HEY BABES, I'M BACK! Ugh feckin finally. I swear I havent had the time to update this because I just started school and everything. Plus its unfair to you guys since I spent the last three months updating a storm... but i'm sorry, this is what you have to live with. I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME. I won't be giving you any spoilers this time so moving on.
ALSO, THIRD PERSON POV. BECAUSE SHIT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
Chapter Thirty-Four: Braving Through
Mononoke stalked through the dim forests, all her senses were on high. She sniffed the air to take in surroundings, before jumping high and landing on a low branch. Glowing sea-foam eyes searched the forest floor as the forest began to awaken. Dawn crept into the sky, illuminating the shadowy darkness of the night. Mononoke spotted a few possums scurrying into a nice little hidey hole.
The girl looked up and smiled.
The sky was pretty today.
But she didn't come here to enjoy the scenery, as tempting as it may sound. She was on an important mission. A personal mission, really, but still important.
She pounced from branch to branch, only stopping a few times to look around the forest floor.
Where is it?
Finally, she came to a rather dense part of the forest and began poking around.
"Nagisa.. Nagisa... Where are you~?" she hummed, pushing away leaves, overturning rocks and looking into empty barks of wood. "Come out, come out, wherever you are." The small bag she hooked on her belt hit her thigh as she leaped from a rock to a fallen tree.
"Nagi~" she called again.
After a few minutes of searching, Mononoke decided to stop her search for a moment and waited by the river instead. Nagisa can hide itself quite well. No point in looking for it if it doesn't want to be found now.
Settling on a large rock, she took a deep breath and exhaled. The Yorukami drew a few balls of water from the river, and began to amuse herself by using the water to create different things.
First, she made a bird, before freezing it into shape, letting it flit and dance around her. Then she melted it, and it morphed into a rabbit, hopping around in the air. Then, a fox, later, a cat and so on and so forth.
As she experimented with the lump of water, she began humming to herself.
She barely heard the soft sounds of slithering under the din of her own voice. Barely. That doesn't mean she didn't heard it. Mononoke stopped humming, and looked down.
A two headed cobra flicked their tongues at her. It was jet black and the cobras' eyes had different eye colouration. One had gold eye whilst its twin has silver.
Mononoke's face broke into a smile.
"Nagisa! There you are!" she cooed as the snake slide up the rock to join her. It coiled itself at her side and she scratched both of their chins, "Good boy. Here, I got some meat for you." Retrieving the bag from her belt, she dropped a piece of meat the size of her finger on her palm before lifting it to their mouths.
You would find it weird why the girl referred the twin headed snake as singular, but, well, Nagisa is a single creature, although it has two different heads, minds and personality.
The golden eye cobra hissed at the silver one when it tried to make a grab for the meat, earning a nip on the face as the twins bickered over the meat. Mononoke giggled as the two bit the meat in half before gulping down. When they were done, they looked up at her longingly and she laughed.
"What would you do without me?" she teased as she produced another piece to it. Its tongues flickered, heads swaying hypnotically. Piece after piece, she fed her friend, until the double-headed snake was quite full. After the meal, the snake slithered up to rest on her shoulders, enjoying the human warmth. Stroking its heads, Mononoke returned to her water play and humming. But now that she wasn't expecting a visitor, she allowed her guard to lower ever so slightly.
Which was probably the worst mistake she's ever going to make.
In the shadows, something lurked and hissed the moment it saw its cousin, wrapped up and lazily snoozing on their target's shoulders.
What a disgrace that thing was. Revolting worm.
The creature dropped its head, before sliding silently towards its target. No matter. It's owner would definitely be pleased after it completes its mission.
Stealthily, the unknown snake began to navigate through the grass, all of its concentration on the girl. It couldn't wait to sink its fangs into her soft fleshy neck. Without a moment to lose, it lifted its neck up and threw its jaws wide open, letting out a victorious hiss.
Mononoke realized its presence a second before it hissed and whirled around. But it was fast.
Thankfully, she was slightly faster.
Her left arm came up to block its attack, and she screamed in pain as its fangs punctured through her sleeve and into her arm. Before she could react, someone grabbed the snake's head and twisted it around. A sickening crack hushed through the clearing and the snake's lifeless body fell to the ground with a thud.
"Hey, kid. Stay with me. You're going to be alright." A deep voice comforted as Mononoke pressed her arm to her chest, wincing. She felt a movement on her neck to her shoulders as Nagisa slithered to her arm. Its tongues flickered at her wound and she heard it hissed worriedly.
