"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Demon/Summon"

Jutsu

Alright if your reading this chapter then the poll for Gaara will be closed the day after I post this chapter.

Chapter 8: Ridiculous Situation Pt.2

(Forest of Death)

All the groups grabbed a waiver to decide whether or not to sign it. After all the genin turned in their waiver and collected their scrolls they stood in front of Anko. "You will all report to your designated gates and when the signal is given the test starts," Anko said looking over the genin, "A bit of advice for you brats, try not to die!"

"Really, try not to die," Naruto said mockingly, "Shit there goes my plan of getting stabbed to death."

"Smart ass punk," Anko muttered under her breath as more than a few of the genin started snickering, "Enough get to your gates or you fail the exam."

All the genin rushed off to their gates and waited the signal to start the test. They didn't have to wait long as a red flare shot into the sky and all the gates opened up. Squad 7 shot into the forest taking into trees. They landed in a clearing and Naruto ordered them to stop, "Alright we have got to make a plan, but first Sakura here the take the scroll."

Naruto tossed the scroll to Sakura who was confused by his actions, Sasuke was as well, "Why are you giving her the scroll, I would be able to guard it better."

"While you might be stronger Sakura is our genjutsu user and our first priority is to guard our scroll, if we get into a tough spot she has the best chance to escape with the scroll, while we handle the enemies, her illusion can take care of them," Naruto said both of them agreeing with his reasoning, although he didn't want the scroll just so he could cut loose without worrying about some genin with sticky fingers swiping it from him.

"Okay now that that's settled wait here," Naruto walked off into the bushes.

"Where are you going?" Sakura asked.

"I have to take a piss," Naruto yelled back to them.

Unknown to them they were being watched by three genin in pale yellow jumpsuit each bearing the Ame symbol on their headbands. "What a bunch of fools landing in a clearing and shouting, two on three lets ambush them and take the scroll before the other one comes back," the apparent leader said signaling for his team to attack.

They all jumped off the branches and tackled the unsuspecting team 7, only to phase through them. As their feet hit the ground three pairs of hands burst out of the ground and grabbed their legs. One the Ame nin, however, leapt away from the hands to safety or so he thought.

"Genjustu: Vanishing Body," Sakura said capturing the Ame ninja off guard. From his point of view his arm began to see his arms disappear, he also lost feeling in his arms before his legs went through the same process causing him to fall on to the ground.

Squad 7 hopped into the clearing observing their handiwork, two of the enemies were trapped up to their neck in the ground and the other was just wiggling his torso trying to move. Naruto quickly moved to the free Ame nin and bound his wrist, just as the man had bit his lips to break free from the technique. Naruto searched him but didn't find the scroll on him, "This guy is clean one of the other two must have it."

Sakura turned to them, a nice smile on her face and politely asked, "Which one of you has the scroll?"

The one on the left spit on her shoe, Sakura's smile turned into a scowl, the other one called her a few choice words, making her angry, as she tried to calm down the one who spit on her shoe opened his mouth, "Your not getting anything out of us you big fore-headed, flat chested bitch!"

That one broke the camel's back.

"I…was…trying…to…be…nice!" punctuating each word with a kick to the mouth. The genin spit some teeth out, blood and saliva dribbling down his teeth as he looked up at Sakura.

"Issh that the besht you got bitsh," he said glaring at her. Sakura reared her leg back before Naruto intervened, "Enough, we're wasting time, tell us which one of you has the scroll or else."

"Or else what?"

"I'll take that as a no," Naruto said before straddling the bound genin's back and reaching for his head. Naruto grabbed his chin and the top of his head and gave a sharp twist.

POP! SNAP!

Sakura flinched as the sound echoed through the clearing, while Naruto stood up and dusted his hands off, "Kill them we can find the scroll without their help."

"What?" Sakura asked incredulously turning to Naruto.

He walked right up to her and looked her in the eyes, "Sakura, there are teams out there that will not hesitate to kill us; so we kill them first," his face was grim, "Its not one of he prettier things we do but that's the life of a ninja, you have to kill or lay down and die."

Sakura turned to the one she kicked and pulled out the tantō that Naruto had given her. Hesitantly she put it against his neck, 'Okay just apply pressure and slide the blade.'

