Loose Canon

(Yes, it's intentionally spelled wrong)

Sasuke lay on the ground, exhausted beyond belief. Although his training with Kakashi ended hours ago that didn't stop him from doing his own regimen. His eyes burned from the amount of stress he put on the sharingan.

The boy say up panting. He decided that this was enough training for the day, it was beginning to get dark. He slowly rose to his feet, ignoring the pounding in his head and eyes. Sasuke instantly took to the trees towards the dango shop, he was really hungry.

It was only a week until the exams and he was more than excited. He learned a strong jutsu and also drastically improved his movement speed and strength. He was excited to win this, and even more so to see what the dobe learned while training with the Sannin. Regardless, he was more than ready to face any challenger that faced him.

There were only three opponents that had a chance of giving him a problem. Rock Lee was a freak of nature. The boys speed and strength was ridiculous, and he couldn't help but notice that he was holding back in their spar. His training with Kakashi was mainly to prepare himself for the chance at the much anticipated rematch with him.

Sasuke was also concerned about the one called Gaara. The red haired boy held an air of mysteriousness that made him wonder what his true power was. The gourd on his back also made him wonder about the hidden weapons he could be hiding. He would have to remain on his toes for that fight.

And then there was Neji.

Neji didn't win Rookie of the Year off of some fluke. No, the boy was obviously talented. He never saw him fight, but the stories of his ruthlessness was whispered like a ghost story. He heard that on a mission he once beat a shinobi so bad that the man begged for death, but he instead chose to continue to kick him around. Sasuke couldn't help but smile at the thought of that.

The boys sandals clicked lightly as he landed in the front of the shop. He walked in and took a seat in the back, alone from any other customers. He sat patiently, waiting for a waiter to come and take his order.

"Sasuke!" the boy flinched as he heard his name shrieked in the building. He turned and saw a familiar patch of pink hair and couldn't help but groan. Did she not understand that he didn't want her?

"What?" the boy said sternly as she rushed towards him. He couldn't help but notice that trailing her was his classmates Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, as well as a boy that he never met before. The kid had blue clean cut hair and was wearing a brown shirt with black shorts. He noticed the boy Shikamaru sigh and mutter something, and he could tell that it was his signature phrase.

Sakura helped herself to a seat beside the boy, ignoring his glare. "We came to eat, and I guess we'll be eating with you today!" The rest of the group silently took their seat, Choji across from him with Ino to his side while Shikamaru sat beside Sasuke. The new kid looked around nervously, and was quickly pulled onto the floor beside Ino. He was surprised that Ino simply gave him a smile and nothing more. At least someone got the message.

As everyone gathered around Shikamaru decided to be the one to speak. "So, Ino, you said Naruto did what now?" This caught Sasuke's attention and he silently listened.

Ino's eyes widened and a smile crossed her face. "Oh yeah! So we ran into this bandit, I believe his name was Yamcha, and he had a cat-"

"Wait, you mean THE Yamcha?" Sakura asked with a shriek.

Ino nodded. "Yep! And he had a cat with him, named Puar!"

Sakura sighed dreamily. "Is he as hot as they say?"

"No, he's even hotter!" both girls squealed in delight. Shikamaru rolled his eyes.

"Girls," he mumbled.

"Food!" Choji yelled as the waiter came to their table with a large helping of sticks of dango. As she placed the, he didn't hesitate to dig in.

Shikamaru huffed at that. "Did you guys fight him?If so, I'm sure that must be the reason that Kiba and Hinata are in the hospital."

Ino's eyes lost the excitement. She slowly nodded. "He was so strong. Kiba fought him first, and he was doing a good job. Yamcha's cat then turned into a skunk and shot them with a really smelly gas." Ino's nose scrunched up at the memory. "While their nose were going out of whack, he began to pummel the two. The cat took out Akamaru, and Yamcha beat Kiba to the ground.

Sakura paused from his chewing. "You're telling me that Akamaru was beaten by a cat? That is highly unlikely. A canine is far superior to a feline."

Ino nodded slowly. "The cat became a hammer and knocked him out!"