The predator snake's poison was foreign to her, she could feel it. Even Nagisa knew that.
"What kind of snake was that?" she rasped, looking at her saviour. The first thing she noted about him was that man had really white and bushy hair. And a strange metal thing on his forehead, whatever the heck that was, that had the kanji for oil.
She saw him raise a hand towards Nagisa and she growled painfully, "Lay off him, this one is with me." The man blinked at her before chuckling, "That's what you're worried about? Don't fret, little one, I won't hurt your friend."
He pushed her sleeve up to her shoulder to inspect the damage. It wasn't much to look at, really. There were only two puncture wounds. Not much blood either.
"It doesn't look that bad." he stated obviously and he dropped his bag to the ground before rummaging through it.
She furrowed her brow as she felt cold sweat popping up from her forehead from the pain, "I'm usually immune to snake poison. But this... This is different."
The man nodded and hummed thoughtfully as he took out a small first aid kit and placed it beside her, "How so?" She growled as the pain grew stronger, "Like it's eating me from the inside. I've already freeze most of it inside my body, but some of the the poison is still active."
Mononoke noticed the man faltered slightly, even in her pained state.
"You what?"
She smirked at him painfully, "Froze it. Ice it. It'll come out soon enough. I don't need first aid. Nagisa can handle the healing part." The girl looked down at the black snake. The silver one flickered its tongue at the wound before baring its fangs. Mononoke heard the man gasped in disbelief as the snake sunk its fangs into her arm, in between the wounds inflicted by the previous reptile.
The girl winced, biting her lips to keep from screaming in pain. Her face was pale as she looked up at the sky. She bit so hard she tasted blood.
But a few moments later, Nagisa released its fangs before looking up forlornly at Mononoke. Her breathing was harsh, but her furrowed brow had relaxed and smooth out.
Mononoke looked up at the man and smiled, "Nagisa's healing head can pretty much cure every type of snake poison."
He narrowed his eyes at her, "How are you so sure?"
She shrugged, "Been there, done that. This happened before when a new poison enters my body. Thankfully, Nagisa was always beside me when it happens. I'm pretty lucky, I guess." By the way she keeps blabbering, the girl definitely seemed better now. Mononoke shivered a little as the healing process began to start and watched as the man stared at her arm in wonder. Frost coated the wounds, healing it rapidly.
"Anyway, who are you?" she asked, when the silence became a little too much.
The man cleared his throat before grinning widely, "I'm a man of many names. They call me a romantic man, a writer, a poet, a-"
"Oh, cut the crap. Who are you?"
He chuckled at her interruption, "To the point, eh? What a party pooper. My name is Jiraiya."
Mononoke's eyebrows flew up in surprise, "You're one of the legendary Sannin, aren't you?" Jiraiya blinked before guffawing, "Well, you heard about me? Not many kids your age would know that." Mononoke rolled her eyes, "Sure, great poet. Thanks for the compliment."
"And?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow at her and she snorted, "And for saving me."
"So what is a pretty young girl like you, doing in the deep dark woods like this?" Jiraiya crooned as he rubbed his chin, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. Mononoke felt a vein pop from her forehead.
Who does he think he is? Oh right, a Sannin.
Mononoke sighed and deliberately ignored him as she started petting Nagisa, "Good boy, run along now. I'll be fine." The golden eyed head nudged Mononoke's knee while its twin hovered its mouth over her wound worriedly. She forced a giggle but poked them off, "It's okay, boy. Seriously."
The snake flickered their tongues before slithering into her shirt. Mononoke sighed at this. Well, I guess you're coming along no matter what I say, she thought. But she was secretly grateful about it though. Nagisa hissed a little as it bickered among itself before settling in.
Jiraiya scratched his chin before looking at her this way and that, humming, "Seems about right. You must be Dao's grandkid. You got the Yorukami eyes, and his family mark."
Now her full attention was on the man.
"You know Dao?" She asked, her ears pricked up and alert. Jiraiya crossed his arms and nodded, agreeing dramatically, "Indeed. Yuupa told me that you lived." Mononoke raised an eyebrow, "Yuupa?"
But Jiraiya just smirked at her, "You'll see him soon enough."
Today is Judgement Day. Also, the day of the third part of the Chunin Exams.
Mononoke shifted her weight from foot to another as she waited in line with the other candidates. She just couldn't wait to freeze something!