"Kill this son of a bitch!" her inner voice spoke up.

"Do it, Sakura," Naruto said to her

'The artery should sever,' gripping the handle so hard her knuckles turned white

"Kill him!"

"Do it."

'Victim will bleed out.'

"Make him bleed!"

"Kill-"

'Just slide the blade!'

"Do it!"

"Him-"

'1…2…3…'

"Slice his neck-"

"Now!"

"Now!"

'NOW!'

She pulled the blade violently severing the arteries with sickening ease, and watched. Watched the panic in the young man's eyes, her him gurgle, felt the blood spray onto her hands, as the light slowly left his eyes.

Sasuke went to take care of the other but before he could Sakura stabbed him in the head.

SCHUNK

"Nothing…" the girl whispered to herself.

"W-what," Sasuke asked unnerved by his teammate.

"I don't feel anything!" Sakura said turning to them tears in her eyes, "I just killed them both and feel nothing! Remorse, guilt, disgust, I should feel something but nothing is there!"

"Why should you?" Naruto said, making her turn to them, "This is what you were raised for."

Sakura's eyes widened, understanding why she was like this, she had been made into this, a weapon for her village, to protect it, fight for it, kill for it. "I'm nothing but a tool."

Naruto lifted her chin up and jabbed her with his fore and middle finger. The girl rubbed her head and looked at Naruto, "What was that for."

"To bring you back," Naruto said, "You are a tool Sakura, but you can choose to be more than that, hell the mere fact that you feel something for not being able to feel remorse says you still have your humanity."

Despite the situation, Sakura smiled at his words, she would be more than a tool, after all she had her own dreams and tools don't dream.

Seeing the girl smiled Naruto pulled the bodies out off the ground, "Alright enough of this sad shit, let's grab their scroll." Sasuke and Sakura searched the bodies and found the Heaven Scroll. Disappointed that they found a similar scroll the team took it, no point in not having a spare or leaving it for another team. "Alright we took these guys out, good job with both genjutsu Sakura, let move in deeper to the forest closer to the tower we may be able to ambush some teams their or along the way."

Both of them nodded and took off into the tree after Naruto. All three of them were unaware of someone following them.

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"Hurry up you two," came the demand from a red-haired girl.

"Yes Gaara," was the nervous reply from both Kankuro and Temari. Both of them shared a look at how eager the younger sister was, ever since they entered the forest they had been searching for the blond haired Konoha nin. It had been two hours and so far their searching had proved fruitless and with each passing minute Gaara seemed to get more and more irritated.

"Well, well look what we have here boys," A trio of rain nin dropped down in front of them each wearing black and grey bogy suits with umbrellas on their backs.

"You three have seen a blond haired boy," Gaara didn't know why but ever since she had met the boy three days ago she wanted to find him and kill him. She had tried looking for him before the exams but she could never find him.

"No"

(Flashback)

"Watch were your going you little brat," her idiot brother said as he picked up a small boy by the scruff of his shirt. Gaara calmly observed as her sister told Kankuro to put the boy down before a blond haired young man order her brother to let him go. Alongside the whiskered boy there was a pink haired girl and a girl with an eyepatch. She kept staring at the young man unable to turn her eyes away, his eyes captivated her, so much like her own.

Then she watched he vanished and appeared in front of Kankuro grabbing his wrist, roughly by the way her borther's eyes widened, causing him to drop the boy. She was surprised when the boy let her brother go and bowed to him in apology.

"I am sorry Sabaku-san for my behavior but I couldn't you harm Hokage-sama's grandson," her siblings eyes' widened as they realized they might have started a political incident. "Konohamaru apologize for your behavior to these three," her eye widened slightly surprised that she had been found.

"Three?" at this point she teleported beside her brother.

"G-Gaara," he said fearfully.

"Kankuro, you idiot, apologize before I kill you," she said without a hint of emotion in her voice.

"I-I'm sorry for my behavior," Kankuro said bowing his head.

"I take you three are hear for the exams," Naruto said looking at each of them before his eyes settled on Gaara.

"Yes we are," Gaara said.

