The Second Ring: Heart Stopping Sights

After somehow escaping the tower Morima had held them captive in, through some amazingly complex & confusing method that would boggle the minds of regular people, they realized that there was no forest around them for miles, that it was all meadow until a mountain range several miles away. "Oh yeah....probably should've remembered that...sorry guys.", Tsachi remarks as they walk on. Kurenai smacks him in the back of the head & asks, "You used to live here didn't you?!", Tsachi rubs his head & while the others laugh quietly he fires back, "Shut up, besides, it's been nearly 5 years since I've set foot near this part of the world. A forest could've grown here by now, if they had botanists use chakra to...nevermind. Let's just keep going.".

They walk through the meadow. Sasuke insists that they run, but between the exhaustion of the 1st ring & the tower, nobody has the energy. "..Besides Sasuke, I don't want us running into another trap. That's how we got caught in the 1st place.", Tsachi adds before the young Uchiha decides to keep quiet.

A couple of hours later, Ino begs, "Tsachi, I'm tired. I wanna sleep.", the others chime in agreement, even Naruto. Tsachi rolls his eyes & keeps walking, passing up all the others. Sakura states, "None of us are taking another step until we get some rest.". Tsachi turns back & replies, "Ok then, & where do you suggest we rest Sakura, Ino, ALL OF YOU!? Where, because we are completely OUT IN THE OPEN! Open....open....open...open...", his voice echoes across the vast emptiness surrounding them. Kurenai stands between Tsachi & Sakura & says, "You both have points. Tsachi's right, we can't sleep out in the open. It's too dangerous. However, all of us need rest, especially Naruto & even you Tsachi. Both of you suffered a lot more than we did thanks to that psycho bitch, so we need to rest.".

Everyone around Tsachi nods in agreement & he concurs, "Fine, can we at least get to the mountains 1st? Is that fair enough for everybody?", he asks in an annoyed tone. They don't even have to say a word, everyone just starts walking toward the mountains quietly. Eventually, they get to the mountains & everyone is totally exhausted. Ino's acting like she's about to pass out, while Shikamaru, well actually he looks about the same. Tsachi pulls Sasuke & Sakura with him up to 1 of the mountains, which they're protesting to, "Hey, you know you've gotta help me with this. So unless you don't want to sleep, CRAM IT & HELP ME!", Tsachi orders while sounding like he's about to fall asleep himself.

Sasuke stands on Tsachi's left, while Sakura stands on his right. They both put 1 of their hands on Tsachi's shoulders, while placing the other on the mountain in front of them. Sasuke & Sakura's hands begin to glow faintly with chakra while Tsachi puts his hands together.

Earth Style: Cave Carver Jutsu

Tsachi slams his hands onto the mountain, & his chakra extends outwards, stopping at Sasuke & Sakura's chakra. Now in front of the 3 ninja was a small, but worthy opening to a nice sized cave they could use to rest in. 1 by 1 they dragged themselves inside, & only Ino & Tsachi bothered to put a sleeping bag out to sleep on. The others just collasped on the cave floor. What they didn't realize though, was that they had just got trapped in the 2nd ring.

Ino Yamanaka: A soft smile appeared on her face as Sasuke walked up to her. She was glad she could contain herself this time, other occasions weren't usually this calm. This time however, it seemed perfect, until Sakura came along. What Sasuke said next, Ino didn't know but what she understood was the passionate kiss Sakura & Sasuke shared right in front of her. She wanted to stop it, to break them up, to hurt Sakura like she was hurting her, but nonetheless, Ino could not move at all. They just kissed, & kissed, & kissed for what seemed like an eternity until finally they looked at Ino & laughed cruely. Sakura pulled out a mirror, & the last thing Ino Yamanaka saw was herself & the look of shock on her face, frozen in stone.

Shikamaru Nara: It was cold, dark, he was in the shadows. Normally, Shikamaru didn't mind them. In fact, you could say that Shikamaru embraced them. The shadows allowed him to be alone with his thoughts, away from the distractions of others. Shikamaru had a small smile appear on his face as he sat down & enjoyed the silence. Sometime later though, he got up to leave, but he couldn't find a way out. He searched & searched, thought up every possible way but he couldn't escape the shadows. He began to see his mom, Choji, Ino, Asuma, & even Temari. He fought, eventually dropping to his knees & begging to be set free. He wasn't though, he was trapped in the shadows, trapped with nothing but his loneliness.

Sasuke Uchiha: As Sasuke opened his eyes, he saw his mother in front of him with a gift. He reached out to open it & was incredibly excited to see the shine off the brand new shuriken set he had received. He rushed off to find Itachi, hoping to convince his big brother to help him practice. However, when he opened the door to his brother's room, he didn't see the caring brother he had. He saw a monster, 1 that slaughtered his family, his entire clan. A monster that was coming after him. It was warm, & it was wet as the young Sasuke Uchiha lied on the floor in a pool of blood. He wasn't sure though if it was his own, his mother's, his father's, or a mix of 2 or all 3. He didn't care, he couldn't believe his brother could do such a thing, & to him that was the saddest part of it all.