The crowds on the bleachers were whooping and cheering their encouragements as the candidates began to stand in line, getting ready for the last phase of the exam.
"Ugh, this is such a drag. Can't I just withdraw and get it over with?" Shikamaru complained as he looked around. The crowd's getting pretty rowdy at this point. Mononoke elbowed him and teased, "What's wrong, getting cold feet already?"
The boy shot her a dirty look and she sniggered in reply. Before he could shoot her back a snarky retort, the fourth examiner stepped forth, silencing them.
"My name is Shiranui Genma, and I'm in charge of the third part of your Chunin Exams." The Jonin said, the senbon in his mouth bouncing around as he spoke.
Seafoam eyes sparkling, Mononoke began watching at the needle with great interest and wondered if he'd ever accidentally swallowed one before. Due to this, she managed to tune out everything he said.
"... So, hence, the Third Phase begins. First round, Hyuga Neji versus Uzumaki Naruto!" Genma declared, causing Mononoke to jump in surprise.
"Wait, what did he say?" She wondered aloud, looking around. Temari, who was standing to her left chuckled, "Welcome back, squirt."
Mononoke just rolled her eyes and grinned at the Sand kunoichi, "Good to be back. So what now?"
Temari smirked as she replied, "Now we sit back and watch the show."
Mononoke felt her mouth pulled into a large grin as she proudly watched Naruto prance around in triumph.
The knucklehead actually whopped Neji's ass!
She couldn't help but feel proud for her teammate. His hardwork has finally paid off! When the crowd had dimmed down slightly, Genma called out, "The next round of the Chunin Exams will begin. Kankuro versus Aburame Shino! Please come to the ring."
Mononoke watched as they took the battered Hyuga away and made a mental note to visit him after this was over. As she did so, her ears pricked up as Kankuro began having a heated conversation with Temari, even though they were doing so in a hushed voice.
She looked over to them curiously and realized that Gaara was standing close to her. The Yorukami smiled knowingly at him, even though the boy was glaring down at the ring. Just as the girl wanted to speak to him, something just had to interrupt her.
"That's it! You got me, I give up! I'm pulling out of the match!" Kankuro's voice echoed through the stadium as he declared his loss.
Mononoke's eyes widened at the sight of the boy raising his hand in surrender. "What's wrong, kitty cat? You have a fear of bugs all of the sudden?" Her mouth moved faster than her head and she earned herself a withering glare from the Sand ninja.
"Piss off, brat. It's none of your business." He responded icily.
Before she could come back with a remark of equal bite, Genma's voice cut in. This must've been her third interruption today. What's with her luck?
"Kankuro has been forfeited the match! The winner is Aburame Shino by default. Therefore, the following round is..."
"Mononoke versus Aburame Shino!"
Mononoke immediately straightened the moment she heard her name, adrenaline rushing through her. "Huh? I thought I was supposed to be in the last round?" She wondered aloud. If memory didn't fail her, she was due in the next row of candidates. A sigh came beside her and Shikamaru snorted, "Serves you right for daydreaming. There were some changes in the bouts. So you're next."
The girl laughed before lifting her hands up and stretched her back, making a strained moaning sound, "Great. Time to kick ass." She was pretty hyped to show them how good she really was. And Shino is an exceptional fighter as well, although he's more of a long to mid-distance fighter. She's pretty much formulating her battle plan at this point, but she also wants to play this fight by ear.
Shikamaru just rolled his eyes at the sight of her acting so chill about this, a small smile escaping his lips, "Break a leg."
Naruto leaped up beside his teammate and lifted his fist up, "Good luck, Mononoke-chan!" Sasuke gave her one of his rare smiles, "Don't you dare lose to him, squirt." Her friends encouragements motivated her, pushing her energy to the full blast. She returned the blond's fistbump and mirrored his grin, "Thanks, guys. See you later!"
Once the Genins stood opposite of each other, they stared each other down, both competitors looking quite calm about this fight.
Genma looked from the girl then to the boy, assessing them. They seemed ready. But just as he raised his hand up, Mononoke piped up, "Shino-kun. Before we begin, I'd like to clarify something." The Jonin stopped his movement, allowing the exchange.
"Even if I don't know you very well, you are Kiba's and Hinata-chan's teammate. And I respect you and your talent. But I won't pull any punches and I hope you would do the same." She said, her pose confident with her right hand placed firmly on her hip.
A moment later, she heard a soft reply from the boy and grinned at the words, "Likewise. Let us begin."