"Well let me introduce myself," Naruto said pointing his thumb to himself, "Names Naruto Uzumaki, and this is Sakura Haruno, Tomoko, Mei, Udon, Moegi, and Konohamaru Sarutobi."

"I am Gaara no Sabaku, and these are my siblings Kankuro and Temari," Gaara said.

Naruto smiled at Gaara before saying something that put her team on edge, "Has anyone ever told you that you look like a Tanuki?"

Temari and her brother looked at each other, 'There is no way this kid could know.'

"I'm just saying because most people say that I look like a fox," Naruto said looking straight into her eyes. Gaara winced as her demon began to shout at her to kill and destroy the boy in front of her, to kill before she was killed. "Kill the fox kill it now!"

In a flash her sand flew at Naruto, and wrapped around him. The little boy and his group of friends screamed, while Sakura started to make hand seals and Tomoko pulled out a bow and arrow. Before anyone made a move Gaara felt someone wrap their arm around her shoulders and lean on her.

"That wasn't very nice Sabaku-hime."

This time her eyes widened as she turned slowly to see Naruto's face right next to her. "Let's save the fighting for the exams," Naruto said as he let go of her and walked over her sand to Sakura and Tomoko.

He turned to her, "I'll see you there Sabaku-hime."

Of course his words lost their effect when Sakura hit him on the head, "Idiot, you had us worried!"

Gaara looked at the groups interaction, envy and anger running through seeing someone like her, have people care for them. She turned away from them and walked off anger on her face as stormed off needing to think, "Temari, Kankuro! Let's go!"

(Flashback End)

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All she could think about was how he had some one she had no one! It only grew as she saw him again in the testing room with the other genin. She hated him, she wanted to kill him, and she wanted to destroy his life. That is what she would do, she would prove her existence by killing his friends, destroying the village, anything remotely related to him she would destroy in front of him. The she would come for him as lay on his knees; she would relish that fearful and saddened look on his face as she finally killed him.

'Soon Uzumaki Naruto, I will take everything from you,' An insane grin spread across her face as she thought of her future plans.

"Don't ignore us, you bitch," one of the Ame shouted pulling his umbrella out and throwing them into the sky. "Ninpo: Senbon Shower"

The umbrellas opened and spun rapidly delivering their payload of metal needles. The Ame nin smirked when his saw the senbon crash into the girl creating a dust cloud. The smirk was wiped off his face when he saw that none of attacks connected because the girl hid behind sand shaped like a jar.

"You fools have nothing I want," Gaara said as she thrust her arm forward sending a wave of sand at them. The trio tried jumped away and dodged the waves of sand, trying to to avoid capture but it was futile as the sand kept getting closer and closer until it finally caught one.

Then the second ninja fell to the sands grasp and they were both dragged towards Gaara. Making a half ram seal Gaara lifted her trust out palm up, "Sand Coffin"

"Well it's over now," Kankuro said as the sand covered their faces, "Anyone who gets caught by her sand is dead already."

Then Gaara clenched her hand into a fist, "Sand Burial!"

The genins' muffled screams could be heard before the sand imploded in shower of blood as the pressure killed them. The remaining ninja shook in fear as his team was wiped out by one kuniochi. "I-I give here take the scroll!"

Gaara's bloodlust filled eyes turned to him as she launched the wave of sand at him and captured him. "Hey I gave you the scroll l-let m-me go!"

"I don't care about the scroll," Gaara said, before making a half tiger seal, "Double Sand Blade!"

The genin screamed as he was launched into the sky, 15 meters, by a sand pillar as another came from the sky crushing his body flat. The sand retracted as what was left the body fell to the floor in a bloody mess.

Gaara leapt into the trees, "Come one let's go find Uzumaki."

"Man I feel sorry that guy that has Gaara's attention," Kankuro whispered to Temari. His sister just nodded in agreement hoping that her sister would be able to keep it together until the invasion.

"I will find you Uzumaki."

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From behind the bushes of the clearing squad 8 were breathing easy as the sand team left. Kiba turned to his teammates, "I wonder what Naruto did to make that girl hate him."

"I think it would be wise if we avoided their team in the forest," Shino said his team nodding in agreement.

