DISCLAIMER!: I DON'T OWN NARUTO! Thought you'd know by now...
(A/N): Well well well...it's Wednesday and were on chapter 81 of the Oracle and The Caged Bird Chapter 2 is currently at...7847 words and will be updated on Sunday. :D
Been a good week so far, yay. But enough about things and stuff,
TO THE STORY!
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Chapter 81: Rise of Darkness
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The old fox smirked at the boy and nodded. "Congratulations Kit, you are now in full control of my chakra."
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"Come on Sasuke! You can do better than that!" Kakashi taunted as he sent Sasuke skidding away with a well placed kick to the gut. The silver haired Jonin was finally let out of the hospital after a few days with Tsunade tending to him and he was ready to get back to training. His fight with Itachi showed that, even though he hadn't stopped training since he left the Anbu, he needed to keep pushing himself to be able to protect the ones closest to him. And right now, he was trying to get them to be able to defend themselves. Ever since he was let out of the hospital he had Sasuke sparring against him everyday, trying to nitpick on his taijutsu form as much as possible to make him down right perfect.
After Kakashi saw that both Sasuke and Sakura lose in the preliminaries of the Third Exam, he made a mental note to focus on their training more, and not just focusing on teamwork and missions. In fact, Team Seven hadn't been on any missions in three days. For the most part it was because they spent everyday training till they couldn't walk anymore, but they were also waiting for some paper work to go through the system so they could get a new member to the team, since Naruto was promoted, leaving Kakashi with only two of his cute little Genin left. It was almost enough to bring the man to tears seeing his cute little Genin become a bad ass Jonin Elite...almost. Those tears were kept for later when his entire team made it to Jonin. It was his goal to make this team work, no matter the cost. He would NOT allow for another Team Seven Tragedy to occur in his lifetime, and hopefully, for several generations down the line.
He had his nose in his book as Sasuke tried to bring a quick hooking kick towards his mid section. Kakashi just showed off a bit of his flexibility and bent backwards at a near 90 degree angle and effortlessly avoided the attack, all while keeping his eye on his book. Sasuke however just dropped to the ground and did a quick leg sweep which forced the Jonin to jump into the air, which made Sasuke smirk. He pirouetted on his base foot with a quick spin and made a near completely vertical horse kick straight up at the Joni. Kakashi simply countered by catching the kick with his hand and balanced on the Uchiha's foot. He used Sasuke like a spring board and flipped over the raven haired boy and landed with his back towards him. Sasuke growled and charged his Sensei, while holding kunai in each hand.
While Sasuke and Kakashi...'Sparred'. A clone of Kakashi had Sakura a little ways away teaching her a new Genjutsu. "Okay Sakura. This technique is called Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing). It's a D-rank Genjutsu that causes the victim to witness their worst fears." he told the pinkette. Sakura raised an eyebrow at him. "That actually sound very useful. But why is it D-rank if it can do something like that?" she asked her Jonin Sensei. Kakashi sighed a bit and put his book away. "Well Sakura. Since I am creating your worst fears, and they are coming out of nowhere. Do you think an enemy shinobi won't suspect somethings up and dispel it? Narakumi is best for quick distractions or for use on thugs and low level shinobi. Any ninja worth their salt would dispel it sooner than it could effect them. Which makes this makes this a very good starting point for you." he said with an eye smile. "But before you learn a Genjutsu, you must know what it's like to be inside of it-" he started saying before an explosion rocked the area behind them. Sakura whipped her head around to see Sasuke's torso slide across the ground and stopping at her feet.
She stood there in shock. Eyes bulging when she noticed only half of her 'Sasuke-kun' was sitting there, pouring blood out of where the explosion blew him in half. After a second Sasuke tried to choke out some words before blood spurted out of his mouth and he died. Sakura had tears streaming down her eyes as she started to shake. "N...nnnnnnoooooooOOOOOOO!" she screamed till her throat was raw. And like that, she fainted.
Kakashi watched as the pink haired girl he placed in a simple Genjutsu faint and sighed. "This is going to be a LONG day..."