Genma took another glance before bringing his hand down, "Whenever you're ready, start."
Without a moment to lose, Mononoke leaped into action. He was a long distance fighter, and there should be a reason for that. And not everyone could balance the different fighting ranges. Her mind was racing with these thoughts as she flew at Shino in point blank range.
Suddenly she was stopped in her tracks. Her body tilted forwards, due to inertia, but she managed to maintain her balance, a rare feat since Mononoke's known for her clumsiness. She looked down at her feet and her face contorted slightly from surprise and annoyance.
Bugs crowded at her ankles as they crawled up, freezing her in place. Suddenly, she snapped her head up, realization beamed from her features. But it was too late.
"Secret Technique: Insect Sphere."
Mononoke's body was quickly surrounded by the insects, and she was lost inside the globe. Her cries were shrill as she was swallowed by the little creatures.
Multiple gasps sounded out and her name echoed softly through the bleachers. Only one was, in fact, particularly loud. Shikamaru gripped hard on the steel railings as he watched the girl succumbed to the mercy of the insects. He'd heard about the techniques of the Aburame before, and they are a force to be reckoned with.
Naruto cried aloud beside him, disbelief and fear flashing across his face.
It was quiet for a moment. No one dared to move, or even breathe for that matter.
Genma took one look at the globe and sighed. The kid would be done for if he didn't call the match off. And Kakashi might blame him for it. He knows who the girl is, and he doesn't think the Copycat Ninja would take it lightly if his little girl was going to land in the hospital thanks to the bug boy's bugs eating her chakra away. Which could be avoided if he stopped the match now.
Just as he wanted to speak up, a great burst of cold air blasted from the globe in between the cracks of the bug sphere. Ice began growing on the surface before completely surrounding the orb.
The crystals began to shoot from the sphere and rushed at Shino's direction, connecting from one bug at a time. It spread through the arena like a disease. Genma leaped away from the creeping cold towards a safer distance. The Jonin was secretly glad he hadn't stopped the fight.
Meanwhile, the Aburame boy startled when he saw the ice heading towards him and quickly leaped out of the way.
But he was a moment too slow.
The moment a single snowflake touch the heel of his shoe, it spread rapidly, imprisoning the Genin in mid air a few feet from the ground after he leaped. His entire left arm and body was encased in ice. Shino grunted and looked back at the icy orb.
Everything happened so swiftly, it took a moment for the audience to follow his gaze
It was quiet. Too quiet. One might say you could hear a pin drop from a distance. Then a loud crack echoed through the arena. The sphere began to break down and large pieces of ice and bug fell apart, revealing an unscathed, unhurt and unruffled young girl, smiling gleefully at her opponent. Her silver white hair glowed under the sunlight, the rays bouncing off the soft curls. The Konoha ninja giggled as she shook her body, a few frost covered bugs falling off her.
"Not very good with cold, are they?"
Mononoke clasped her hands behind her back as she walked closer to her opponent, carefully side-stepping away from the snow piled around her, "I doubt you can attack anymore, Shino-kun. The frost has already entered your body, I'm sure you noticed. As I speak, your chakra channels are shutting down, one by one."
She tilted her head like a curious cat, observing his reaction.
"Am I right?"
The boy could only keep his dignity by being silent, glaring at her through his glasses as he did so. Mononoke blinked at this before looking back in wonder.
There was another Aburame Shino behind her. Mononoke's mouth curled into an 'o', as if she finally understood something.
"Of course you aren't dumb enough to allow your real body to be bugging around so close to me." The girl sniggered at her pun, her grin could only be described as 'shit-eating'.
Bugs crawled at her feet again as a soft voice spoke, "Once the bugs caught your chakra, they can always find you, no matter what you do. The conditions are met." Mononoke just shook her head as she look down at her feet, "You don't understand, do you?"
Ice immediately washed over the bugs, freezing them in on her skin. Then they fell off her legs harmlessly. "Your bug technique can't work on me." She turned her body slightly so she could keep an eye on either Shinos. "My body is protected with ice, as a line of defense. So no matter how many times your bugs try to infiltrate my chakra system, they cannot do so without becoming bug-sicles, see?"
Mononoke raised her hands at both Aburame's direction, "You, on the other hand, don't really have that advantage, do you?"
Ice beams shot from her hands, slicing into the air mercilessly and ended up blasting its target. The Shino that was in the ice prison shattered into bugs while the other one dodged the beam, causing it to hit the arena's wall. But the boy had also scattered into bugs.
