Chapter 11: The Forest Of Death Part 2
Sakura smirk relieve to see him still alive.
"No dobe run while you still can... We're no match for him" Sasuke plead concern for his best friend.
"I've lost respect for you teme... Telling me to run!" Naruto yelled running towards Orochimaru he suddenly stop in his tracks.
"Naruto don't you're no match for him" Sakura said her hands outstretched.
"How are you doing this?" Naruto ask confuse.
"Chakra strings" Sakura replied letting him go.
"This is bad even if we work as a team, like Sakura said we're no match for him" Sasuke thought "there is no other way..."
"I'll give you the scroll take it and leave us alone" Sasuke said holding up the their scroll.
"Nani?" Naruto and Sakura yelled in outrage.
"Teme! What the hell are you saying? You can't give the scroll to the enemy" Naruto yelled not believing that his best friend is actually giving up.
"I see... Very smart... The only way for a prey to escape a predator... Is to give the predator a different meal..." Orochimaru said amuse.
"Take it" Sasuke said tossing Orochimaru the scroll but Naruto jumped to catch it.
"You Dobe! What are you doing?" Sasuke yelled at Naruto pissed.
Naruto glared at Sasuke before punching him on the jaw towards the branch across from him.
"What was that all of a sudden?" Sasuke demanded standing on his feet.
"Who are you and what have you done to Sasuke?" Naruto ask in a serious voice.
Sasuke's eyes widen when Naruto called him by his name "Baka! I am the real Sasuke."
"Liar... There's no way such a stupid coward like you... Is the best friend I met and grew up with... I don't know how strong this guy is but... What guarantee there is that he'll let us go if we give him our scroll?..."
"Hehehe... Naruto-kun you are correct... Since I can..." Orochimaru said rolling up the sleeves of his shirt or whatever you call it showing them his tattoo.
"...just kill you and take the scroll..." He said biting his thumb and smearing it on the tattoo.
Naruto began shaking in anger "SHUT UP!" He yelled running towards Orochimaru.
"No! Run away you dobe" Sasuke yelled worried.
"I've lost respect for you Sasuke" Naruto said his eyes blazing with fury.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu" Orochimaru said slamming his palm on the branch.
A large puff of smoke appear and a huge snake appear.
Naruto's eyes widen before he could even move away the snake slammed him to a tree making him cry out in pain, he fell in the air as Sasuke and Sakura watch with worry filled eyes.
"NARUTO/DOBE" Sasuke and Sakura yelled when they saw Naruto threw up blood.
"Hehehe... Go ahead and eat him" Orochimaru said enjoying the show.
Naruto saw the concern look on his teammate's eyes making something sparked inside him "EAT SHIT!" He shouted his eyes turning red and his whiskers deepening.
Sakura's eyes widen "the Kyūby..."
"This kid... No way..." Orochimaru thought with wide eyes "those eyes... There's no mistaking it... Heheh this is getting fun."
"Sasuke-kun now it's your turn! What will you do?" Orochimaru said mockingly sending his snake towards Sasuke.
Sasuke's eyes widen.
"SASUKE-KUN" Sakura yelled worried she wanted to fight she really do but she couldn't risk her teammates knowing what she can do... Not yet anyway.
The snake suddenly stopped, Sasuke gasped as he saw Naruto holding the snake by the mouth and stopping it from eating him.
"Hey... You alright?" Naruto ask his head bow "scaredy cat" he said looking at Sasuke using his words against him.
Suddenly Orochimaru's long tongue was wrap around Naruto dangling him like a rag doll and bringing Naruto in front of him.
"KUSO! LET GO OF ME!" Naruto yelled in outrage.
"Hehe... So the kyūby brat is still alive..." Orochimaru said smirking.
A small purple-like flames appeared on Orochimaru's finger tips on his right hand.
"When your emotions are heightened... The power of the kyūby over flows... Very interesting... Oh my... The seal is visible" Orochimaru seeing the seal on Naruto's stomach.
"Gogyō Fūin" Orochimaru said slamming him right hand on Naruto's stomach.
"KUSO!' Sakura yelled her eyes widening.
Naruto's eyes changed back to its original color before he started to fall unconscious.
"13 years since the seal... Naruto-kun and the kyūby's chakra are beginning to fuse... But right now you are in the way..." Orochimaru thought burning team 7's 'heaven' scroll before throwing Naruto behind.
"He's going to fall" Sakura thought using chakra strings to catch Naruto and gently place him on the ground.
Sasuke stood their motionless which made Sakura mad.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? HOW COULD YOU JUST STAND THERE AND DO NOTHING TO SAVE YOUR BEST FRIEND? NARUTO'S RIGHT YOU ARE A COWARD" Sakura yelled angrily.
