Normal speech
"Thought"
Nine-tails/Other big voices
InnerSakura
A/N:
Disclaimer
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Recap:
Kakashi jumped from the tree and began to tell Naruto about how he shouldn't let himself be so easily caught…
Kakashi: A ninja must be able to see underneath the underneath.
Naruto just hung their as if all of his energy had been sapped from his body…
Kakashi: Like I said you shouldn't let yourself be caught so easily, especially by someone who knows your weaknesses and how to exploit them. The thing about you and your clan is that though physically you're astounding, you have one big weak point…. your tail. Applying the right kind of pressure to it can hinder you greatly, allowing the enemy to take advantage. It's pretty dangerous though because now you probably really do want to kill me. The only way to save myself would be… to take your life right here, right now…
Team Formation: Lucky Number 7
Kakashi slowly advanced towards Naruto and pulled out a kunai. Reaching him he drew back his arm in preparation to make good on his statement…
Sasuke: There…! There's an opening!!! He finally showed an opening!!!
Sasuke took this opportunity to throw a barrage of shuriken and kunai in hopes of catching the Jounin off guard.
Kakashi was impaled and as his limp body fell to the ground, Sakura freaked at the sight of someone being killed in front of her. Naruto seemed to want to react but couldn't because of his predicament.
Just then Kakashi poofed to reveal a log that had been hit by the attack instead...
Sasuke: Damn!!! He used another substitution! Now he must know where I am! I can't believe I fell for that.
Sasuke, as quickly as he could, left his hiding place and went deeper into the forest. As he ran for safety Kakashi showed himself and looked to where the attack had come from. Sakura saw this and left her hiding place in hopes of getting to Sasuke before Kakashi sensei could.
Sakura: Sasuke, where are you?!! Could sensei have already…?... No there's no way that could happen!
Kakashi stepped in front of Naruto once more to taunt him and his clones…
Kakashi: Today's your lucky day. It looks like you won't die… at least not right now. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go take care of the others.
Kakashi then heard a jingle on the ground. He noticed that one of the bells was missing and he had just stepped on it, so he picked it up and put it with the other.
Kakashi: Hmm… You must have managed to loosen one, not too bad Naruto.
With that said he was off to find the others…
Sakura was still running through the forest searching for any trace of Sasuke. She began to fear the worst but her attention was captured by Kakashi standing in a clearing just a few feet away.
Sakura: Phew! He didn't notice me. If he's here then that must mean that he didn't get to Sasuke…
Kakashi: Psst!… Sakura, behind you!
To her horror, Kakashi was sitting right behind her. He made a few hand signs and disappeared from her sight…
Sakura was now alone in the mysteriously dark forest. Fear was evident on her face as she cautiously made her way through it.
Sakura: What's going on here?! Where's Kakashi sensei?!
Just then she heard a familiar voice call for her. Thrilled by whom it belonged to, and the fact that she was not alone, she ran towards the voice.
As she rounded the tree she saw a horribly battered and bloody Sasuke pleading for her to help him. Sakura was horrified at what she was seeing and decided that there was only one thing to do…
Sakura: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! *frightened animals running and hiding*
She fainted!
Kakashi: I might have gone a bit too far with that genjutsu.
Meanwhile…
Naruto: I know! I'll just undo the jutsu and I should slip right out.
Naruto: I wish you would have thought of this sooner, IDIOT!
Naruto: Who you callin' idiot, IDIOT!!? If you call me an idiot than you're just callin' yourself an idiot because you're me… IDIOT!!!
Naruto: If I'm an idiot for callin' you an idiot because I'm you, and you just called me an idiot… then wouldn't that make you an idiot for callin' me idiot… IDIOT!!!?
Naruto: OH SHUT UP! This is so confusing!
With that Naruto quickly released the jutsu. Like he figured, the rope was now too big to restrain just him. He thumped to the ground and stood up… only to be hung once again by the tail.
Naruto: RAAAAAAH! KAKASHI SENSEEEEI!!! YOU'RE DEAD WHEN I GET OUT OF THIS!!! YA HEAR MEEE?!!! *swinging upside down*
Naruto's screams could be heard throughout the forest. Something about hearing Naruto's roaring pledge sent chills up and down Kakashi's spine. After slightly getting over it, he decided it would be best to finish things up with Sasuke first before going back to deal with an infuriated Naruto.
He soon found Sasuke hiding among trees and bushes. Realizing that he wasn't alone, Sasuke confronted his adversary.
Kakashi: Ninja fighting lesson #2… Genjutsu… Sakura fell for it easily.
Sasuke: You may have gotten Naruto and Sakura… but I'm not like them!
Kakashi: Say that after you've gotten a bell… 'Sasuke'…
Kakashi advanced towards Sasuke and began sizing him up…
Kakashi: The strength of the village's number one clan, the Uchiha clan… This should be interesting.
They continued to stare each other down in dramatic fashion… but suddenly Sasuke made his move. He took out a few shuriken and threw them at Kakashi. Kakashi simply jumped to his right only to realize that he had fallen for a trap.