"It's over, Shino-kun. I've found you."
A blast of frost air burst from a hole in the ground, sending the real Shino into the air, trapping him in the exact same way as his bug clone before. Mononoke shook her head in mock disappointment, "Once bitten twice shy, as they always say. So what are you going to do now?"
To her surprise, she saw the boy slumped slightly, although he didn't reply. He must be exhausted. She could sense the chakra emptying from his body, thanks to the ice.
But if this continues...
Quickly, she turned to Genma, "This match is over. Call it off. Or else I will not stop the frost." The Jonin look at her blankly, "What for? He is still able to fight. And whether or not you wish to stop is up to you."
The absolute gall! Mononoke was pissed. How could he not see that Shino was in danger? Even though she was the one who put him in that situation, it's because this is a match, isn't it? She had to give her all, obviously!
Mononoke turned back to Shino.
His head was hanging over and his breathing was ragged. Bugs were weakly flying in her direction but she swatted them away easily. He's too proud to admit defeat. Most probably won't back down even after the frost closed off all his chakra points for good. If she was the cause of it, Mononoke would never forgive herself. Shino's an exceptional ninja and it would be a horrid waste of talent if she rendered him useless.
The girl looked from Genma to Shino, the former making it obvious that he would do no such thing. Frustrated, she heaved a deep sigh and threw her hands in the air grumpily, "Fine, I quit! I withdraw! Kami forbid I kill the guy!"
Immediately after she said it, the ice disintegrated and Shino fell, landing on soft snow. Throwing a dirty glare at the smirking Genma (she had absolutely no idea why the uncultured peanut was even smiling about), Mononoke swiftly rushed to the unconscious boy.
She crouched beside him and pressed two fingers to his neck, muttering gently, "Hold on, buggy. I got you. But this is gonna hurt a little, okay?" For obvious reasons, Shino didn't answer her. But, nevertheless, she released the frost from his chakra channels slowly. Doing it too fast would only result in a sudden flow of chakra and the body might not be able to withstand the pressure.
When she was done, the boy began to breathe shallowly but it was even. He's weak now but should be fine in a few minutes. The girl slumped beside Shino, regret and guilt already buzzing through her. She might've gone a bit too far this time...
"Winner of the third round is... Mononoke!" The voice of the Jonin cut through the haze of her thoughts, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Once she heard him, Mononoke whirled around to glare at him, "I thought I just quit?! That's not fair! Shino was supposed to win, didn't he?" She realized that the Jonin was standing behind her. He looked over her shoulder to take a peek at Shino before turning his attention to her.
Genma shrugged, "It's obvious who won anyway. Besides, I didn't announce your win until you decide to stop the fight yourself for another reason. Although this match is to see which Genin is the strongest, shinobi values are also taken note of."
The girl squinted suspiciously at him but he didn't get to elaborate any further. Medics quickly came to the scene and shifted the Aburame on a stretcher before taking him away. Mononoke sighed and hope that he would be fine. At least she managed to stop before his chakra was cut down to half. If she would guess it, she probably sucked 25% of chakra from his system.
Mononoke turned back to the snow pile and raised a hand at it. The snow melted, revealing the multitude of bugs that had been trapped inside. Mononoke could almost hear the collective gasps across the stadium as the bugs wriggled back to life. Most of them fluttering their wings experimentally before taking flight, others just crawling a few paces before flying up. The horde swirl around each other, like a single living creature, trailing around as they tried to look for their master. The vortex moved and rushed towards Mononoke.
Then it stopped short a few inches from her face before splitting respectfully around her and moving in the same direction where Shino went.
The kunoichi giggled to herself as she walked away to rejoin the other candidates.
When she got back, Naruto was ecstatic. "That was sooo cool, Mononoke-chan!" He gushed the moment he saw her, running over with sparkles in his eyes. Sasuke just smirk at her and gave her a fistbump when she came over with Naruto beside her. He raised an eyebrow as he teased her knowingly, "You actually gave up? Shame, you still won in the end, which means you get to go on in the match. You can't run from it now." She whined at this, throwing her head back dramatically, "That's what I was thinking. Ugh. And it's going to be a pain because everyone else are friends."
He just rolled his eyes, a smirk on his lips, "Think of it as a friendly match then. Doesn't bother you that much, does it?" She groaned and she heard someone else chuckle, his voice making her belly warm with affection, "You could always quit like the other guy if you're such a chicken." Mononoke stuck her tongue out at Shikamaru who was looking at her with hidden mirth.
