Hello people I decided to write the next chapter before someone kills me for leaving a cliffy in the last chappy. Hehe, cliffy, chappy, hehe. Anyways, thanks to Skyheart, Uchiha Sasha, MistFairie93, Mizu Hime, lovefatedestiny, Eterna1, larrycucumber2, jjayno1, Hibiki-chan, Valinor's Twilight, Tsukinoyo, and tru-viet for reviewing. Please review, the sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I receive the more I write. Now, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, but the lovely Rei, the dashing Okoru, the arrogant Yu, and the childish Zakyo.

NOTE: I was thinking of making another story with one of my other OC's. The options are, Yu, Zakyo, and Okoru and you guys can help me choose a pairing and choose a character. I know some of you guys liked those three so I'm offering you guys a chance to tell me what to write for these three. I'll only do one story for one of them so vote.

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Rei watched as Okoru got ready to attack and got ready for what was coming. She watched as the water began to take form and frowned. She knew she would have to move quickly to avoid getting hit, but it would be hard while she was injured from the fight in the forest. The water around Okoru took shape. She took a step back as the water snakes surrounding Okoru looked at her menacingly.

"Water Style: Hundred Water Snakes!"

The snakes shot out towards her and she took off running. She stopped as a snake crossed her path and jumped back. The snake was hit by another snake that was pursuing her, but they just took their form again. She dodged and slashed at the water as it tried to hit her. She knew the force behind the attack and she knew if one of them hit her she would be in trouble. She jumped up as one of the snakes threatened to hit her. She swerved to the side as another lunged at her. She flinched as it grazed her injury. She wouldn't be able to keep dodging for too long.

She tried to think of a way to get to Okoru, but she knew he always kept at least two snakes near him in case the enemy got too close. She would have to deal with the ones chasing her first. She ran up the wall and jumped off just as a snake crashed into it making a large hole. She made some hand signs.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"

She hoped her plan would work. When the fire died down she was pleased to see that there were fewer snakes to deal with. She knew Okoru had no time to gather the water that was vaporized and make more snakes. She smirked, but was surprised when a snake appeared before her. She slashed at it with a kunai and landed clumsily on the ground. She jumped to the side as another snake threatened to hit her, but it managed to knock her back as it barely touched her. She flinched as she was slammed against the wall. She looked ahead and moved to the side to avoid getting hit, but one of the water snakes caught her arm. She felt a sharp pain and heard a loud crack. She screamed out in pain and slashed at the snake. She jumped out of the way as some more tried to attack her.

Now she was in trouble. She was badly injured and couldn't make any more hand signs. She glanced at Okoru and saw that he looked somewhat stunned. She knew he really didn't mean to hurt her, but he was upset with her and she didn't blame her. She knew that she deserved what she was getting. As she ran she thought back to the day she had left.

Flashback

Rei walked down the streets of Kirigakure and headed for the forest. As she walked she had the feeling that someone was watching her. She shrugged it off and kept going. She was too concerned with what she was doing to care about anything else. She knew she had to get out of the village before they found out what she had done. She kept thinking of her friends and of how upset they would be when they saw that she had left. Still, she couldn't stay there anymore. She couldn't bear to see them suffer because of her.She sighed as she looked down at her bloodied hands and knew she was doing the right thing.

"So, I guess you're leaving for good this time."

She turned around and came face to face with Okoru. She frowned and looked away. Okoru sighed and walked over to her.

"How, did you find me?"

"I went to your house. I knew you were leaving when I saw your mother and your father's weapons were missing too."

She looked down at the ground.

"Rei, look at me."

She did and she could see that he was sad.

"I'm sorry, I have to go."

"No, you don't. You can stay here. We'll help you."

"Okoru, I can't, I can't put you guys in danger! You saw what I did to my mother! I'm dangerous!"

"No, you're not! I know you wouldn't hurt us! We're friends!"

"I don't care! I don't care about you!"

Okoru froze. Rei looked at him and knew she had hurt him, but if it was the only way to keep him safe she would rather have him hate her.

"I don't care about what happens to you. I have to get stronger and for that I have to go with Orochimaru. I can't afford to be distracted with you anymore."

She turned around and walked off.

"You're lying…"

She stopped.

"Tell Zakyo to stop looking up to me and make sure Yu doesn't overdo things."

Okoru didn't say anything as she stood there with her back to him. Suddenly she felt him grab her arm. He spun her around and hugged her.

"Rei you dumb brat, why do you always have to do this? Why can't you let us help you? Why do you always have to keep everything to yourself?"

She stood still and let him hold her.

"Because this is none of your concern. What I do and what happens to me shouldn't matter to you. If I stay you will only be in danger."

She pushed him away gently. He looked at her and frowned.

"What about Zakyo and Yu?"

"Yu won't care and Zakyo…tell her to forget about me."

"She won't."

"She has to."

She turned around once more.

"Take care, Okoru-kun."

She left and Okoru just stood there for a moment before heading back to the village.

End Flashback

'Man, I really screwed up.' She thought.

She dodged and then jumped up. She threw some kunai and missed. Okoru smirked.

"Getting tired?"

"Shut up you jerk!"

She kept dodging and throwing kunai. She also kept missing horribly and Okoru wondered if he had really hurt her so badly that she couldn't throw a kunai straight.

Zakyo watched as Rei kept dodging her cousin's attacks. She was worried as she could see that Rei was tired and knew she wouldn't be able to keep going for too long. When she saw Rei miss with the kunai she was really worried and Yu was worried as well.

"Yu, what's wrong with Rei-san?"

"I don't know, but this is bad. She can't make any more hand signs and she's tired and hurt. I don't think she'll make it."

Rei kept dodging, but she was panting heavily. She held her side and felt blood in her hands. She scowled and threw some more kunai, missing again. She stopped and looked at Okoru. She smirked when she saw that he was getting tired too. His attack took too much chakra and he was reaching his limit. She stopped and Okoru looked at her with a puzzled expression. She smirked and pulled on some strings. Okoru's eyes widened as he understood why she had missed with all those kunai. He felt something tighten around his leg and saw a string. He released his jutsu and cut the string with a kunai before jumping away, but he then realized that he was surrounded with more string. He frowned and felt the strings tighten around him.

Rei smirked as she looked at Okoru. She was panting heavily and her wound was bleeding, but she was glad to see that her plan had worked. She pulled on the string and Okoru flinched.

"Sorry, Okoru, but it's over."

Okoru sighed. He knew she had won. She would pull the strings at his slightest movement and it would be the end of him. He was also aware that he didn't have enough chakra to keep fighting. He sighed and grinned at Rei.

"I guess you won." He said.

"Yeah, but you put up a good fight."

He smiled weakly at her and she knew he wasn't mad at her anymore.

"The winner is Rei Hatori!" The proctor said.

Rei released Okoru who fell to the ground and just stayed there. She flinched and held her side as she let herself fall. She let her arm hang loosely at her side as she sat on the ground. The medic nins arrived and she watched as Okoru was put on a stretcher. Some more went up to her. She let herself be treated and then she was taken away to the hospital. She sighed and closed her eyes. She was tired and she really needed to sleep. She would visit Sasuke and Okoru when she woke up.

End Chapter Thirty-Nine

Hope you guys liked it and sorry for the shortness, but I'm busy. Please review, the sooner you review the sooner I update and the more reviews I receive the more I write. Sayonara!