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Virtue and Venom: Chapter 12
Forest of Death
Naruto, Ino and Sasuke were all waiting at their gate to start the second exam; they had 5 days to make it to the tower with both a second and earth scroll. So far, they only had the heaven scroll so they had to fight another team for their scroll.
"Hey guys" Mamushi said as she walked up.
"Hey Mamushi how're you doing" Ino said giving her a hug.
"I'm good just wanted to wish you all good luck" Mamushi said; "Good luck Naruto" Mamushi said before giving Naruto a hug. "Good luck Sasuke" Mamushi said before giving Sasuke both a hug and a kiss on the cheek making Sasuke blush.
"Good luck Ino" Mamushi said giving her a hug before slapping Ino on the but making her yelp and blush.
"Ow what the hell" Ino said as Naruto laughed "what was that for" she said and Mamushi looked confused.
"What do you mean it's normal for girls to do that" Mamushi said
*Flashback
"Hey Kurenai" Anko said before slapping Kurenai on the butt making her jump.
"Anko don't do that" Kurenai whined and Anko laughed.
"What it's a form of endearment" Anko said and Kurenai huffed.
'Huh really' Manushi thought as she watched Kurenai chastise her friend.
*Flashback end
"Anyway guys" Mamushi said "Have fun" she said before walking back to Anko.
Ino looked to her side and saw Sasuke smiling softly at Mamushi as she walked away "you know Sasuke" Ino began "Mamushi is pretty cute; and she isn't one of the 'fan girls' maybe you should ask her out" she said and Sasuke 'hmphed'.
"I don't think so" Sasuke said; he then had flashbacks of his mother, father and brother 'I already lost everyone I care about; I'd rather not go through that again' Sasuke thought.
"If you touch Mamushi I'll kick your ass" Naruto said and Sasuke smirked.
"I'd like to see you try" Sasuke said.
"2 minutes until the start of the exam" a voice announced.
"Ok boys" Ino said putting the scroll in her pouch "you both ready to do this" she said and both Naruto and Sasuke nodded. 2 minutes later the siren went off and Naruto and his team entered the forest.
2 hours later
Mamushi and Anko were eating dango while conversing "- and then he punches the bad guy in the gut and his fist went right through; then he pulled his arm out and the bad guys guts spilled all over the floor" Mamushi said and Anko looked interested.
"Man, I got to see that movie" Anko said "what was it called again" she asked.
"Riki-Oh the story of Ricky" Mamushi said as she ate another piece of dango; just then a anbu landed.
"Anko come look at this; there has been a murder" the anbu said and both Anko and Mamushi stood up.
"Is the killer back" Anko asked.
"We'll kick his butt" Mamushi said but the anbu shook his head.
"No… it's… just come and see" the anbu said and everyone vanished in a swirl of leaves.
A few minutes later Anko, Mamushi, and several Anbu were standing in front of 3 bodies that had their faces melted off.
'No doubt about it this is Orochimaru' Anko thought 'but what is he here for; whatever it is it can't be good' she thought. "Mamushi" Anko said gaining the girls attention "go and get Naruto and his team; we have a S-class criminal in the forest, track them down" she said and Mamushi nodded.
"Ok" Mamushi said as she ran off 'don't worry guys I'll find you' she thought.
Anko then turned to the anbu "2 of you with me; we are going snake hunting" Anko said as her and the 2 anbu vanished in a swirl of leaves.
With Naruto, Sasuke and Ino
Naruto, Sasuke and Ino were sitting down in a circle discussing their next plan of action; Naruto as cleaning the blood off his trench knife.
"Asshole" Naruto said "can a man not take a piss in peace without worrying about come guy sneaking up on him" Naruto said. He got ambushed by a rain ninja but was able to fight him off; he slashed him across his gut but didn't kill him.
"You were lucky Naruto" Sasuke said "we need to be prepared for whatever happens next" he said.
"He's right" Ino said "I have a idea; I'll tell you both something and I'll let you know my answer" she said. Ino then approached the both of them and whispered in their ears.
"Got it" Sasuke said.
"Uhhh" Naruto said scratching his head "can you make mine easier; it was a really big word" he said and Ino groaned.
"Ughhh fine" Ino said as she whispered into Naruto's ear once more "got it this time" she said and Naruto nodded.
"Ok now let's- Sasuke began until a gust of wind hit the three of them; Naruto went flying and smacked into a couple trees before stopping.
