The Gang's All Here: The Sound 5's Demise!
Naruto awakens the next day to the sound of laughing, & the shouts of Rock Lee screaming something about not wanting to wax his eyebrows. He walks out of his tent to find the team is all together, & is surprised to see Gaara, Kankuro & Temari, so surprised in fact that he doesn't hesitate to pull out a kunai & charge them. Sand flies up & takes the form of a hand that grabs the headstrong shinobi in midair. "Calm down.", Gaara demands in a way only he can. Naruto freaks out & starts trying to squirm out of the grasp of the hand before getting dropped. Most everyone starts laughing, with Kiba adding in, "How you beat Sasuke I'll never understand.", that immediately changed the mood. They all look over at the tent that holds both Sasuke & the stranger, both of which haven't moved since the Valley. After a very awkward moment of silence, Naruto breaks it with a question, "So...what happened?", everyone looks at him, not realizing that he doesn't know what happened until that moment. Choji pulls out another bag of chips & replies, "I think it's best that we start at the beginning.....".
(I know these are kinda like flashbacks, but it's just for the story's sake....FILLER ALERT! Lol...I'll make up for it next chapter)
Choji Akimichi vs Jirobo
"After we had escaped, you guys had left, it was just me & him. He was strong, really strong. I couldn't even touch him, I had to use my pills. All of them. I shouldn't even be alive, & if it wasn't for the help Tsunade gave my father, I might not be. She created an antidote, the pills, they'll poison you. I barely survived, but I did. Jirobo, or whatever his name was, he died. I used my pills, & I killed him."
As they all looked at Choji, they same him shoving more food in his mouth. While that's normal, the fact that he was wide eyed, almost like he had a look of terror on his face, that scared them, especially Naruto. Neji speaks up, "I suppose it's my turn now....."
Neji Hyuga vs Kidomaru
"The guy was in love with spiders. He himself in fact had to of been part spider somehow. He had 6 arms and 2 legs, could spin webs. He could even summon spiders. He had armor made of special gold webbing, it was harder than diamond. He also used the same web to craft arrows. His name was Kidomaru, & he was incredibly intelligent, enough so to be able to figure out my Byakugan's weakness. I nearly died, but I used his own attack against him, closed his chakra points, & killed him.".
A wide eyed Neji, that's as normal as Choji's eating habits. What Neji didn't know, but everyone else noticed immediately, was that Neji Hyuga was crying. After a moment of them all staring at him, Neji asks, "What is the matter? Is there....", he stops as he touches his face & feels the tears running gently down his light skinned face. He gets up quickly & runs off, hating that anyone saw him cry, let alone a group of people. Naruto tries to go after him but Lee stops him, "Let him go, he needs to be alone now.", he states solemnly. They sit back down & everyone looks at Kiba, who is avoiding everybody's glances as he stares at the tent Sasuke is in. Naruto jabs him in the side with an elbow & says, "Hey Kiba, it's your turn ya know.". Kiba glares back at Naruto, tears in his eyes & no shame about it, "I don't want to talk about it.", he whispers. Temari smacks Kiba in the back of the head & replies, "Tell us dammit. We all wanna know what the hell happened, so talk!", Kiba answers back with a slap across the face of the Sand kunoichi before screaming, "I SAID I DON'T WANT TO FUCKING TALK ABOUT IT! I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE MONSTERS DID TO AKAMARU!", he runs off & heads for the tent, heads toward Akamaru. Kankuro scoffs & asks, "What's his problem? It's just a dumb dog.", Naruto fires back quickly, "That 'dumb dog' is like a brother to him, & you should respect that. What if somebody called your puppets stupid?!". Kankuro looks at the ground for a moment before picking his head back up & changing the subject, "Well, I guess I'll keep it going then....".
Kankuro (replacing Kiba Inuzuka & Akamaru) vs. Sakon & Ukon
"When I got there, 'Dog Boy' was already pretty messed up. Both of them were bleeding badly, they were almost dead. Those 2, Sakon & Ukon, they were dangerous. He's right about 1 thing, they are monsters in every sense of the word. I had to use Crow & Ant, but I got them with my Iron Maiden jutsu."
Naruto nods & Shikamaru smirks, "Not a big talker, are you Kankuro? It's cool, I get it. I guess it's my turn now...."
Shikamaru Nara (later joined by Temari) vs. Tayuya
"I could tell almost instantly, she didn't want to fight. In that way we were alike, we both thought it was a major drag. She was pretty smart, I guess, she'd probably be good at shogi. Tayuya, that was her name, & she fought with a flute. She used sound waves to fight, using Genjutsu & Summoning Jutsus. She transformed, and was intense. She was so freaking strong it was scary. Honestly, if it wasn't for Temari...", Shikamaru looks at her & a flashes a slight smile quickly, "if it wasn't for her I'd probably be dead. She finished the job, she killed Tayuya, she saved my life.".
"Well, while that's nice & all, DO YOU HAVE TO STARE AT MY SISTER LIKE THAT?!", Kankuro shouts angrily, obviously not liking the looks Shikamaru is giving Temari. She hits him & orders, "Shut it Kankuro. He's just showing gratitude, it's nice that somebody does.". Suddenly, Lee stands up & declares, "Now it is time for you all to learn about how the power of youth defeated....ummm....what was his name again?", Gaara pulls Lee back to the ground with sand & states, "First, his name was Kimimaro Kaguya. Second, you didn't defeat him, & neither did I....".
Kimimaro Kaguya vs. Naruto Uzumaki, Rock Lee, & Gaara (in that order, not all at once.)
"I have to start, I fought him 1st!", Naruto cries out as Gaara starts to speak the most he has to anyone ever. Gaara waves his hand annoyedly & lets Naruto continue, "Alright! That Kimimaro guy had Sasuke, & I used a shit load of clones to beat his ass! That fucker was tough as hell though! He used his bones & shit to get rid of my clones, man he was crazy. Sasuke got free & I went after him, so....."
Lee stands up & states, "Yes, now it is my turn to tell you all about how The Handsome Devil of The Leaf Village defeated 1 of the strongest the Sound had to offer!", again Gaara pushes him down & says, "It seems as if we can't depend on him for a honest interpretation of what happened. I will continue then. As soon as I arrived, Lee was in trouble. It seemed as though he held his own, even caused damage to Kimimaro. He was too much for him though. Actually, he was too much for both of us. I thought I had buried him alive & crushed his body, but his bones are special, stronger than steel according to him. He had us, he was going to kill us. He just died, after turning the battlefield into a forest of bones which nearly killed us, he had us and he just died. I'm not sure how or why, but he did.". At least Gaara was comfortable with death.
As they all looked to Naruto to find out how his fight with Sasuke went, Kakashi stepped out of the tent. "Pack up guys, it's time to go.", he orders before going back in. The Genin & Shikamaru do as they're told, soon after leaving & heading back to the Village.