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Naruto and his team were leaping through the woods keeping an eye out for other teams. It had been a few hours since the start of the exam and they had not run into any teams just giant tigers and insects. "If we don't run into anyone soon we might have to camp in these creepy forest," Sakura said wondering where they would be able to sleep.

"I really fucking hate this-" Naruto was cut off as a powerful wind tore through the trees and slammed into them. Sasuke held onto the branch with chakra, while Sakura was slammed into the trunk of the tree. Naruto however wasn't so lucky as he was mid leap when the wind hit him.

"OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiii…" his voice faded away as he blown into the forest.

Sasuke stood up and pulled out a two kunai reading him self for a fight, while Sakura was trying to regain her breath from being hurled into the tree.

"My, my, what delectable prey I have found," they heard someone say before a kusa-genin rose out of the ground.

"Who the hell are you?!" Sasuke yelled activating his Sharingan.

"Don't fret Sasuke-kun you'll get your answers soon enough, now lets not waste time" He said before charging Sasuke and engaging him in a taijutsu battle. Sasuke dodged a strike to chest then leapt away to avoid a sweep. He threw kunai at the Kusa nin who rolled forward and rushed Sasuke once more. This time the nin feinted a jab and kneed Sasuke in the gut, the Uchiha doubled over and was kneed in the face.

The Kusa nin followed through with a kick to Sasuke's exposed chest. Sasuke hit the trunk of the tree, but smiled at the Kusa nin.

"What's with that smi-" he heard a small noise come from his back.

SIZZLE

"Huh?"

BOOM

Flying forward from the blast, Sasuke came in fast and deliver a quick shot to the solar plexus, then a round house to his skull knocking him off the branch. Sasuke threw himself at the enemy, hooked his leg around his chest and wrapped his arms around his legs. Falling at insane speeds Sasuke piledrived him into a branch the bark cracking from the impact, letting go Sasuke somersaulted away.

Observing the enemy Sasuke was shocked when the body shook and turned to mud. Sensing something he jumped off the branch as wind tore through the branch.

"Seems you have some skill Sasuke-kun," The nin said as he looked at Sasuke, "I believe you have earned my name for that little display."

"So who are you?"

"I am Orochimaru."

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"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIT-uugh!"

SLAM

Naruto crashed into a tree branch his body curved into the branch. Then as his body lost it momentum he fell towards the ground.

SLAM

But not before crashing into another branch

THUD

And another

THUD

One more

THUD

Finally his body headed for the floor.

THUMP

Naruto groaned as he rolled into his back, feeling his cracked ribs healed, his spine feeling like it had been stomped on by an Akamichi. "Uugh, I really hate this fucking forest," Naruto coughed up some blood as his chakra healed up his internal bleeding. Sitting up he thumped his chest feeling all the bones in place, "Whew, good as new."

Naruto stood up and looked at his 'crash site' the tree he first hit at an indentation of him the others were cracked from fall. "Better get back to them," Just then a sort of slime fell on to his shoulder. "What the hell is this?"

HISS

Naruto turned around to see a giant snake towering over him, fangs bared and dripping venom, "I really hate this fucking forest."

The snake snapped it jaws around Naruto enjoying the taste of its meal.

"Oh there is no fucking way I'm being eaten!" Naruto shouted from the mouth of the snake, reaching into his pouch and pulling out a yellow ball, covered in seals and oddly enough a smiley face. "I hope you like the taste of this you scaly bitch!" He pumped chakra into the ball dropped and slid himself down the beast's throat.

'4…3…2…1…'

"Sayonara motherfucker!"

BOOM

The snake's head exploded blood spraying all over the clearing along with what was left of its skull. Its body wriggled around before it became still, a small lump moving through it. The lump reached the throat hole and a hand burst out of it, followed by another, then Naruto's head, as he used his hands to pull his body out.

Naruto spit out slime and mouthfuls of air, "I really…hate this…fucking forest!" Naruto stood up trying to clean the slime off of him self, not realizing his shouting gave away his position.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

Naruto stood straight as he began to turn, "There is no way my luck is that-," as he finished turning he saw three giant tigers ready to pounce, "Why is everything in this forest so goddamn big!"

The smallest tiger, which was still pretty goddamn big, pounced. Channeling Kyuubi's chakra, making Naruto's appearance turn feral, he stopped the tiger that tried to tackle him. Naruto roared as he lifted the tiger and slammed it into the ground.