"Oww that the- "Naruto began until he saw a giant snake approach "holy goddamn" Naruto shouted as he dodged the tail of the giant beast. "Oh, shit you gotta be kidding me" Naruto shouted as he formed a hand sign 'shadow clone jutsu' Naruto created several shadow clones; Naruto and his clones all took out their trench knives and charged at the snake.
With Sasuke and Ino
Sasuke and Ino both got off the ground.
"What was that" Sasuke said shaking his head.
"Where's Naruto" Ino said looking around worried for her boyfriend; just then they heard a dark chuckle come from the direction they just came from.
"Hello there Sasuke, little Yamanaka" Orochimaru disguised as a grass ninja said coming out of the ground "I'm so glad to meet your acquaintance" he said. Sasuke got up activating his sharingan and taking out a kunai; Ino got up and got into her taijutsu stance.
"Who are you" Sasuke demanded and Orochimaru chuckled.
"Patience Sasuke" Orochimaru said "lets have some fun shall we" he said as he charged at Sasuke and Ino; Sasuke and Ino took up defensive postures as Orochimaru charged. Sasuke slashed at Orochimaru with his kunai but Orochimaru easily dodged and kneed him in the gut; Ino then charged at Orochimaru sending a kick to him.
Orochimaru blocked and Ino continued with a series of kicks and punches "hmmm a Yamanaka actually fighting instead of hiding behind their clan techniques; how interesting" Orochimaru said as he continued to block Ino.
"Don't screw with me" Ino shouted; Ino then had her arm grabbed by Orochimaru. Orochimaru then punched Ino in the face before sweeping her legs making her fall to the ground; Orochimaru was about to stomp down on her but had to dodge a barrage of Kunai.
"Ino get up" Sasuke shouted "we need to win and find Naruto" Sasuke said. 'Where the hell is that loser' Sasuke thought as he and Ino continued their fight with Orochimaru.
With Naruto
'Wind Style: Gale palm' Naruto unleashed a gale palm towards the giant snake; the snake took the hit and then swung its tail at Naruto.
'Crap how am I suppose to with this' Naruto thought as he threw several kunai with explosive notes at the snake; the tags exploded and did seemingly nothing.
The snake turned to Naruto as was about to attack until it went blind in one eye and searing pain followed; Mamushi dug her scythe into the snakes' eye blinding it as it thrashed around wildly.
"Naruto" Mamushi shouted as she jumped off and ran next to Naruto.
"Mamushi" Naruto said confused "what are you doing here" he asked.
"There is a bad guy in the forest" Mamushi said "Anko told me to come in here and get you guys out" she said.
"Well, we need to deal with snaky here first" Naruto said readying his trench knives "you ready" Naruto asked and Mamushi nodded.
"Let's do this" Mamushi said bringing her scythe in front of her; Naruto and Mamushi then charged the snake and went in different directions. Naruto went low while Mamushi went high.
Naruto went to the belly of the snake his trench knives radiating wind chakra; Naruto slashed and made a deep cut in the snake's belly. Mamushi went on top of the snake's head and drove her scythe into the skull of the snake; the snake then began to thrash around throwing Mamushi off.
Mamushi landed on a tree and looked at the snake; she then saw Naruto getting higher on another tree.
Naruto gulped 'here it goes' Naruto thought as he jumped down above the snake.
"Naruto" Mamushi shouted gaining his attention "catch" she said; Mamushi then threw her scythe towards Naruto going past him but close enough to where he could grab the cable. Naruto grabbed the cable and realized what Mamushi was doing.
Naruto then reeled in the cable and grabbed a hold of the scythe; Naruto then pumped wind chakra into the blades of the scythe. "Graaaah" Naruto shouted as he brought down the scythe onto the snake; Naruto sliced through the snake before landing on the ground.
Naruto felt the shock go up his legs; he then heard a loud crash behind him as the head of the snake fell down. The snakes body began to violently thrash around smashing trees.
Mamushi then landed next to Naruto eyes wide in awe; Naruto looked at her with equally wide eyes.
"Holy crap that was awesome" Naruto said handing the scythe to Mamushi "it cut through that snake like butter" he said and Mamushi nodded furiously.
"Can you teach me that" Mamushi said and Naruto nodded.
"Sure" Naruto said before becoming serious "lets go find Sasuke and Ino" he said and Mamushi became serious and nodded. They both began to run back the way Naruto came from.
