The Dragon in the Maelstrom
Chapter 22: Prelims
Written by Jlargent
Me: Here we go with chapter 22, now later on I'll be posting a poll for the outcome of this fic so keep your eyes peeled for it. Typical disclaimers apply I do not own Naruto or Avatar the last Airbender in any shape or form. Oh and congratulations to legion 19 and Shigyakuteki Hyousha for guessing that it was the Executioner Majini from Resident Evil 5 that chopped Danzo's head off. Here's your cookie! (Passes out Chocolate chip virtual cookies)
Naruto's POV
Well this is a fine mess that we stumbled upon I thought to myself as the three of us are not only fighting the crazed ex-sannin but also protecting Team Eight from him. Sasuke was out on the ground after receiving the 'Hickey of Doom.' as Anko puts it Hinata and Shino knocked out Ino and Sakura since the two of them are pretty much dead weight but was now regretting that action. At the most they could've taken Sasuke and run away but at the moment they're being used as human meat shields by Orochimaru.
"Ninja art: Hidden shadow snakes!" I call our and ten snakes shoot out like whips around the prone form of Sakura that was being held in the air by Orochimaru's tongue while Shino grabs Ino from Orochimaru's surprised hand and Hinata's hand was enveloped in water in the shape of a spike and stabs him from behind only for Orochimaru to dissolve into mud.
"Shit!" I cursed as I quickly look up to see Orochimaru coming down from above and was about to bring his sword down on us, the three of us scatter just as he stabs his sword into the ground where I would be if I hadn't moved "Damn, that was way too close. Hinata! Shino! Escape plan 23A!" I call out as I let loose a special 'flash bang' seal that can blind and deafen a normal ninja for hours but for a ninja like Orochimaru it should last less than that so we grabbed Team Eight and ran like hell but not before I drop another explosive scroll only this one has a higher yield and a larger blast radius.
I activate the scroll once we make it to a reasonably safe distance and the mushroom cloud was twice the size of the previous explosion, I let loose a low whistle at the full scale destruction that I did.
"Okay I know Anko said there is no such thing as overkill but really?" Hinata asks me.
I nodded "Hey, this is Orochi-I like to molest little boys on a daily basis-maru we're talking about here. Even if that didn't kill him he'll be too busy trying to recover, so for the time being we're safe." I pointed out as we make our way to a nearby river so we could dump the bodies and head towards the tower. If other teams steal their scrolls while they're out then we can't be held responsible for them can we?
Two days later…
We finally enter the tower after ambushing a group of ninjas from Kumo allowing Hinata some form of vengeance for the failed kidnapping attempt we enter the tower where Shino figured out that we needed to open the two scrolls. As soon as we open them we toss them a cloud of smoke erupted from the open scrolls and when the smoke dissipates my mom was standing there with her hair no longer in a ponytail and looking mattered down with sweat while her clothes looked as though they were put on in a hurry.
"Congratulations on making it this far. For the next three days you can rest and recover before the start of the next portion of the exam." mom said.
"Mom? What happened?" I ask her.
"Anko heard that Orochimaru was in the forest and charged in blindly after him and nearly got killed. She told me that you three did some damage to him and thanks you for that. She's just frustrated that she didn't kill him." Mom replied as the pieces of the puzzle fall into place.
"Ah, so you had angry sex to have her vent her pent up frustrations?" I asked making her blush at that remembering one night when I was eleven where I couldn't sleep and I wandered the hall and opened mom's bedroom door and stumbled upon Anko in full dominatrix gear with a riding crop and mom bound and gagged. Turned out that the civilian council made a law where she couldn't buy groceries due to an increased tax hike. And she had some pent up aggression and decided to take it out on mom, that was one of the most traumatic experiences I had ever seen but yet I could not turn away. (A/N: Kind of like a car crash or a train wreck that's happening in slow motion.)
Hinata's eyebrows raised up in surprise "I don't see your mom as submissive." she remarked.
I nodded "Normally she isn't but she's more than willing to make an exception to Anko." I said as mom coughs to break up the oncoming sexual innuendos.
"Anyway you have three more days to rest and recover. I suggest you take that time and plan your strategies." mom said and teleported away in a ball of blue flames.
Three days later the three of us stand overlooking the arena portion of the tower waiting on who is to fight first. When the electronic board called out two names.
Sasuke Uchiha VS Naruto Uzumaki
I glare at the so-called scion of the Uchiha Clan as he returned the glare but he has his Sharingan activated Great. He has monkey powers now. Whatever Orochimaru did to him must have forced him to activate it. I thought to myself as I started to make plans to piss him off and beat him. Sasuke strutted forward as his ego was being fed by the activation of his bloodline.
"So loser are you ready to bow in worship and forgiveness once I defeat you?" Sasuke asks as an idea for a prank hits me.
"Tell me, I heard rumors that your monkey eyes can accurately copy handsigns. Is that true?" I ask him in a curious tone.
"Pfft. Yes I can completely copy your jutsus when you perform the necessary handsigns. Why should it matter? You should feel honored that your jutsus will help me restore the Uchiha glory to its fullest!" he said as he shifted into his fighting stance.
"Just wanted to confirm something. Now roll for initiative Monkey Boy!" (A/N: Anyone who can guess who says this wins a cookie. Additional cookie if you tell me from what series.) I said as Gekko called for the match to start "Try copying THIS!" I said as I flipped him off catching him off guard and deliver a punishing haymaker following up with a shot to the ribs and finishing with a mule kick aimed directly at Sasuke's nether regions making him reach a falsetto high before collapsing.
Gekko coughed "Winner Naruto Uzumaki!" he said as medics carry off Sasuke and Sakura was screaming at me for hurting him.
I turn to the source of her voice and gave her a death glare making her shut up "Haruno I want you to shut the hell up because if you don't I will kill you and not even bat an eye." I said coldly making her shiver. As the matches continued Shino's match against Zaku was easily won. I almost died laughing at Hinata's match against Sakura since Hinata used her waterbending to freeze her in a giant block of ice and then waited until she was out cold (A/N: Heh, heh out 'cold' indeed.) before melting the ice leaving her with a mild case of hypothermia.
After the matches we drew slots for the who is facing who in the finals. And to my disappointment I am to fight Hinata as the first fight. We leave after being told what day to arrive at the arena one month from now, now I have to work my ass off in order to try to win and get a chance of a promotion.
To be continued…
Me: Please keep the reviews coming I just hit the 150 mark and I aim to make to the 250 mark! Next time: One month of hellish training. Can Naruto get strong enough to win the exams? Or will it be too much for him?
As always Hoody Hoo!