Chapter 5

Orochimaru Returns

"Well now," one of the sound ninja said, "what's this? Looks like some Leaf ninja have just arrived back home, right Lord Orochimaru?"

"You're correct, Mamochi," a man with a dark, evil ora replied.

I sensed all the sound ninja and their leader were about to jump down to get closer to us. I told every one to back up a few paces. They did as I told and as I predicted, they made vibrations indicating that they were on their way down to greet us. I hoped their greeting wouldn't end in a fight.

"Well, well, well, look at this," Lord Orochimaru commented, "Asami Mai Hisoka! Long time, no see, hum?"

"What are you doing here, Orochimaru?" I said in an angry voice, "What do you want?"

"I want two things. Thing number one is your dear brother Sasuke. Thing number two … is you!" Orochimaru replied with sinister ora around him.

"Do you want us alive or dead?" I asked stupidly.

"I want your brother alive, but I want you dead," he replied once again with sinister ora all around him.

"We won't let you get your filthy, evil hands on either one of them, right, Kakashi sensei?" Sakura asked bravely.

"That's exactly right, Sakura," Kakashi sensei agreed.

"Kakashi Hatake, what are you doing here?" my sensei, Tenma asked demandingly and curiously.

"I'm here to help you fight Orochimaru," he replied with a serious tone.

"Should we go before one of us gets killed by the growing mob of people?" a girl sound ninja asked, worried about getting .

"What?" I questioned tauntingly, "Are you afraid of being destroyed by my half of the ancient sand spirit also known as Shukaku?"

Once I said that, I knew that I made a HUGE mistake.

"Are you accusing us of being cowards?" another boy sound ninja asked suspecting and semi-angrily.

"Maybe," I replied, realizing a moment to late what I had done.

I slunk back behind Gaara. Hotaru had annoyed and cocky ora around him.

"What's wrong Asami?" Hotaru taunted, "Are you afraid to fight back?"
I looked at him with an annoyed look on my face. Hotaru knew why I was looking at him that way, but he didn't care. Gaara and Sasuke, on the other hand, all of the sudden had annoyed and angry oras around them. Their muscles grew tense. I could feel it. They both wanted to knock Hotaru out cold, but despite my better instincts, I convinced them not to. They tried to object, but I just didn't let there objections faze me and my extremely dumb decision. They eventually agreed with me.

"Now where did those sound ninja go?" Isamu asked causally.

"Um…" Hotaru stuttered shyly, "I guess they ran for the hills."

"I wouldn't count on it," I told him while looking around.

"For once, Asami's right," Gaara confirmed, "but I don't since their chakra, so you should be safe, for now."

"Let's hope so," I thought to myself.