The trap sprung and launched more projectiles at Kakashi. He responded by simply dodging once more.
Suddenly, Sasuke appeared behind him and threw a high, back spinning roundhouse kick. Though surprised by this, Kakashi still got his guard up in time to block. He grabbed Sasuke's leg only for him to angle himself to throw a punch. Kakashi also blocked this. Sasuke finished his attack with a kick to the top of Kakashi's head.
He was now face to face with Kakashi, smirking as if it were all too easy. As the bells jingled at Kakashi's waist, Sasuke made an attempt to grab one of them but came up short (barely).
Seeing this Kakashi created some distance between Sasuke and himself in order to ensure that he didn't come that close again.
Kakashi: Well, I will acknowledge that you are different from the other two, but that doesn't mean that you're gonna get one of these bells.
Sasuke began to go through some hand seals and a couple of them (the horse and tiger seals) caught Kakashi's attention. As he finished Sasuke yelled…
Sasuke: "FIRE STYLE: FIREBALL JUTSU"!!! *spitting out a massive fireball attack*
Kakashi: What?!! Genin shouldn't be able to use that kind of jutsu!!
Once the attacked cleared there was no sight of Kakashi. Not even a single trace…
Sasuke: Where is he?! To the side…?... No… Above…?... Where…?
Just then Sasuke heard Kakashi's voice say that he was below him. He tried to react but wasn't quick enough…
Kakashi: "EARTH STYLE: HEADHUNTER JUTSU!!"
Sasuke was pulled into the ground with dirt, rocks, and mud up to his head. He was now looking up to Kakashi as he seemed to be taunting him just to piss him off.
Kakashi: Ninja Fighting Lesson #3… Ninjutsu…. Well, keep your head up you're already heads above the others in this area… But hey, they say that an exposed nail should be hammered down… Hehe!
Sakura awoke with a fright. She didn't know what was going on but she remembered that Sasuke had been near death and all she did was pass out. She got up and began to look for Sasuke.
Sakura: I'm an Amazon warrior… I'm supposed to be tougher than this. When I see that bastard Kakashi sensei, I'm gonna bash his face in…… Sasuke, my prince… don't die and leave me alone!!!... Where are yooou?!!
After what seemed like forever, really just a few minutes, Sakura began to become frustrated as she couldn't find hide nor hair of Sasuke. She thought of giving up but she wanted to see with her own eyes that the horrible nightmare was just that, a nightmare.
Sakura: It was only a nightmare! That's all it was… a horrible nightmare that I never want to experience a… gain…?! *stopping in her tracks as something caught her eye*
She had come to a clearing, and in that clearing was… Sasuke! Well, whatever was left of him…
He noticed Sakura who had just come by and asked her for help. The sight of a talking severed head was freaky enough… but this was Sasuke's talking severed head. It's safe to say that Sakura was a little bit more than freaked out at this as she fainted for the second time of the day.
Kakashi made his way through the forest on his way to check on Naruto. Suddenly, he began to get a bad feeling. It would prove to be right as Naruto pounced on him…
With a murderous look in his eyes, Naruto was trying to overpower Kakashi and drive a kunai through his heart. Kakashi managed to wriggle his way free and retreated. As he ran through the trees, he noticed that he wasn't alone. In fact, there were three Narutos hot on his trail.
One attacked and Kakashi shifted his weight. The Naruto hit the ground and Kakashi grabbed him by the tail. As the other two charged, he began to swing the third by the tail. Luckily the other two Narutos couldn't stop in time and were sent crashing into trees. Kakashi released Naruto and he flew into the clearing he once hung out at.
He followed as to not let Naruto out of his sight. When he had arrived, Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke, and he found that Naruto was no longer hanging by his tail in a weakened state.
Kakashi: I wasn't expecting him to be able to get out of these traps, at least while I had him by the tail. Maybe I underestimated him a little bit too much…
Just then, Kakashi remembered what Naruto had yelled at the top of his lungs earlier and chills began run up and down his spine.
Kakashi: This could be very bad…! Even though he's only a Genin, he's already shown that he can become quite bloodthirsty. So, where could he be? Another ambush perhaps… I suppose that I just have to wait and see and stay on toes just in case.
A/N: Kakashi is now a little worried about Naruto and his emotional state because of one of the clans Naruto hails from, the clan of "beast warriors". Since they tend to have a great connection to their animal counterparts they can be very deadly. Also, since animals tend to be very good at going unnoticed (especially the predatory types) death can come with almost little to no warning.
Elsewhere…
Sakura began to awaken and stir. To both her surprise and delight Sasuke had been sitting beside her, waiting for her to recover. She was both moved and touched by this simple gesture of care displayed by the Uchiha.
She looked him up and down to find that there was no serious damage done to him. Feeling happy about this turnout she couldn't help but give him a great big hug. Sasuke didn't seem to care for it much but Sakura didn't care. Her 'Prince Sasuke' was in perfect health.
From out of the brush stepped a mysterious figure… It was Naruto, and he looked way beyond pissed…
Uh oh… Naruto's mad, but what is he going to do?
Next chapter: Running out of time... What's really on the line?