"You've always wanted to surpass me. That's why I'm going to let you live… if you wish to kill me, then hate me, despise me… and by all means flee, cling to your wretched life" Sasuke remembered Itachi's words.
"NO!" Sasuke yelled his Sharingan spinning.
"Hehehe... The blood of the clan is beginning to boil..." Orochimaru thought smirking.
"That's... The Sasuke I know" Sakura thought almost proud.
"I'll take my time and test your ability" Orochimaru thought.
Sasuke pulled out a numerous weapons "I must survive in order to kill my brother... That's what I believe... But I was the one that was afraid..."Sasuke thought throwing the weapons at Orochimaru which he dodge easily, "If I can't risk my life here, then how do I expect to be able to kill my brother?."
After throwing various weapons at Orochimaru, Sasuke finally had a good shot.
"Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu" he sent fire towards Orochimaru and it hit him, it engulfed his head but it soon went out.
"To be able to use the Sharingan so well at this age... You truly are the man that carries the Uchiha blood... Just as I thought... I want you" Orochimaru said grinning maniacally.
"No way..." Sakura said realizing what he wants.
"I had fun testing your powers... You really are brothers... I sense power in your eyes that surpasses Itachi's" Orochimaru said.
"Just who the hell are you?" Sasuke demanded making a mistake by looking at him in the eyes.
"Like Hime said my name is Orochimaru" Orochimaru said paralyzing Sasuke "if you want to see me again... Then survive and pass this exam."
"Like hell he would want to see you again" Sakura said angrily.
"Trust me he would Hime... He would" Orochimaru said doing a weird hand seal.
His head suddenly grew longer and came flying towards Sasuke, he bit his neck and a weird seal appear on Sasuke's neck.
"AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!" Sasuke yelled dropping on his knees in pain.
"He'll seek me again... Seek me for pow-" Orochimaru was cut off when he felt his blood was about to burst.
"I. Am. Going. To. Fucking. Murder. You" Sakura said her eyes glowing red, her arm outstretched.
Orochimaru's eyes widen he wanted to make his escape the moment he gave Sasuke the curse mark, he thought for sure that Sakura was going to wait until Sasuke was alright before attacking him, it was all part of his plan, he knew that Sakura won't fight him until they were the only ones standing since she doesn't want her teammates to know about her abilities, that's why he picked this moment to attack them.
Orochimaru started to cough up blood, he needed to think fast.
"Y-... You... C-... C-Cant... Ki-... Ki-... Ll... M... Me..." Orochimaru was having a really hard time talking.
"Oh yeah why can't I?" Sakura ask tightening her fist making Orochimaru drop on his knees griping his body.
"I... If... Yo... You... K... Kill... M... Me... He... D... Dies... W... Wi... Wi... With me" Orochimaru lied shakingly.
Sakura's eyes widen, she doesn't know if Orochimaru was telling the truth but she also doesn't want to risk Sasuke's life, so she lowered her hand and freed Orochimaru.
Orochimaru gasp for air before quickly sinking on the ground before Sakura could change her mind.
Sakura shook her head "did I make the right choice?" She ask herself.
"Ahhhh" Sasuke grunted.
Sakura knelt in front of him, she grab his hand and intertwined it with her own while her other hand was resting on his shoulder.
"Sasuke-kun" Sakura said her voice and eyes filled with worry.
"Hang in there... Please" Sakura said sounding desperate.
"I-it hurts" Sasuke grunted gripping her hand.
"Ssshhhh... Just try to ignore the pain" Sakura said removing the hand that was on his shoulder and used it to touch the seal on his neck.
"Arck" Sasuke said wincing.
"Sorry" Sakura said removing her hand from his neck to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
Sasuke suddenly collapse on her, his face buried on her shoulder and his eyes were close.
"What should I do?" Sakura mutter unconsciously hugging Sasuke closer to her.
Somewhere in the forest...
"The sun should be up in less than an hour... We've spent a day gathering food and water... Most teams are resting... Let's attack during this time as planned" Neji said "let's split up and spend 30 minutes scouting the area... But whether you find another team or not..." He threw a kunai on the ground "we return here in 30 minutes... Got that?."
"Hai" Ten-ten said.
"Roger!" Lee said saluting.
"Alright... GO" Neji sad smirking before he and his team went on their separate way.
Sasuke shivered.
Sakura place a wet towel on his forehead.
"His breathing is returning to normal... But still a strong fever" Sakura said looking at Sasuke's face.