Choji continued smacking as he spoke. "So, a henging cat? That's not strange at all."

"Maybe he was a summon?" Shikamaru replied with his chin on his hand. "That's the only explanation that I can think of."

"Enough already!" Sakura yelled in annoyance. "What happened next?"

"Oh! Hinata decided to fight him after Kiba was down." The table got really silent at this. Everyone had a soft spot for the shy girl. "She did good for a while, she even hit one of his arms with her Juuken strike, taking it out. But Yamcha was good... really good." Tears began to gather in the girls eyes. Mark put a comforting hand on her shoulder, causing her to smile. "When things were going bad, that's when Goku and Naruto showed up.

Sasuke tensed up at this. He was glaring at Ino, ignoring the pain that his eyes were in. Was this the person that Naruto beat?

"Goku?" Shikamaru asked curiously. "Is that the boy with the tail?"

"Tail?" Sakura was the confused one now. She eyed Ino with one eye brow rose. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah she's sure!" Everyone turned and looked at Mark. This was the first time he spoke since they came, so they were all surprised. "He had a tail, and he was just as ugly as a monkey!"

"What happened with the dobe?" Sasuke asked, irritated with the entire situation.

Ino decided to continue her story. "Well when they came, Goku punched him so hard that he looked like he was going to pass out!" everyone's eyes widened at that. "Then Naruto tried to fight him, but the guy escaped quickly."

Sasuke calmed down. He decided that maybe Kakashi was just messing with him to make him train harder. He'd be sure to punch him extra hard for his betrayal in training.

"And then Kurenai Sensei came back and we went to West City and met Mark and his mom." The table was once again silent. Everyone except Sasuke knew about the untimely death of Kurenai's mother. "While we were recovering in the hospital a man attacked. The creep had mouths on his hands, it was gross! He used them to make bombs!"

Shikamaru shook his head. He was happy that he was exempt from the mission. It sounded like it was much more than he was willing to handle. "Would this man's name happen to be Deidara?"

Ino's eyes widened in realization."Yes! We went to save the people, me,Goku and Naruto, and the guy followed us! Goku decided to handle it while me and Naruto escaped, but it kind of backfired since he still found us. He attempted to kill me, and that's when Naruto snapped."

Sakura's head turned slightly at that. "What do you mean snapped?" Sasuke's hands tightened into a fist.

"He just, I don't know, snapped! He got so powerful that I could SEE his chakra. It formed into a tail, and he began howling and running on all fours like an animal. He became," her eyes lowered to the table. She was looking for the right words to say, but she couldn't think of an appropriate one. "A monster," she lightly added.

Sasuke quickly sprung to his feet, to the surprise of everyone. He turned to walk away, but his wrist was grabbed by Sakura.

"Sasuke? Where are you-"

"I'm leaving!" Sasuke snapped at the girl without looking back. He snatched his wrist from her, resulting in a light yelp.

"B-but-"

"Hey, do you have a problem or somethin'?"

Everyone was shocked to see Mark on his feet, glaring at the Uchiha. Sasuke looked back at the boy, annoyed at his presence.

Mark became bolder and stepped towards Sasuke. "Do you not hear me?" he yelled with fury. At this time, all eyes in the shop were on the two. "We were having a nice conversation and you just gonna walk away like that? Why you gotta be so rude?"

Ino felt the waves of killing intent flowing off of Sasuke. She grabbed Mark's shirt, but he pulled away from her. "Mark, stop-"

"No, he needs to learn his lesson!" Mark was now standing behind the Uchiha now, glaring daggers into his back.

Sasuke chuckled. "And you're going to be the one to teach it to me?" he responded darkly. Shikamaru grimaced as he saw a small spark of purple coming from his neck. He slowly rose to his feet with Choji following suit.

Mark growled. He didn't care if this kid was a ninja, he wouldn't let him disrespect a lady! "You're damn right!" he yelled as he lunged for the boy.

Before he could connect Sasuke turned and grabbed him by the neck, throwing him into the wall with a crash. Sasuke quickly jumped onto him, his hand cocked back to attack. As Mark stared into his eyes, he was frozen. The once black eyes were now a blazing red and spinning madly.

