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"Talking"

'Thinking'

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Demon talking

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Preparations

Time: 2:27pm

Date: 06/08/12 AK

Location: Ninja Academy Rooftop

Sasuke smirked as he got into his fighting stance. 'This will be easy,' he thought overconfident. 'With that armor on he'll be slow and easy to hit.'

Robert gave Sasuke his own smirk, but it couldn't be seen behind his helmet. Sasuke had no idea how much trouble he was in and was about to get a very rude awakening. "Are you just going to come at me? Or just stand there and look pretty?" Robert taunted.

Sasuke quickly obliged by throwing several kunais at Robert, hopefully to make him duck or dodge. But Robert just stood there as the kunais pinged off his armor.

Sasuke smacked his forehead with the palm of his right hand. 'I can't believe I forgot that his armor is super strong, baka,' he thought disappointed at himself.

"That wasn't really smart, now was it?" Robert said flatly.

"I know that!" Sasuke yelled running head on at Robert, with full intent of punching him.

'That's not very smart either,' Robert thought as he grabbed Sasuke's fist and lifted him up to eye level with him. Robert switched his footing and tossed Sasuke to the middle of the roof.

Sasuke hit the ground rolling to a stop and was really getting frustrated quickly as he got up. He soon realized that Robert was toying with him, which really pissed him off. Sasuke quickly took out two kunais, one in each hand, and launched himself at Robert yet again.

Robert inwardly sighed. 'Well, you got to admire his determination,' he thought before smiling evilly. 'Let's crush it,' he finished his train of thought as he appeared in front of Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes widen as both of his wrists were caught in Robert's steel grip and were twisted behind his back, making him drop the kunais in his hands. Sasuke was shocked someone with that much armor on could move that fast. His amazement was short-lived as Robert put his right leg in front of Sasuke's legs and pinned him to the floor.

"You might as well give up Sasuke," Robert taunted at the pinned ninja. "If I was fighting for real you'd be dead by now," he finished letting go of Sasuke's wrists, giving him a chance to get up and put some distance between him and Robert.

Sasuke had other plans; he twisted his body so he was on his back and tried to kick Robert in the face with both of his feet. Robert dodged the kick and grabbed Sasuke's left ankle. He then lifted Sasuke up over his head and slammed him onto the floor again. Then Robert twisted his hip and tossed Sasuke at one of the trees.

Sasuke hit the tree with a notable thud and landed in a seating position against the tree. He hit the tree hard enough for him to see stars floating around his head singing in a chipmunk voice, 'I'm A Little Tea Pot.' Sasuke shook his head violently from side-to-side, trying to shake off the dizziness and the singing stars. 'Great, now that dumb ass song is stuck in my head,' he thought giving Robert a Death glare.

"This is your last move Sasuke," Robert said emotionlessly. "You sure you want to keep going?"

Sasuke stood up, his head still spinning from the impact, and ran at Robert for the last time.

Robert sighed, 'Does he ever learn?'

When Sasuke was close enough, he raised his right hand into a fist and swung at Robert with all he had. Robert grabbed Sasuke's fist with his right hand and placed his left hand on Sasuke's left shoulder blade. He placed his left leg in front of Sasuke's feet and quickly shoved him to the ground again, his right arm almost getting pulled out of its socket.

Robert let go of Sauske's fist and raised his right hand into a fist. He brought down his fist, slamming it against the floor about five millimeters from Sasuke's face. The force of the punch caused Robert's fist to go through the cement floor.

"That impact would have crushed your skull," Robert said pulling his fist from the floor, releasing Sasuke from his pin, and standing up.

"You underestimated your opponent, Sasuke," Robert continued grabbing the back of Sasuke's shirt and lifted him up so he was standing. "A mistake like that could get you killed," Robert finished, letting go of Sasuke's shirt and making his way to the roof top door. "Let's go."

Sasuke's mind was in shock that Robert had beaten him so easily, so his body was on auto-pilot and followed Robert inside. He was traumatized; if the fight was real and instead of a test, he could have been killed. It was an extreme wake-up call that left Sasuke shaken.

"Sasuke," Robert said bringing out Sasuke out of his trance.

Sasuke blinked and regained his bearings. He quickly realized he was in the market district. 'When did I get here?' he questioned himself before looking at Robert.

"You should switch your priorities," Robert said not looking back.

"Why?" Sasuke asked raising an eyebrow.

"I have seen what happens to you, if you don't."

"Tyler and I are not from this dimension. In the dimension we're from, you are part of an Anime/Magna series."

Sasuke looked down at his feet as he continued to walk, deep in thought. It made some sense; both Robert and Tyler were way too smart to be twelve, 'well Robert at least.' It would also explain the armor and knowledge they had. If he knew what happened in the future…

"What happened to me?" Sasuke asked not really wanting to know the answer.

"You became just like Itachi," Robert said monotone.

Sasuke stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes widen in horror. One of the few things Sasuke really feared was becoming like his older brother, the sadistic; power mad, psychotic freak. "How…?" he asked his voice barely a whisper.

Robert stopped as well and faced Sasuke, "You became so obsessed with power and angry that Naruto, the 'Dead-Last', was stronger that you after the first Chunin Exam. You left konoha a few days later after you had fought Naruto and joined a traitor of konoha because he promised you power. You nearly killed Naruto to get the Mangekyo Sharingan when he was trying to bring you back because of a promise he made to you."

"I-is he stronger than me?" Sasuke asked still very much shaken.

"Because of the training Tyler and I gave him, yes, he is stronger than you."

