A habit of mine that I've realized is that I love to switch points of views. They don't do it a lot in story writing but in manga they do it where they'll put the thoughts of the characters. Even in movies they try to stick to one point of view but I don't now I like switching it up...
Killing intent was a scary thing.
It wasn't real to be honest; Killing intent was just a person intent to kill. Just as you can't 'feel' good intentions you can't feel killing intent.
In theory….
But on another level there was something about killing intent that made it real. Whether it was the pressure from the fear that this person was going to kill you, or the look in your opponent's eyes that told you how serious this battle was.
Sakura had thought she had seen it once; not killing intent but intent strong enough to feel. Her old former best friend Ino had invited her to a gymnast' competition, a place where civilians showed high level of physical strength and taijutsu. She hadn't been all that impressed not as Ino was but then again she was never as flexible as Ino either.
It was toward the end when the second to last person came up. A young woman who wasn't a bad competitor but wasn't someone who would change the status quo. But in the moment the flag went up for her to start Sakura had felt the hairs on her neck stand. And the pressure of how serious this was. The other girls had simply did what they had too but this girl… was betting her life on it.
And that's what she remembered as she stood in paralyzed fear from the wave of pressure this 'Zabuza' guy gave off.
This guy was serious….
Seriously going to kill them….
"Don't worry…"
The haze was broken as all three genin looked to their teacher,
"I won't let my comrades die"
But all talk and no game was a quality that Sakura was beginning to dislike in a man.
Why?!
Kakashi watched behind the bubble of the jutsu as Zabuza made a hand sign,
"Water clone jutsu"
Why?
He watched as the clone of Zabuza climbed out of the water and began heading to his students; the ones he was suppose to protect.
Why…?
"Hehe, wearing those headbands and acting like ninjas. A real ninja is someone who has survived numerous brushes with death."
Naruto gulped, Training and what not couldn't prepare him enough this…
"Only when you're good enough to be listed in my bingo book can you start calling yourself…."
!
Naruto's mouth dropped as the man who had been talking right in front of him disappeared.
"A NINJA!"
!
He didn't see it as much as he felt the blow to his head sending him sprawling backwards,
"NARUTO!"
Kakashi watched in horror as Naruto lay on the ground, He should be there…
He should be there protecting him!
"Run.."
"RUN DAMMIT! TAKE TAZUNA AND RUN! THE WATER CLONE CAN'T GET TOO FAR FROM HIS BODY SO RUN!"
And for a second as Naruto groaned in pain attempting to sit up he thought about it…
The guy was clearly a jounin plus level ninja and he was nowhere near that level, Running was smart.
But as he looked at his opponent and saw his headband under the man's foot everything changed...