He was terrified.

Sasuke tried to attack the boy, but realized that he was frozen. "Stay out of this, Shikamaru!" he roared at his classmate.

Shikamaru struggled to keep his hold. "Choji, get Mark and get the Hell out of here!" he groaned out as he took a step back, Sasuke following suit. Choji nodded and grabbed the tear stricken Mark, quickly running out with the small boy in his arms.

Shikamaru sighed as he released his hold on the boy. He knew that he was in danger of him turning on him, but he was sure that he could handle himself. Sasuke turned towards the boy and gave him one final glare. He then looked around at the shop: all eyes were on him.

It was then that Sasuke noticed the one pair of eyes that he recognized. His black and red eyes stared into the icy blue of his enemy, the enemy that stared at him with interest. Sasuke grit his teeth and walked out of the shop, sprinting all the way towards his home.

Shikamaru released a sigh as the Sasuke left. He looked towards his two remaining companions. They both looked scared and shocked. "What a drag..."

XxxoxxX

Everyone looked on as Naruto and Goku stuffed their faces with different types of meats that the Ox King hunted. He came back with large deer, Dinosaur, boar , and fish. The food was quickly disappearing, thanks to two growing boys.

"Wow, Goku, you sure can eat!" the Ox King said.

"My grandpa told me the same thing!" Goku said with a wide smile. He grabbed a fried piece of meat and picked it clean in less than a second.

Jiraiya's eyebrow rose. "Who was your grandpa?"

"Grandpa Gohan!" the three older figure's jaws dropped. They didn't know how they didn't piece it together; the outfit, the power pole, even the nice manners. "He was really strong!"

Master Roshi nodded. "I know, I taught him myself."

Goku dropped the bone that he was chewing on. "Really?" he asked with a lot of excitement.

Roshi nodded with a smile. "Yep, him and his son! Ain't that right, Jiraiya?"

All heads turned towards the old man. A slow smile spread across his face as he looked at Goku in a different light. No wonder he was so attached to the kid! He limped over to the boy (Gyumao gave him a cane he took from an old man) and patted him on the shoulder. "How's the old man doing?" he asked with a smirk.

Goku continued staring up at the man. "He's dead."

The room fell completely silent, save for Naruto continuing to munch on his food. Jiraiya's face turned glum. "H-how did he die?"

"Some giant monster killed him one night. I didn't see it. I was sleeping."

Jiraiya winced. His old man most likely died trying to keep it from getting to Goku. He slowly pulled his hand from Goku's shoulder. "I need a minute," he said softly as he hobbled out of the room.

Goku watched the man leave, then continued to eat. Naruto slowly stood to his feet and followed his sensei out the door.

Master Roshi was sad about the situation, but decided that now wasn't the best time to show it. "Say, how did your castle get set on fire anyway?"

The Ox King paused from his chewing. He wiped his mouth with his massive arm. "Hey, Chi Chi? Why don't you and Goku go and find out what Bulma's up too."

"OK daddy!" Chi Chi said with a smile. She grabbed Goku's hand and took off with him deeper into the castle.

As the two watched her disappear, the large man sighed. "Well, it happened shortly after Chi Chi was born."

XxxoxxX

The Ox King was outside, playing with his two year old daughter. He was a normal sized man, and was playing a game of hide and seek. Chi Chi was sitting in the middle of the field, covering her eyes.

"Where's Chi Chi? I can't seem to find her anywhere!" he said with a grin. "Hey, Mr. Bird! Have you seen Chi Chi?" The small creature looked at the man and took off in a panicked scramble. "Chi Chi!" he called to no one in particular.

The man turned his back to his daughter, and was surprised to see a masked man in the front of him. "Who are you?" he asked the figure. The man wore a long black good with chains falling from the sleeve. His mask was orange with black stripes going across. As well as a hole on the right side for the eye.

"Where's Urya?" the figure calmly asked. The Ox King grimaced at this question. It still hurt to have his dead wife brought up.

"I'm afraid she isn't with us anymore," he said sadly. This was still a sore subject to him. "Now again, who are you?"