"I... I... I have to protect them" Sakura thought firmly while looking at her teammates unconscious form.
"Hehe... Found them" Dosu said hiding behind some bushes a couple of feet away from team 7.
"As Orochimaru-sama commanded we attack at day break... Our target is Uchiha Sasuke" Dosu said.
"But if the other two gets in our way we could kill them, right?" Zaku ask grinning.
"Of course" Dosu said.
Sakura close her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Oh come on" Sakura mutter sensing team Dosu's chakra.
She didn't know what they want but if they plan to attack her and her teammates they are going to die.
"I am so goddamn tired" Sakura thought shaking her head.
Suddenly she heard a rustle on the bush behind her, she pulled out a kunai and waited for the attack.
She turn around and saw a squirrel munching on a nut.
"A squirrel?" She thought her eyes widen when she saw an explosive tag on the squirrels back, she threw her kunai in front of the squirrel.
"That was close" she thought "so they are planning to attack us..."
"She's very observant... Orochimaru-sama warned us about her" Zaku said.
"Hmm... Lets go" Dosu said preparing to attack Sakura.
Sakura felt their chakra 5 feet behind her.
"Hehe... Up all night?" Someone ask behind her.
She turn around and saw Dosu with his team, she stared at them without any emotion.
"But its no longer necessary... Wake up the Uchiha, we want to fight him" Dosu said.
Sakura close her eyes ignoring him "not him..."
"Hey don't ignore us" Kin yelled angrily running towards her.
Before she could even reach Sakura a green blur arrive and stopped her.
"Oh great..." Sakura thought opening her eyes.
"Who are you?" Dosu demanded.
"The handsome devil of the hidden leaf... Rock lee" Lee said with a squirrel on his shoulder.
"Why are you here?" Sakura ask raising an eye brow.
"I will... Always appear when you're in trouble" Lee said blushing "hehe it's actually thanks to you... Now go" Lee thought removing the squirrel on his shoulder and putting it down.
"Oh well... Zaku you can have Sasuke... I'll take care of them" Dosu said "That thick brow has some advanced taijutsu this will be fun."
He run towards them with full speed.
"We can't find any weak looking guys" Ino said annoyed.
"Like I said the only guys who are probably weaker than us is probably Naruto's team" Shikamaru said "although that Sakura chick is pretty strong."
"Oh please sure she stopped those guys from attacking her and she have the most scariest mind but that doesn't mean she's that great you know... Beside the only strong person in Naruto's team is Sasuke-kun" Ino said stubbornly.
"Whatever..." Shikamaru said lazily.
"Oh Sasuke's knocked out cold" Chōji said looking at something behind some bushes.
"NANI?" Ino ask looking at her teammate confuse.
"And Sakura is fighting" Chōji added.
"Huh?" Ino said shock.
"Lee sure is late" Ten-ten said hand on her hips.
"Strange he's usually accurate when it comes to time" Neji said.
"Could he have run into the enemy?... No way" Ten-ten said beginning to worry.
"Well that's unlikely" Neji said smirking.
"Let's go find lee" Ten-ten said.
"Hai."
"Guy-sensei... I'm going to use this technique without reservations because right now is... The time to protect a precious person" lee thought while unwrapping half of the bandages wrap around his wrist.
Lee run in front of Dosu before disappearing and doing an upper kick on Dosu.
While Dosu was in the air lee appeared behind him, restraining him and pile-driving him into the ground head first while rotating at a ferocious speed.
"He can't protect himself like that he's in trouble" Zaku thought.
"Take this... Omote Renge" lee yelled before leaping out seconds before he could crash on the ground.
But sadly for him Zaku was able to save Dosu.
"No way" lee said not believing it.
"Hahaha... Now it's my turn" Dosu said rolling his sleeves showing them his melody arm.
"Damn... This is bad... My body is still..." Lee thought.
Dosu run towards lee and swing his arms at him, the next thing you know lee was on his knees throwing up.
"My right ear" lee thought feeling like his right ear was about to burst before falling unconscious.
"Let's end this" Dosu said getting ready to finish off lee before he could even touch lee, he suddenly couldn't move.
"What the?" Team Asuma and team Dosu thought.
"Hn... Yeah you're right lets end this..." Sakura said her right arm outstretched while smirking at him.
Against Dosu's will, he attacked his teammates.
"Dosu what are you doing?" Zaku ask avoiding Dosu's attack.
"I'm not in control! Kuso!" Dosu said trying to control his body.
"Oh I'm just getting started" Sakura said touching the seal on her palm while still controlling Dosu.
A puff of smoke appear, when it clears a puppet that resembles the grim reaper appear it was even holding a scythe.
