However, the first stage board was the only one exposed. The other three were covered by durable tarps. Finally, just as Sarutobi suggested, the entire stage had chakra-restricting and damage-proof seals in place, making sure nobody could cheat or damage the course.
"Once that's taken care of, we can open the course and get things going." Kurohi said excitedly, rolling up the blueprints and walking over to the registration area.
"Once what's taken care of, Kurohi?" The trio looked to see Sarutobi walking towards them, a smile on his face. Toshi grinned back. "Let me guess, you managed to finish the paper work, Lord Hokage?" The Magnet user asked. Sarutobi smirked as he placed a hand on the boy's head. "Yes and no. I finished a pile for now, and I'm taking a break before my secretary brings me another damned stack." Naruto decided to give a suggestion. "Old man, why don't you just use a Shadow Clone to handle your paper work? I mean, if you use one, you can relax and still know what is going on your desk." The blonde asked.
Slowly, the smile slipped off the Hokage's face, eventually replacing a frown and an eye twitch. Suddenly, Sarutobi slammed his head down onto the registration table with a yell of "Dammit!" Sarutobi couldn't believe he hadn't thought of that, let alone that an eight year old managed to. Lifting his head, Sarutobi looked over to Naruto. "Just for that, Naruto, you're getting a week off the academy. Thank you for that suggestion." Naruto was thrilled, while the other two was sweat dropping at how happy the Hokage was acting for a simple suggestion.
"Anyway," Kurohi started, getting Sarutobi's attention. "All we have left to take care of is filling the pit under the course with water. This is so when someone falls, they'll land in water and not get injured. Of course we're making people sign waivers just in case, but it's a good idea to have it as safe as we can." The old man nodded before looking toward the large pit. Sarutobi smiled as he turned back to the children. "Don't worry, I have this covered."
The trio was surprised to see Sarutobi quickly fill the pit with a powerful water jutsu, finishing in thirty seconds flat. Sarutobi started walking towards the tower, giving a wave. "You can start the course tomorrow. See you guys later!" The Hokage called as he left, leaving the kids both surprised and excited to start their business and, hopefully, pay back that 300,000 ryo loan.
"I hope this goes well." Kurohi said, the others nodding in agreement.
Demon: Chapter 6 is finished!
Lexboss: Is this Ninja Warrior thing going to be around a lot?
Demon: Here and there. I am going to get the course built, and it will be discussed a bit during the story, but most of the hubbub with it is pretty much done.
Creeper: Good, I want some action!
Demon: Well, there's another thing to mention. I'm going to do a time skip to the end of the academy next chapter. Doing four years of the academy is going to suck. Besides, the anime skipped to the end on episode 1, so I'm skipping to the end.
Lexboss: Alright, so is GoodWriter coming back?
Demon: He might be. I'll contact him later.
Creeper: Alright. Just remind him, I'm not wasting my third strike on him.
Demon: …Right. Anyway, read and review!
Lexboss: No flames!
Jutsus Introduced
Magnet: Iron Pull: The user can remotely control the iron in a target's blood. The user can pull the iron, causing intense pain to the target. If the user has mastered control of the technique, the target can be killed from the iron and blood bursting from the target's body. (Rank D-A)
Ninja Warrior Stage 1 Obstacle List (Google Ninja Warrior and YouTube to see descriptions and applications of obstacles) (2:10)
Quintuple Steps
Log Grip
Bridge of Blades
Jumping Spider
Halfpipe Attack
Warped Wall
Tarzan Swing
Final Climb