Hello friends,
I am SOO sorry that this update is super late. (I am very ashamed...)
The weekend was just very crazy with homework and Halloween.
I present chapter number six.
One Month Later
Huh…. Sasuke's late, huh? I sit in my bedroom, reading the letters that Hana sends me every thirty minutes. One of her little dogs sits next to me, panting from the heat. I stroke its fur as I read the letter.
Just finished Shikamaru, and he used his clan's Shadow Binding technique against this Sand's Temari, but forfeited because he was 'running out of chakra'. But I'm sure he'll be promoted to chunin. Just waiting for Sasuke. He's gonna be battling the Sand's Gaara. But something is keeping him up.
-Hana
PS: Please feed Michi - she's tired from running back and forth
The little brown-speckled pup rolls over next to me, panting as I scratch her stomach. "Well, so that's your name, huh? You little cutie." Michi licks my hand, and I scoop her up, carrying her to the kitchen.
The servants all bow to me and murmur, "Mizuki-sama" as I pass by. The bad part about being the heir of the clan: the formalities. Michi squirms in my arms, trying to jump out. I scold her, "Come on, don't you want to eat?" Ah. There's some leftover meat. I pair the sliced meat with a dish of water and set it down for Michi to feast on.
It's okay sitting at home while everyone else is at the chunin exams. For one thing, I don't need to sit in the sun watching a bunch of genin fight each other. And my parents are attending, which means I can do anything I want at home! Michi runs up to me and nudges my hand. She's been doing this ever since she started delivering the messages, and it means she wants to go back to Hana. I secure a little pouch onto her back, containing tsukune -Hana's favorite- then send her off.
I walk towards the shaded training area at the center of my family's home. There are targets and dummies sitting around everywhere - perfect. Readying my kunai, I take a breath to steady myself, then launch the kunai at two respective targets. I strike a dummy with three shuriken, and the other three at targets on the roof. I jump up, landing on the roof, and take out a tanto, throwing it to spear a second dummy straight through the chest. I impale my next three targets with shuriken as I jump off the roof. Then I take to disemboweling the rest of the dummies with my katana.
As I lop the head off the last one, I hear someone approaching from behind me, and I spin around, placing my katana at their throat. Whoops. It's my parent's friend, Miyu-san. I lower the katana, and bow. "Sorry, Miyu-san. I'm a bit jumpy after training."
She waves off my apology. "Not at all, Mizuki-chan. I was looking for your parents. I need to talk to them about something."
"Oh. I believe they're at the chunin exams right now." She thanks me, then heads off.
Hm, Sasuke's match is going on, maybe I should watch… I haven't seen him in over a month… Plus I have nothing else to do...Alright, let's go! I gather up all my weapons, and set off to the Chunin exams. As I arrive, I hear screams, and clashing coming from the arena. What's wrong? I ready my kunai, preparing myself for any attack. Through the dark corridor, the light at the end grows bright, and the yelling turns into screaming. A few more paces and I am presented with a bloody scene. It looks like something out of a war, Oto and Suna nin fighting against Konoha nin. I dash to the side, avoiding a reckless Oto nin coming in for a slash, only for him to get stabbed the back. This is not going to be pretty.
I jump into the stands, protecting a child citizen and her mother from an incoming Suna nin. I glare at the offender, telling him, "Your opponent is me." I take a breath and charge, reaching behind me for my tanto. I launch a kick into his stomach, slicing my tanto into his neck. My kick sends him down, revealing his reinforcements, a 10-man group of shinobi. Smirking, I do a few quick hand signs, feeling the ever-growing tingle in my middle and index fingers. "Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Fang Jutsu!" The jutsu finishes, sparks accumulating into two blades of electricity. I weave around the enemy, sliding through their attacks.
"AAHHHH, MAMA!"
I glance back, the little girl I saved before cowered in fear as her mother is pinned down, a kunai pointed at her. The mother, who fights against the obviously stronger female ninja is trying to prevent the knife from descending towards her throat, with little success. I turn back to the foes in front of me, advancing, ready for an attack. "Tch...Damn…" I release my jutsu, dashing with my tanto in hand. "Ma'am, please stay still!" I yell as I prepare to take out her attacker. The kunoichi removes the kunai from the mother's throat to block my tanto. Being of advantage, I push her down, away from the girl and her mother, and plant a kunai into her chest.
To the side, the mother holds her daughter, shaking at all the gory action. She shivers as I come closer, grimacing at the blood splatter on my arms. I squat down to her level, and grasp her shoulders, pleading her, "Please, get out of here. It's far too dangerous."
"I-I… can't-" She chokes on her own words before she could even finish.
"You have to. By staying, you are just putting both you and your daughter at risk. Protect what is precious to you and go!" After what seems to be a nod of understanding, I release the woman and turn to continue fighting.
As I fight what seems to be the 30th opponent, my actions become notably slower, not too slow to be caught, but slow enough to feel my limbs burning. Wanting to conserve my chakra, I mostly use weapons to take them out, but that option was running out. I reach down for a shuriken, finding the entire pouch empty. "Crap…" I mutter and ready my fists for some taijutsu.
