(The epic Chunin Exam Arc is underway! In the Eleventh Chapter Kuroda tries to escape the trap laid by the remaining members of the Hidden Rock ambush squad. What will be the outcome? I love feedback and constructive criticism, so please leave a review so I can improve my writing and storytelling skills. Enjoy!)
On the other side of the Forest of Lost Souls a single Leaf Ninja is standing amidst the corpses of a dozen Rock Ninja that he just massacred. However, two boys were able to escape his wrath and catch him in a trap.
The ground about 10 meters around and beneath Kuroda is sucked down in a circular swirling motion. He begins to sink down into the earth as the vortex spins faster and faster. He tries to escape, but the more he moves the quicker he is pulled down.
"I don't know what kind of Demon you are, or how you moved so fast, and how you are only a Genin and already so powerful, but even you cannot escape my Jutsu," the mummified ninja called Yamashita informs him.
Then his partner, a boy named Naga whose jet black hair is covered in gel allowing it to stick straight up, comes out of his hiding place in the bushes. Naga walks over towards one of the dead ninja and pokes the corpse with his foot. He comments, "I know we're all Rock Ninja, but we were planning on getting rid of the competition after we killed you anyways, so thanks for that. But now I'm going to make sure you don't survive Yamashita's attack. When we combine our two Jutsus no one can survive." The ninja flips his scarf behind his back and then starts working on his seals.
Kuroda stares at the boy for a second and then bursts out in laughter.
A vein in Naga's forehead bulges as his anger grows and he yells, "Has the realization that you are going to die driven you crazy?"
Kuroda stops laughing and becomes his normal, composed self once again. Without responding he looks upwards and spots one of his special kunai. In less than an instant he appears at that kunai.
"What? How? Impossible!" exclaims Yamashita when he realizes that his target has escaped.
Kuroda spots another of his special kunai right near the fur-covered Rock Ninja. In another faster than light movement he appears at that kunai. Kuroda brings his hand down to the back of Yamashita's neck. The ninja collapses to the ground completely unconscious.
Kuroda looks over to Naga who is utterly baffled by the situation and can barely even comprehend that the target escaped Yamashita's Jutsu. Then the Leaf Ninja appears by another special kunai behind Naga and whispers, "You talk too much. You shouldn't blather on about your techniques to the enemy if you are going to give them time to escape." Then he chops Naga in the back of the neck, knocking him out cold.
Now that the distraction dealt with, Kuroda once again makes his way over towards the Tsuchikage's daughter, who is still nailed to a tree by kunai.
After witnessing him take out her two teammates like they were nothing she is even more petrified than before. Her whole body is shaking and she cannot make a sound because she believes all of her fellow Rock Ninja are dead and she will be next.
Kuroda starts speaking to her in a very slow, sadistic manner, "I should probably kill you so no one learns about my true strength."
Hoshi's voice comes back to her and she starts begging for her life, "Please, no. I don't want to die!" She closes her eyes and turns her head to the side, not wanting to look at the monster that killed her comrades as he stalks closer to her.
Kuroda asks her, "What would you do for me if I spare your life?"
"Anything, I will do anything!" Hoshi promises, "Just don't kill me!"
Kuroda is inches away from her when he grabs her chin and gently directs her head so it is facing him. He waits patiently as she continues to cry, moan, and beg. Eventually she understands what he wants and she slowly opens her eyes and stares directly into his. Continuing on in his sadistic voice he says, "I want you to bend to my will. I want you to follow my every order without hesitation, even if it means sacrificing your own life."
Out of fear and self-preservation Hoshi agrees to the terms.
Satisfied with her response, Kuroda drops his hand from her chin and reaches into his pouch to take out a deep violet scroll. He unpins one of Hoshi's hands from the tree causing her to scream from the renewed pain. Once she calms down again he explains, "This is a blood contract with the exact specifications to the deal we just made. Sign it."
She slowly reaches out and shakily draws the symbols for her name using the blood from her wound. When she is finished the signature burns a bright red, Kuroda rolls up the scroll and places it back in his pack.
"Stay still," he orders as he unravels the bandages on her legs and yanks off her lower garments. After that he pulls her shirt over her head and cuts the side of it with the bloody kunai to get it off. Next he places his palm a few inches away from her skin and begins to scan over her naked form.
Hoshi is in pain, exhausted, and so scared that she can't even think about the fact that her body is completely exposed in front of a complete stranger.
After a while Kuroda finds the correct spot just above left breast and uses the kunai to carve a special symbol into her flesh. Hoshi barely even registers that he is slicing into her skin, because the pain from her other wounds is so overwhelming.
Next, the Leaf Ninja makes a few hand signs and pours some of his chakra into the mark. After a minute the mark dims and soon is no longer visible.
"It took a lot longer than previously to find her central point. I wonder if it had something to do with her age," he thinks to himself after completing the ritual, "I will be sure to pay attention with the next one." Then Kuroda takes the second kunai out of Hoshi's hand and she falls to the ground.
He starts to heal the wounds in her hands and chest. He doesn't heal them completely, but enough so that she can move around with little pain.
Once satisfied with her level of movement he puts bandages over the injuries and then helps her put the remains of her clothes back on. After she is fully redressed he orders, "Sit down over there and stay put."
As she complies with his order he starts making the necessary hand signs to activate his Flying Thunder God Technique again. He uses it to go around and collect all of the special kunai he scattered earlier. After that is complete he searches the dead bodies and finds two earth scrolls and one heaven scroll.
Kuroda walks back over to his new recruit and squats down to asks, "What kind of scroll did your team receive?"
Thrown off by the inquiry she asks, "Why do you care? You already have all of those, and you just killed my teammates so I can't finish the exams. It doesn't matter anymore."
Kuroda smirks and reveals, "I only knocked out your friends. Once I saw your ability I knew I wanted you to be mine, so I spared your teammates so you would still be able to complete the exam."
She is disturbed by what he says, but tells him, "My team got a heaven scroll."
He tosses her one of the earth scrolls and orders, "Wait until the rest of your team wakes up and then head directly to the tower, and avoid all contact with other teams, even if that means you have to run away if you do encounter someone else."
Without waiting for her to reply Kuroda vanishes, leaving her still in a state of shock.
(That is the end of the chapter, what did you think? Kuroda has managed to aquire another asset, and a very important one at that. However, Team 3 Still has to complete the Exam before he can make any more moves. Will they be able to get out of the Forest alive? Also, what is happening with the other Leaf Ninja? As usual, if you want more information on my characters you can see their bios on my profile page. Be warned, there may be some spoilers. Also I'm in the process of getting pictures drawn for the characters, but I have no idea how long that will take. If you're interested in drawing and have a DA account then send me a Message. Enjoy the next chapter, and please review.)