With Ino and Sasuke
Ino was sent flying into a tree hitting it with a loud smack; Ino coughed up blood and slumped down. She then opened up her eyes and saw a hail of shuriken and Kunai coming towards her; she dodged last minute and began to run.
Orochimaru then went in pursuit of Ino but was stopped when a fireball came right at him; Orochimaru then created a mud wall to block the fireball. Orochimaru then looked at the top of the wall and saw Sasuke finishing another set of hand signs.
'Fire Style: Phoenix Flower' Sasuke then shot multiple smaller fire balls toward Orochimaru; Orochimaru dodged them all and gained some distance. Orochimaru then went through hand signs himself.
'Earth Style: Earth Spikes' Orochimaru then sent earth spikes to Sasuke; Sasuke began to jump back but was hit by one in his chest creating a large gash in his chest.
"Gaah god" Sasuke groaned as he laid down on the ground; Orochimaru then began to laugh.
"So much for the mighty Uchiha clan" Orochimaru said "how about- "Orochimaru began until he was ambushed by Ino; Ino tried to kick Orochimaru but he caught her foot. Orochimaru then drove his fist into her gut making her cough up blood "don't interrupt me when I'm talking girl" he hissed; he then threw Ino at a tree.
Ino hit the tree and got knocked out; Orochimaru then began to walk to Sasuke.
"Now then Sasuke" Orochimaru began "where were we" he said; Orochimaru then stretched his neck and was going to Sasuke with his mouth wide open.
Sasuke was frozen in fear as Orochimaru's head approached; just then a blur came in front of his vision.
Orochimaru was kicked in the face sending his head off course; Orochimaru's head then returned to his body. When Orochimaru gained his bearings, he looked and saw Mamushi standing in front of Sasuke with a scythe in her hands.
'Mamushi' Orochimaru thought he then recognized the scythe in her hands 'wait that's Hidan's scythe; where did she get that' he thought. Orochimaru then felt a presence behind him and jumped out of the way in time; Naruto slashed at Orochimaru but missed.
Naruto then retreated over to Sasuke and Mamushi "Sasuke; where's Ino" he shouted; Sasuke pointed at Ino who was unconscious "fuck" he shouted as he ran over. Naruto checked over Ino "she's out like a light" Naruto said; he then looked over to Orochimaru with red slitted eyes "you hurt my Ino" he shouted as he walked over next to Mamushi.
"You're gonna pay ugly" Mamushi said pointing her scythe at Orochimaru.
'Damn it' Orochimaru cursed in his head 'The Kyuubi brat is no problem but Mamushi is; I better tread more carefully' he thought. Orochimaru then opened his mouth and pulled out a sword.
"Sasuke are you ok" Mamushi asked "can you still fight" she asked and he nodded.
"Yeah" Sasuke said getting back up.
"Let's go" Naruto shouted; Naruto went through hand signs and unleashed a gale palm at Orochimaru. Sasuke followed up by going through hand signs and unleashing a fire ball; Sasuke's fire ball mixed with Naruto's gale palm increasing the power and scale.
Orochimaru was hit by the bigger fire ball; he had no choice but to shed his old body ditching his disguised form.
"Eww that's gross" Mamushi said as she charged at Orochimaru; Orochimaru swung his sword at the charging girl. Mamushi blocked the sword with her scythe and hooked it; Mamushi then disarmed Orochimaru and began to swing her scythe at him.
Orochimaru ducked under a slash from Mamushi and attempted to punch her; when his fist connected Mamushi had the wind knocked out of her. Orochimaru was about to follow up with a second strike but was soon dodging strikes from both Sasuke and Naruto.
Naruto was slashing at Orochimaru who was dodging; but every time he dodged Sasuke was there to follow up with another strike keeping him off balance. "Little shits" Orochimaru yelled as he kicked Naruto in the face sending him to the ground; Sasuke then began to assault Orochimaru alone and was losing.
"Sasuke duck" Mamushi yelled; Sasuke did not hesitate as he ducked and Mamushi's scythe flew over his head. Mamushi's scythe buried itself into Orochimaru; Orochimaru then shed his body once more landing near his sword.
Orochimaru then grabbed his sword and ran towards Naruto who was still trying to get off the ground.
"Naruto" Mamushi shouted as she ran in front of him; Mamushi wasn't able to bring her scythe up in time and was stabbed in the chest by Orochimaru.
Naruto and Sasuke looked on in horror as Orochimaru pulled his sword out of Mamushi's chest; he then kicked her into a tree and she went still.