The other two tiger decided to attack Naruto at the same time, "I fucking hate this forest!"

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"I am Orochimaru."

'Orochimaru of the Sannin! We're in trouble,' Sakura thought as Orochimaru tore off the skin that covered his face showing the pale face, yellow snake eyes, and menacing smile.

Then he let out his killing intent. Sasuke and Sakura froze the force was amazing but they managed to get it down from being frozen in place to just shaking knees. They thanked Kakashi for his training.

Both of them took of into the forest realizing that they had no chance defeating him. "That's right run my prey."

Orochimaru leapt after them surprised at their speed as they hid in the forest. Smiling he made five hand seal he summoned a giant snake and ordered it to get them. Both genin were hiding behind a tree to the far right of the Sanin. They screamed when a large snaked wrapped around the tree and them trapping them against the trunk. Then Orochimaru appeared in front of them with two kunai.

"My, what a shame and here I hoped you would be able to escape," He said licking his lips, "Now I have to kill you."

Before he could kill them however a noise to the left caught his attention.

ROOOOAAAAAR

Orochimaru leapt off his snake as a tiger crash through the trees and landed on his snake. He also noticed that a lot of small yellow balls covered the tiger. Before he could think any more a blond bur dropped in, took his prey, and leapt off the snake. His danger senses going off he hid behind the closest tree he could find, as the yellow balls went off.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOM!

He felt the ground shake from the force of the explosion looking around the trunk he saw that the branch along with most the trunk had been destroyed. He looked over to the genin to see that had been joined by their other teammate. The boy wore a tight dark blue leather sleeveless vest with dark blue pants and black shoes, along with seals on his arms.

Naruto put his teammates down and turned to where Orochimaru was and saw him looking from behind the tree. He also noticed how much the tree that looked ready to fall over. "You give me support I'll handle this bastard."

Naruto unsealed his kanobō from his left shoulder seal.

Orochimaru saw the boy leap but not at, but at the tree. He readied him self as he saw the boy swing his club.

"Kanobō-justu: Mountain Drop!"

Naruto hit the tree shattering the bark and making the tree fall forward. Naruto created a clone and had it launch him at the tree, gripping the tree with chakra Naruto ran to the opposite side and launched himself at the Orochimaru.

Orochimaru pulled out his sword Kusanagi and blocked Naruto's club. Orochimaru attacked with his sword delivering quick slashes that Naruto was hard pressed to defend against. As Orochimaru went in for a stab Naruto parried with his own weapon and twisted around and swung his club upwards smashing Orochimaru towards the falling tree.

Orochimaru recovered in air and landed onto the falling tree, Naruto followed him as sticking to the underside of the tree like Orochimaru. They clashed again, on the falling tree, this time Naruto swinging his club breaking through Orochimaru's guard. A vicious side smash and Naruto used the momentum to kick in Orochimaru in the face.

Going through hand seals Naruto thrust his hands forward. "Raiton: Crippling Shock!" Tendrils of blue lighting flew struck the snake Sannin, making him lose control of his muscles and fall underneath his tree

Naruto leapt ran to the left side of the trunk, hoping to crush Orochimaru. "Say goodnight Orochi-huh!" The tree suddenly stopped, and looked up to see it hand landed onto a bigger tree stopping it mere feet from the snake ninja. "Oh you have got to be kidding me!"

The justu wore off and Orochimaru decided to take off the kid gloves. He jumped onto the tree and ran along the trunk towards Naruto. Naruto put his guard up but was unprepared for the snake's speed. Blocking a slash from the right, then a chop, he was kicked in the gut then in the face. He fell on his back his arm getting stomped on by Orochimaru causing him to drop his weapon.

"You are an annoying pest," Orochimaru said raising his sword.

"Magen: Hell Viewing Technique!" Orochimaru's widened as he saw a menacing skeleton coming for him. He then smiled and made a ram seal.

"Release!"

"Katon: Grand Fireball Justu!" Orochimaru jumped up avoiding the fireball and came back down about to run the lying Naruto through.