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"Hmmm...Interesting..." a man with a deep voice said as he watched Team Seven from afar. "It seems Naruto is not there..." he continued to himself. "Zentsu." he commanded to no one in the area. After a moment someone stated to rise up from the ground. He had green hair and strange appendages that made him look like a mutated Venus Flytrap. But what was strangest about this person, was that he was actually two people. A white half, and a black half. "You are correct, Naruto isn't in the village. And so is his daddy. It seems like they had a mission." the strange creature said in two different voices. The man nodded his head slowly and turned around, his one red eye glowing out of the single eye hole in his orange spiral mask. "Alright then. I believe it may be a little early, but this will be our key to victory. It's time to enact plan Legacy." he said as he began to disappear through what looked to be a vortex. "Yes Tobi-sama."
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"Urrrgggghhhh..." Sasuke groaned as he walked into his house. "I'm back..." he quietly called to the empty home. He slowly walked through the dust covered living room and up the stairs to his room. The first thing he does when he walks in is collapse onto his bed letting out another loud groan. "Jeez...MY body is killing me...I know I used to work hard but this is some next level shit..." he said to himself. He scowled at himself for complaining...and for talking to himself. It had turned into a habit for the raven haired boy to start speaking like there was actually someone listening once he got home. He knew of course there was no one there, but it just felt like if he let his voice carry through the empty halls that it would take the edge off the silence of the entire compound...which it didn't. If anything it just made it worse. Hearing his own voice carry through the house, and not hearing a response, made him feel even more alone.
He shook his head and growled lightly as he flopped his face down into his pillow. He huffed and laid there for a few minutes before his stomach growled at him. He'd growl back, but then he thought he might actually be insane if he did that. With a pained grunt he got off of his bed and walked over to the small ice chest in his closet and pulled out a frozen meal that he saved from the last time he had gone out for dinner. He then reached under his bed and pulled out the portable stove from under it. With a quick low level Katon jutsu he thawed out the food and set it in a pot over the stove. While his food cooked he pulled out a wet stone and went to sharpen his kunai and shuriken.
Now. Not most people have an ice chest and stove in their rooms, but Sasuke didn't care. He felt secure in his room. Like...the silence, and memories of his family couldn't reach him from the rest of the house. That's why he never stayed in the rest of the house. He didn't even bother to clean it...mainly because just being in the house and not in his room for too long brought back memories. Memories that would most likely haunt his nightmares for the night. So, he decided to make his room into an apartment of sorts. It already had an adjoining bathroom, so with his ice chest and stove he never needed to leave and go to the rest of the house.
Once his food was ready he put his weapons down and pulled out one of the paper plates he had and used a plastic fork to fill his plate. Before he started to eat he scowled and looked over to his window. "So, you gonna tell me why you're here watching me eat?" he growled over to the window. He heard a light chuckle and saw a man in a orange mask walk into view from outside the window. "Good job at spotting me there Sasuke. You seem lonely, mind if I join you?" the man asked in a calm tone. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the man. "Who are you?" he asked. The man had a strange aura about him. He didn't know what it was, but it was...familiar. The man chuckled and opened the window. He slung a leg over the sill but stopped when a kunai hit the wall next to him. "I'll ask you again. Who. Are. You?" Sasuke asked as he brandished another kunai. He man held up his hands showing he meant no harm. "Now now Sasuke. I think you shouldn't be violent. Especially towards family." he said as the single eye hole glowed red. Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw the spinning tomoe of a Sharingan in the the hole. Sasuke's hand began to tremble lightly as his hand tightened on his kunai.
"W-w-who A-are you?" Sasuke asked again, this time more in fear and anxiety than rage like before. The man only chuckled as he swung his other leg over the sill so he was in a sitting position facing Sasuke. "Well Sasuke, I've had a lot a names in my day. But my most prominent would have to be, Uchiha Madara." he said to the raven haired boy. Sasuke's eyes widened even further. He was a loss for words as he looked at the man before him in shock. "And what if I could help you kill that traitorous brother of yours?" he said in a dark tone. Sasuke's eyes narrowed as his shaking passed. He looked at the man for a moment before a wicked grin grew on his face.
"Go on..."
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(A/N): To be continued...
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