Wake Up

by 2018217

"I'm dead," said the body. Lifeless eyes bored hard into his. "I'm dead!" the blue lips repeated, this time more forcefully. "There's nothing you can do about it! So get over it! Why would you want to help me anyway? It's not going to work. Give up already." More blood soaked his hands. "I'm never going to wake up again, and you know that." Warning: Many character deaths.

7. Chapter 7

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Hidden Room, Bandit Camp, 6 Hours After Bandit Raid

Yukan stared at the unconscious man next to him. The man was bleeding from a wide gash on his forehead. Blood soaked his long hair. Yukan looked away.

Eighteen hours.

What am I going to do?

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Kitsaki, 8 Hours After Bandit Raid

"Master Sugita! Master Sugita!"

Sugita turned around to see one of the village's children dashing towards him.

"Master Sugita! You're needed at the village gate!"

Sugita picked up the child and sprinted for the gate.

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Sugita saw a figure weaving drunkenly toward the village. On closer inspection, it was Temari.

"I'm going to put you down, all right?" The child nodded.

Sugita raced to Temari. Her eyes were shut, but she avoided obstacles as if she could actually see them.

Genjutsu.

Sugita turned around to make sure the child wasn't looking, and then secretly made a hand seal.

"Kai! Release!"

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Falcon Tower, Sungakure, 9 Hours After Bandit Raid

Kankuro tied the scroll to the leg of the falcon. He scowled. This falcon looked fat and slow. Just his luck. Takamaru, the village's fastest falcon, had been sent on another errand.

"Okay," Kankuro stepped back.

The falcon didn't move.

"Hey, falcon! Get a move on!"

The stubborn bird flipped its head.

"Shoo!"

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Dining Hall, Bandit Camp, 11 Hours After Bandit Raid

"Good job today, men!" the bandit leader said from the head of the massive dining table. The men cheered.

"We've got plenty of weapons now! We're the strongest bandits in the area!" The bandits howled and stomped their feet.

"Good timing, too! Right on the anniversary of the Ten-Tails Festival! Gather your belongings! We leave in two hours!"

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Hidden Room, Bandit Camp, 12 Hours After Bandit Raid

Yukan held a shining knife in his trembling hand.

Big Brother says that I must kill this man.

But I can't kill him.

And I can't disobey Big Brother either.

Yukan pursed his lips and squeezed his eyes shut.

Big Brother would be proud of me.

The man wouldn't even feel it.

Big Brother is right.

Big Brother is always right.

Yukan raised the knife.