"Cool..." Shikamaru mutter impress.
"Meet Shi one of a my favorite puppet and also... One of the deadliest" Sakura smirk her eyes glinting, she jump in the air controlling the puppet and Dosu to attack Kin and Zaku.
"Zankūha" Zaku said stretching both arms and creating supersonic blasts of air towards Sakura's puppet.
Sakura move her fingers avoiding the attack.
Shi swing it's scythe lightening speed cutting off Zaku's right arm.
"AAARRRGGHHH!" Zaku scream dropping on his knees clutching the place where his arm used to be.
Team Asuma, Dosu, and Kin gasp in shock.
"ZAKU!" Dosu and Kin yelled their eyes widening.
"Please stop we'll leave you alone... Please just spare us" Dosu begged he would have kneel if Sakura wasn't controlling him.
Sakura opens her mouth to answer when she felt something cold "What is this... Feeling."
She turn around and looked at Sasuke's still unconscious form and saw a purple-like chakra emitting from the seal Orochimaru placed on him.
"Fine... But if you three ever think of coming near us again... I will kill you without mercy" Sakura warned lowering her arm.
"H-Hai..." Dosu nodded running towards Zaku with Kin beside him.
"Here take our 'earth' scroll" Dosu said putting their scroll down before picking up Zaku and throwing him over his shoulder like a sack and disappearing with his team.
Sakura sigh closing her eyes and resealing her puppet before walking towards Lee's fallen body.
"Whoever you are come out" Sakura said while putting lee's arm around her shoulder to help him up.
"How did you know?" Someone ask behind her.
"Try masking your chakra" Sakura said smirking while turning around to look at the person.
"You two are lee's teammates, right?" Sakura ask raising an eye brow.
Ten-ten nodded "I'll take it from here."
"SNAP OUT OF IT LEE!" Ten-ten yelled shaking lee violently.
Sakura blink amuse at the scene in front of her.
"Hmmm Ten-ten why are you here?" Lee ask slowly opening his eyes.
"We came to save you" Ten-ten said.
"Hey where are the sound nins?" Lee ask looking around.
"That Sakura chick drove them off" Ten-ten said nodding towards Sakura.
"Ohh" lee said looking glum "I wasn't able to save Sakura-chan."
"Hey... Lee Arigatō" Sakura said giving him a half smile and a kiss on the cheek.
Lee's face turns red before he faint with a goofy smile on his face.
"Ummm..." Sakura said uncertain.
"Nah we'll take care of him" Ten-ten said sweat dropping while putting lee's arm on her shoulder "Neji help me."
Neji sigh walking towards her and helping her.
"You know you're teammates's chakra is..." Neji said trailing off.
"I know... I'll handle it" Sakura said looking at Sasuke's unconscious form.
Neji nodded before leaving with his team.
"Did you three enjoyed the show?" Sakura ask looking at team Asuma.
"You know you almost killed them" Ino said still not believing it.
"It's either they kill me or I kill them" Sakura said shrugging.
"You did it without hesitating... It's like you already killed a lot of people" Ino said staring at her.
Sakura return her stare "you have no idea" she mutter.
"Nani?" Ino ask not hearing her.
"Nothing... You three should go" Sakura said walking towards her teammates.
"Are you sure?" Shikamaru ask noticing the chakra emitting from Sasuke.
"I'm sure" Sakura said kneeling beside Sasuke.
"If you say so" Shikamaru said uncertain.
When team Asuma left Sakura walk towards team Dosu's scroll and picked it up.
"S-Sakura..." She heard someone say behind her.
She turn around and saw Sasuke slowly standing up.
"Sasuke? You alright" Sakura ask walking towards him.
"Hai..." Sasuke said looking at the marks on his skin "what is this?."
"I have no idea" Sakura lied "Itachi is not going to be happy."
"Your body is it-" Sakura started to say.
"Don't worry... Not only do I feel power overflowing from within me... I feel great... He gave it to me..." Sasuke said smirking his eyes glinting.
"Sasuke..." Sakura cut off.
Sasuke ignored her "I finally understand it... I am an avenger..."
"Sasuke..." Sakura said not liking the fact that Sasuke was ignoring her.
"Even if I must eat the devils fruit... I am on a path where I must gain power..." Sasuke said ignoring her.
"I know now what I have to d- hmp" Sasuke was cut off by Sakura's...
Hahahahaha... I hope you liked it...
Gogyō Fūin - Five Elements Seal
Omote Renge - Front Lotus
Zankūha - Decapitating Airwaves
Kuchiyose no Jutsu - Summoning Jutsu
Shi - Death
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