Naruto had other ideas as he rolled to the side, receiving a deep cut in his side, and activated his left arm seal. Orochimaru raised his blade and blocked two blades. He leapt back as Naruto's other hand came up to slice him.

"Come on you didn't think I was just some one trick pony," Naruto said holding up his gloves that had three white blades on the knuckles, on his feet one blade was attached to the outside of each foot. "Let me introduce you to 'Maim' and 'Ravage'."

"Hmm, Falcon Talons, haven't seen those in awhile," Orochimaru said readying him self.

Naruto ran at him and went for a flying kick, which was ducked under. Landing on his heel Naruto twisted around and blocked the sword with his foot blade. He bent his raised leg and tried to stab Orochimaru. Reacting quickly Orochimaru shoved Naruto's foot with his sword making him roll away.

Naruto recovered and charged back in using all his speed. The two moved like blurs across the trunk attacking and countering each others moves. Orochimaru found himself actually challenged by this brat, blocking a heel kick as Naruto dropped into a hand stand; he barely blocked the other rising leg with his knee.

Naruto not one to let go of an advantage raised one arm from his position to stab Orochimaru in the leg. However the snake nin had other ideas as he leapt over Naruto and grabbed his leg with his tongue. Landing he lifted Naruto up and slammed him into the branch, then spun him around and threw him into the tree.

Tired of this game he decided to end it, "Striking Shadow Snake Hands," Holding him in place he gathered chakra into his finger tips, seals appearing on the tips and sliced open his vest using his sword.

"Any last words brat?"

"Yeah, Blast Palm!" Naruto's palms faces Orochimaru as he was engulfed by the blast. The snakes let Naruto, panting he smiled, that high speed taijutsu had taken a lot out of him, but the bastard was down for sure. He looked at the body to see it was still standing, then his eyes widened as he saw mud hit the ground.

'Aw shit.'

SQUISH

A hand burst from the mud clone slamming into his gut over his seal. The clone melted to reveal Orochimaru behind it, "Five Prong Seal!"

Naruto grit his teeth as he felt a burning pain shoot through his body locking up all his demonic chakra. Pissed off from having his youki sealed again Naruto was not going to the only one leaving the fight with wounds. Lashing out jammed his claws into Orochimaru's chest. His vision going fading Naruto saw Orochimaru open appear to shed his skin coming out perfectly unharmed, he said his last words before falling unconscious.

"I fucking hate this forest…"

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Orochimaru chuckled as he lifted Naruto up by his throat, 'I should just kill this brat, but he is needed if Sasuke is to pass the exams, still doesn't mean I can't have some fun.' He punched Naruto in the stomach and chest breaking a couple ribs and causing some internal bleeding if the blood coming out his mouth was any indication. The he tossed him off the falling tree. He was a bit annoyed when the pink haired kunoichi caught hin, but oh well.

Turning to Sasuke he extended his neck and bit the Uchiha on the shoulder, "I hope you enjoy my gift Sasuke-kun when you get tire of being weak and want real power come find me." He chuckled as he relished the sounds of Sasuke's screams. With that the Sannin melted into the tree leaving two unconscious genin, and one pissed of kunoichi.

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Alright folks sorry I couldn't make it longer but I seem to have a small case of writers block, originally this chapter was going to continue but I just can't seem to get it down on my screen. Don't worry though I already have about a fifth of the next chapter done and it should be out in a little while hope fully.

Also my poll is still up sorry that I forgot to put it on my profile but I have been busy lately and I made a mistake. Anyway vote for Gaara or don't you choice. Once again keep reading and reviewing and I'll be sure to have it out soon.

Some of you may be wondering about Sakura's little episode, well in most stories I have seen when a character made their first kill they were emotional about it. I thought to myself why would ninja be emotional that is what they were trained for. Think about if you had parents who killed for a living would it be that big of deal no because when you are young you are basically a blank state and you environment plays in a role on how your mind works. So if mom and dad who you loved killed and you knew this it wouldn't be bad because mommy and daddy are right. Growing up in a place where killing is not only a living but a norm would give you different ideals.

Oh and for those of you who commented or read my one-shot Deal with the Hyuuga clan I'll be making one or two more chapters to finish the story off because people asked me too and I am just surprised they want me to continue it. Later.