"It's your turn now, isn't it, Shika?" She pointed out deviously and he groaned. She saw his hand flicked upwards, as if he was contemplating on withdrawing instead.
But of course, some twisted turn of events would cause him crashing down to the ring.
Actually, it's Naruto. Naruto is the one who caused him to crash.
Mononoke blurted out laughing like a madwoman the moment Naruto thumped his back hard enough to send Shikamaru sprawling over the railings and down into the arena. "Oops." Was all Naruto could manage as he look down, his hand still frozen in the place where Shikamaru was a few heartbeats ago.
"Idiot. Are you always going to mess things up?." Sasuke bluntly observed, sending Mononoke doubling over again. Her giggles were contagious, which made Naruto laughed and shout an encouragement to the boy below while Sasuke tried to keep a straight face as his female teammate looked as if she was going to run out of oxygen soon.
Mononokw wiped her tears and looked down.
Temari-chan was already there. This match should prove entertaining.
Mononoke just smiled when Shikamaru declared his withdrawal. Everyone had to see it coming.
"What the heck are you doing, Shikamaru? You could've won!" Okay, maybe not everyone.
Mononoke just rolled her eyes and grinned at Naruto, "That's because he knows his limit." She watch with amusement at Naruto's mortified face as he refused to accept the blatant truth and leap down to give the Nara boy good talking to.
Sasuke stepped up closer to her, lowering his voice, "Your boyfriend is pretty smart, huh?" Immediately, Mononoke's face burned up as she turn her head quickly enough to almost get a whiplash as she glared at her comrade, "What's that supposed to mean, Duckbutt?"
The Uchiha just smirked at her knowingly, "Nothing important." She squinted at him, dripping with suspicion and trying her best to ignore her flushed cheeks before turning away haughtily. Whatever he meant.
As Shikamaru and Naruto began bickering due to the falling-over-the-railing incident, Shikamaru obviously chose the stairs to return to the others.
The next round was between Gaara and Sasuke.
Sasuke, obviously itching to fight, leaped down from the railings and landed down at the stadium smoothly. Mononoke rolled her eyes when the shrieks and squeals from a multitude of women began booming down from the bleachers. She makes a mental note to talk to Duckbutt about this being "too cool" thing. It's going to sink him deeper into fangirl hell.
She looked over to Gaara, who was looking at Sasuke with emptily, and the girl smiled at him, "I'll walk you down?"
He didn't answer her, (although the boy was secretly, slightly uplifted by the fact she wished to do so so carefreely) and instead began walking towards the direction of the stairs.
Seeing that he didn't outright tell her to piss off, Mononoke hummed happily as she skipped after him, ignoring the looks of mortification thrown her way by his teammates.
Mononoke didn't try to make any small talk this time, given that Gaara was going to have a fight, and she didn't want to distract him with anything she might have to say. Just as they turn a corner, she immediately felt a disturbance in the air and froze. Gaara stepped beside her, a single curious thought passed his mind, and he followed her gaze before narrowing his eyes slightly.
Two burly men stood at the other end of the corridor, seemingly intimidating.
And Mononoke, bless her, stood protectively in front of Gaara, sneering at the men. The redhead was sincerely surprised as she lowered her body, her entire posture was ready to attack. One of them spoke in a mocking voice, "We don't want to hurt anybody, but our master bet that the Uchiha is going to win, so watch out, brat. And don't even think of winning this match, or else." The two men thump their fists together darkly, both of them chuckling.
One of them even punch a hole in the godamn wall.
Mononoke was mad. How dare they belittle Gaara?! And who do they think they are, the Sannin? They're no match even for Naruto, and that's saying something, she reckoned, not that Naruto was a terrible ninja since he already proved he wasn't just now, but still.
"Well, unless you're not quite done with your inspiring attempt at being a total blockhead, I humbly ask you two toads to go back to whatever swamp you came from." Mononoke snapped, getting pretty hot under the collar.
The man snarled and jeered at her, "What's wrong, boy? Not man enough to stand up for yourself? Need a little girly to help?"
Wow, is that way out of line.
Mononoke stepped forward, aiming to dislocate every part of his body, but sand wrapped her waist and pulled her back gently. But around her, two columns of merciless sand rushed at the men, cocooning them into the walls. She froze the moment she heard their strangled cries from the insides of the sand prison. What was happening to them?
"Don't you dare speak to her in that way." A menacing voice warned.
"Or I'll kill you."
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