Two enemy ninja come at me with kunai, preparing to slice through me. Raising myself on my heels, I sprint forward and duck. Their kunai slash right above me, giving me enough time to launch a rib-cracking jab on the enemy to my right. I jump slightly, kneeing him in the face. The impact sends him down, also breaking his nose. I hear pounding footsteps behind me, and the screech of two ready kunai. I attempt to turn to disable the enemy ninja, but something holds me back. I look back to see the ninja that I just kneed in the face holding my leg. "...Annoying," I snarl as I violently push my foot into his chest.
"Argh!" He yelps, letting go of my foot and toppling down to the ground.
"Now it's your turn…" I turn to the other ninja and knock him out with a kick to the jaw. After checking that he's out, I launch myself off the platform, and into the arena, right next to Izumo and Kotetsu, who are fighting back to back. "Izumo! Kotetsu! You mind filling me in on what happened?" I ask while disabling a ninja's arm, causing him to drop his long sword. The blade is light and sharp, looking like more of a massive dagger than a katana. This will do. I snatch his blade and whirl through the enemy ranks, slashing and stabbing the soldiers.
Kotetsu shouts, "Orochimaru!"
Izumo elaborates. "The Suna are working with him!"
"Most of them are asleep!"
"The Hokage?"
"Going one on one against Orochimaru!"
"What the-?!"
"You heard me!"
"Shouldn't we help him?"
"Can't! There's barrier that won't let anyone in or out!" Damn! I hope Sarutobi-sama gets out alive.
"There's also a giant snake that you might want to keep in mind!" Giant snake-?
"Alright." I glare at the enemy troops, and gather my chakra. "Out of my way! Wind style: Storm Front Jutsu!" A column of wind plows through the enemy lines, leaving pile of -hopefully- unconscious bodies. I race to the cloud of destruction outside of the stadium, dashing around the battles. Outside the stadium is the three biggest snakes I have ever seen- each of their purple scales is the size of a 5.5-foot-tall man. Each snake plows through buildings and people, leaving a meandering dent behind it. "Those are some big snakes…"
I hold my new katana in both of my hands, charging at one of the massive reptiles. Applying my chakra, I leap and infuse lightning into my sword, striking the scales. A bolt of lightning erupts from the contact, which should have sliced through the snake - if not then at least leave a searing gash. But that doesn't happen- instead of blood, there is just a small dent. What? This might take a bit more strength. I run up the scaly body, nearly slipping on the scales, and land right at the head. "Solar wind style: Lighting Hurricane Jutsu!" I yell, and plant the katana -infused with my jutsu- into the head. Bolts of electricity crackle, racing up and down the length of the snake. Forceful winds knock it from side to side, smashing it into the barriers of light erected around it. The resulting explosion blinds me, but I manage to leap off the snake before it implodes. Okay, one down, two more to go.
"Mizuki!" Izumo and Kotetsu, with Hana right behind them, bolt towards the destruction. Wait, Izumo, can do Water Transformation jutsus… Perfect!
"Hana, Kotetsu! Can you two distract the snakes? Oh, and Hana, give Izumo some of your chakra."
"Alright, but why?" She steps up to Izumo anyways, and transfers the chakra to him. Kotetsu whips out a katana and starts prancing towards the snakes, yelling insults at them. They swivel towards him and hiss.
"I have an idea. Go follow Kotetsu! Izumo, you come with me!" I race to the highest building, glancing back to make sure Izumo keeps up. At the balcony, we can see the whole range of destruction the snakes have caused - the snakes themselves. Hana and Kotetsu are running around the snakes and trying to stab them, to no avail.
"I have an idea. Go follow Kotetsu! Izumo, you come with me!" I race to the highest building, glancing back to make sure Izumo keeps up. At the balcony, we can see the whole range of destruction the snakes have caused - the snakes themselves. Hana and Kotetsu are running around the snakes and trying to stab them, to no avail.
"Perfect! Hold it as long as you can." I say, then jump out of the balcony, running to the snakes. I jump the the left, preparing to slash both snakes. Just then, I spot a long cable wire from a destroyed building, still sparking with electricity. This might come in handy. I grab the wire and infuse it with my lightning, then thrust it at the first snake. Without waiting for a result, I leap to the second snake, and do the same thing, electrifying both of them. Simple science happens and the water conducts the electricity, straight into the snakes. Yes! I signal to Izumo to stop his jutsu, and the water drains away. The snakes collapse, making a massive cloud of dust and dirt rise to the air. Hana and Kotetsu have already gone to fight somewhere else. Alright what's next?
I set on a patrol, checking if all the citizens are stable or in danger. Dashing through a street, I sense something familiar. Out of all times… I stop in my tracks and hold my head down. "Father."
Ugh, why am I so bad at keeping a schedule...(My brain: It's because you suck. Me: I know...)
I am going to update on time next week for sure. If I don't, thousand chops to the head.
Bye-bye!~Grai