Sakura Haruno: It was nighttime, & she was on a mission with Naruto & Sasuke. It was supposed to be a simple carrier mission, something a hawk could do if it could carry the huge scroll Naruto somehow managed to keep a hold on. They found the temple they were supposed to go to, but when the 3 of them walked inside something went wrong. All the openings closed, & Orochimaru slithered down a few steps towards them. Snakes shot out of his arms & wrapped around the 2 boys, while Orochimaru glared at Sakura evily. "I will spare your life child, but you must choose 1 of these 2 to die. Who will it be, the loud mouthed brat, or the Uchiha?", he hisses wickedly at the kunoichi. She looks at both of them & thinks it's an easy choice, she'll just pick Sasuke. But as she starts to talk, she finds herself looking at Naruto, watching as he tries to struggle out of the grasp of the snake. Sakura looks back at Sasuke, who is cooly standing there, doing nothing. She can't decide, it's too difficult, it's too much for her. Orochimaru's neck stretches, & his head flies toward Sakura, who stands there in fear, not knowing what to do.

Kurenai Yuhi: The weather outside is frightful, but there is no fire. There is only snow; bitter, cold, unnerving snow. Kurenai was stuck in a cave, but at least she isn't alone. Asuma is by her side through it all. They hold each other, protect & keep each other warm. Things are bad, but at least they have each other. The wind picks up, a harsh chill comes in. They huddle up together while trying to stay warm. The frost starts to envelope the cave, the rocks cracking due to drastic change in temperature. Everything goes black & the cold settles in. When she opens her eyes, Kurenai looks around in the cave, and behind her is a massive chunk of ice. "That wasn't there before...or was it?", she thinks to herself as she stares at it. Kurenai walks over to it & puts her hand on it, jerking it away suddenly. She wipes the frost off her hand & looks at the ice again. Something is inside it, & as she peers inside Kurenai Yuhi sees the body of her lover, Asuma Sarutobi, & her very own body. What remains stands frozen, just like the air outside & the bodies inside.

Tsachi Shiruba: Tsachi wakes up, he's back home, back in the Hidden Leaf Village. He loves it there, it's nothing like the Hidden Cloud Village. People are nice to him, they like him. He walks out of the small apartment he lives in & goes for a walk, all the while feeling like he's being watched. He starts to notice the glances on the villagers' faces, the resentment, the hatred. As they start to surround him, their scowling looks probe him & their voices echo as they call him a freak. Other ninja start to join in, saying that he just got lucky & he should be dead, that they don't want or need him around. He runs from them, all of them, hating himself because just like in the Hidden Cloud Village nobody wanted him around, nobody cared.

Naruto Uzumaki: Naruto did nothing as the woman standed in front of him. He didn't know who she was, but the redhead seemed so familiar that he couldn't ignore her. Naruto remembered the woman holding him, a long time ago, & as tears formed in his eyes he realized that the woman in front of him was his mother. Without hesitation Naruto embraced his mother, & began to sob uncontrollably as for the 1st time in his life, he truly understood what it felt like to have a mom. Suddenly Naruto felt a great pain in his back, & as he looked at his mother; she has a wicked, toothy grin stretched across her face. He collasped with a kunai stuck in his back, & the woman in front of him was gone, replaced with the chakra of the 9-Tailed Fox. A force that began to claw at him, attack him, that consumed him. It was all his mother's fault. She betrayed her son.

"I must admit, this cave is quite impressive.", a voice said aloud as its speaker walked in. It's a man, probably in his early 40's, balding black hair with an eyepatch over his left eye that has the symbol of the Hidden Cloud Village on it. "For such impressive ninja, they couldn't avoid my jutsu could they? Let's get them out of here.", he says before a team of ninjas appear behind the older man. One of them, a younger man, inquires, "Obieru-sensei, am I wrong or is this....", the man known as Obieru walks over to the ninja & looks at the person in question. They look at shock at Tsachi & both of them take hold of him, while the others each grab 1 & leave the cave with them.

Guess what? It's time again for Naruto Trivia! Do you have the knowledge it takes to answer today's question correctly? Let's find out!

Akatsuki is basically a group of traitors, but even so they still have homes. Which village was the origin of the most Akatsuki members?

A. Rain

B. Leaf

C. Mist

D. Sound

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The answer is B. The Hidden Leaf Village!

Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha & Madara Uchiha all originated from the Hidden Leaf Village. (If you don't know by now, Tobi is Madara, but more on that later)

Were you right this time? If not, it's fine, you can't always be right. Just make sure to come back soon for more Naruto Trivia!