The man cracked his chain into the ground, leaving a large gash. "where is she!?"

Gyumao looked over his shoulder. He saw that Chi Chi was peeking at him, but began giggling and covered her face once again. "She died, giving birth to our child. Now can you please leave us? I'm trying to play with my daughter." Gyumao turned back towards the man and saw that he was no longer there. The parent in him panicked and he turned back towards his daughter. He froze as he saw the man tickling the giggling girl with one hand. "Get away from her!" he yelled in panic as he sprinted towards them.

"Uh uh uh," the man raised his other hand and revealed a kunai. Gyumao froze as he lowered it towards the girl. "We don't want any accidents, do we?" he said as he stroked the girls hair, eyes trained on the father.

"Please, I'd do anything!"

"Is that so?" the man rubbed the girls face. She looked at her dad with a smile.

"Daddy! I like Unco Mask!" the girl said with a smile.

Gyumao fell to his knees. "Please! She's all I have left!"

"Then you will do as I say." The man lifted the girl up, and she wrapped around his neck, nuzzling her face into his coat. "I will take the girl, but I promise-"

"You can't take her!" he yelled with both fear and fury. Tears began to stream down his face.

The man chuckled. "I wasn't asking for your permission."

The two stared each other down. Gyumao wanted to rush him and destroy the man, but he didn't want any harm to happen to his girl. After a pregnant pause, Gyumao fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face.

Chi Chi looked at her father, and became concerned. "Daddy? You cuwyin?"

"Please, she's all I have left..."

"And I need her. If you attempt to interfere, you will die."

Chi Chi didn't know what the man was saying, but she wanted her Father. She squirmed to get away, but the man tightened his grip. Tears began to form at her eyes. "Daddy? Daddy!" she screamed.

"Kamehameha!"

The masked man was hit forcefully in the back, causing him to fly forward. Chi Chi was sent screaming, flailing wildly in the air. "Daddy!"

"Kyojin! Saisho no Keishiki Jutsu!" Gyumao expanded rapidly in size, stretching up to eight feet tall. He jumped and grabbed his daughter, hugging her tightly. He smiled as he saw his savior.

"Gohan!"

The old man quickly landed beside his friend."Don't drop your guard, he's still around here somewhere!"

Gyumao nodded. He refused to release his crying daughter, however. He continued to look around, but couldn't see the man anywhere.

"Gohan and Gyumao. It seems I am outmatched." They looked towards the castle and saw the man sitting on the wall. He was glaring at the two, and they matched his.

"What kind of sick creature are you? Trying to kidnap children!"

"It matters not." The man quickly went through hand seals. " Katon! Shinpi-tekina hono Jutsu!" The man breathed a long stream of fire into the building to the shock of the old men. The flame seemed to consume the entire place in seconds!

"My castle!" Gyumao yelled. He was shocked to see his entire place on fire, with the masked man disappearing in a spiral. The last thing left was his glaring eye, yet they could still hear him.

"I will be back, and I will have what I desire."

XxxoxxX

"And that's what happened." The Ox King always got emotional when he thought of that night. He nearly lost his daughter to that masked man. He was glad that his friend was there to save her.

"Don't beat yourself up for it. She's alive and well, and your a great father no less!"

The large man smiled. "That's why I don't trust her around strangers. I'm glad that he hasn't returned yet, but I have a feeling that one day he will."

Master Roshi frowned. He wasn't good at comforting men, but this was like a son to him. He put his hand on the man's shoulder. "I bet that when he does come, we'll be able to handle him! Just leave that up to me!"

XxxoxxX

And that's that! I kind of wrote this just because I was in the mood. I figured since my last chapter got so much attention, as well as a pretty harsh flame, that I kind of owed you guys another chapter. This isn't much action anyways, so I wouldn't want you to wait weeks on it. Thanks again to gamerlover41592, and also thanks to NinjaFang1331 for your review. You guys are much appreciated!

Kyojin! Saisho no Keishiki Jutsu!- Giant: First form Jutsu

Katon! Shinpi-tekina hono Jutsu!- Fire style: Mystic flames jutsu