"Can… can you train me?"

Robert crossed his arms in deep thought, thinking about the outcomes of not training and training him. After a couple of minutes of compensating for just about every outcome he replied, "On one condition."

Sasuke looked up at Robert, with a small amount of hope in his eyes. "What's the condition?" he asked.

"You make the revival of the Uchiha clan your first priority."

Sasuke was about to protest but stopped when Robert raised his right hand, "I didn't say you should give up on your revenge."

"Huh?" Sasuke asked a bit clueless.

"By all means, Itachi needs to be brought to justice for what he did. All I'm saying is that you can make killing your brother a secondary objective. If you have a chance to take your brother out, take it, but not with out help. Even the greatest of warriors need help every once in awhile. So, do we have a deal?" Robert finished holding out his right hand.

Sasuke paused for a few moments looking at Robert's hand, thinking about his proposal. He did say he could kill his brother if he had a chance, just to make that ambition secondary. After all, there is a slight possibility he could get killed in a mission, meaning if he had a family then they could continue his dream of revenge if he fell in battle. Sasuke smirked and nodded. "Deal," he said shaking Robert's hand.

"Good," Robert said releasing Sasuke's hand. "Let's get the supplies we need for tomorrow's test."

Time: 3:02pm

Date: unchanged

Location: Marked District

Sasuke and Robert were almost done getting the supplies needed for the test tomorrow. They mostly consisted of several wooden boards, paint brushes, different color cloths, and about five gallons of different colored paint. Robert was carrying the wooden boards, cloths, and three gallons of red, yellow, and white paint. Sasuke was carrying the paint brushes and had the last two gallons of black and blue paint.

Robert explained in great detail of the training routines and places they would meet to train and the punishment for not being on time. Sasuke was very surprised at the amount of training Robert and his friends had to go through. But then again, how fast Robert had moved and how strong he was would take lot of training to keep in shape. But as long as he can get stronger, then he didn't care.

"How many more places do we have to go?" Sasuke asked getting a bit annoyed. He didn't mind the way Robert was shopping, getting in, getting what they needed, and getting out in a fast tempo. It was just they had to move to a lot of shops and all the walking around was getting annoying.

"We have one more store to go to and don't worry," Robert said looking over his right shoulder. "It's a weapons store."

Sasuke thought for a moment remembering he did need some new weapons. The ones he was using were getting dull and misshaped from the constant use.

"Here we are," Robert said going into the shop.

Sasuke took the time to look at the shop itself. It really wasn't that impressive, just looked like every other shop that was in the market district, only the sign read 'Master Weapons.' "I've never heard of this store before," he said as he made his way into the store.

"Really?" Robert asked surprised. "It's a shame; these people make really superb weapons," he finished as he walked to the main counter.

Sasuke scoffed quietly while looking over the assortment of weapons. 'I barely have a chance to look for new weapons because of you telling my so called 'fan club' of my hiding spots,' he thought before his eyes fixed on a light grey Fuma Shuriken. He placed the items he was carrying down and picked up the over-sized shuriken. Sasuke was surprised at how light it was compared to the others he had. It was nicely made and extremely well-balanced. He extended his right arm outward and opened it up causing Sasuke to smirk in satisfaction. 'Robert was right; these weapons are very well made. Far better than where I buy my weapons, and it's cheaper too,' he thought as he retracted the blades.

Robert went to the main counter, placed the items he was carrying down against the counter and tapped the assistance bell. "Hang on a second, please," someone said from deep inside the store. After a couple of minutes of waiting, a man with black hair and brown eyes came from an opening from the back of the store. He wore a black t-shirt covered by a brown heavy leather apron; he also wore thick leather gloves. The man's face was pretty dirty, suggesting he just came from the forge.

"Sorry for the wait," the man said taking off his gloves before looking at Robert and smiled. "Ah… Robert-san, I was wondering when you would get here." as Robert pulled out a rolled up scroll. "Didn't Tenten tell you I had Kakashi-sensei as an instructor, Buki-san?" Robert asked. (A/C: I know, bad pun. But it was the only name I could think of for Tenten's father.)

Buki nodded. "Yes, but I was teasing you. Wait here, I'll get your shurikens," he said making his way back to the back of the store again.

Robert turned around and looked at Sasuke, "Find anything you like?"

Sasuke looked over at Robert and nodded.

Robert smirked. "I knew you would like the weapons here," he said returning his attention back to the backroom door.

Buki came back from the backroom with two bundles of red and blue silk cloths and a wooden case. "It was very difficult to melt the metal, but it was worth it. These are quite possibly the best I have ever made. It was like the metal was showing me where to hit," he said, his voice gleaming with pride as he placed the shurikens inside the wooden container.

"Thank you for your help, Buki-san," Robert said as he placed the rolled up scroll in front of the store manager. And here's my end of the bargain, the blueprints for a new weapon."

Sorry it took me so long, I would have had this chaptre up yeasterday but I got Halo: Ghost Of Onyx novel yesterday and I just had to read it. It was pritty good, talked mostly about the SPARTAN-IIIs and thats all I'm saying. But I will have some more SPARTAN hand signs that i can put on, in this story. I'm going to be working on Paralelled Rebellion for a few chaptures while I work on the next few chaptures.

I would also like to say that Naruto: The Life Of A SPARTAN has reached over 20,000 Hits!!! And in celebration of this, I have made a scetch of what Robert looks like in his 20s and I'll try to upload ASAP.

So until next time, This is SPARTAN-251, signing off... (Click)