Sasuke seeing this began having flashbacks; the Uchiha massacre, the land of waves, the bridge. He then had visions of Mamushi; her always welcoming him, hugging him and her words echoing through his head.
'No way Sasuke's my friend' Mamushi voice echoed, 'you should ask her out' Ino's voice echoed; Sasuke's eyes began to bleed as his sharingan began to morph.
Naruto saw Mamushi lying on the ground and began to feel anger and rage build up inside him.
"Give in boy" came a dark voice "kill him, kill him, kill" the voice repeated; Naruto then began to exert red chakra.
Orochimaru then felt powerful chakra's begin to rise up behind him; he turned and saw Sasuke with blood running down his cheeks like tears and Naruto with red chakra covering him like a cloak.
"You… will… die" Sasuke said with anger and hatred in his voice.
"You killed Mamushi" Naruto shouted as he gripped hit now glowing red trench knives.
'I dealt with the girl already' Orochimaru thought 'I just need to suppress the fox's chakra and put the curse mark on Sasuke' Orochimaru thought. "Very well then" Orochimaru said "Shall we continue" he said with a smile; Naruto ran at Orochimaru in a rage while Sasuke went through hand signs.
In Mamushi's mind scape
Mamushi opened her eyes and looked around and saw nothing but darkness; she then touched her chest 'didn't I get stabbed' Mamushi thought. Mamushi then got up and looked around 'where am I' Mamushi thought.
"Pitiful child" came a voice from behind; Mamushi turned around and saw a giant snake "So much potential; yet so weak" the snake said as Mamushi began to walk back in fear. The snake then began to shape shift; the snake then turned into Mamushi making the girl even more scared and confused.
"Looks like I'm needed again" the other Mamushi said with a evil grin.
With Naruto and Sasuke
Naruto was slashing at Orochimaru with his trench knives; Orochimaru was blocking and then countered. Orochimaru stabbed Naruto in the gut making the boys eyes widen; Orochimaru then kicked Naruto and sent him into a tree.
Naruto's cloak began to fade as the chakra began to go to the wound and heal it 'gah hell' Naruto thought.
'Hmmm poison' the Kyuubi thought 'I can only do so much; lets just hope he can fight at half strength' the Kyuubi thought.
Sasuke was now fighting Orochimaru alone; Sasuke took out a kunai and began to slash at Orochimaru. Orochimaru parried with his sword and knocked the kunai out of Sasuke's hand; Orochiamaru then grabbed Sasuke by the neck.
"It's been fun Sasuke" Orochimaru said "see you soon" he said; Orochimaru then bit down on Sasuke's neck. Sasuke screamed in pain as his blood felt like it was on fire; Sasuke then passed out as a curse mark formed on his neck. Orochimaru then dropped Sasuke and looked over to Naruto who was struggling to get up "and now to dispose of you and the girl" Orochimaru said.
Naruto began to panic as he tried to get back up.
Just then a powerful burst of chakra stopped both Naruto and Orochimaru; both looked over and saw where it originated from.
Mamushi was now standing with her trench coat off radiating a dark and evil chakra; she looked different because gone was her cheerful and happy face as she now had a scowl. Her body was also covered in snake tattoos that were moving.
"Boy" Mamushi said pointing to Naruto who flinched "take your teammates and go; unless you want to be slaughtered along with my father" she said. Orochimaru and Naruto both flinched; this was not the same Mamushi they knew.
Orochimaru charged at her and swing his sword; he then saw she was no longer there but was now next to Naruto holding Sasuke on her shoulder. 'How did she do that' Orochimaru thought.
Mamushi then tossed Sasuke on the ground "leave now or I will not be responsible for what happens" she said as she turned around to Orochimaru.
Naruto shaking like a leaf grabbed Sasuke and created a clone that went to pick up Ino; Naruto began to run into the forest with his 2 unconscious teammates. 'Mamushi' Naruto thought 'no it can't be; and how did she know Orochimaru was her dad. Only me, the old man, Anko and Inoichi know' he thought as he retreated with his 2 teammates.
With Mamushi
"Orochimaru" Mamushi said with a dark smile "my creator" she said making Orochimaru's skin crawl. "I have waited years for this" Mamushi said "I've been locked inside this girl for too long; now I'm here" she said. "Now it's time for me to take my proper place as your heir" Mamushi said as she got into a completely different fighting stance "time for me to claim what's properly mine" she said as she charged at Orochimaru.
'Damn it' Orochimaru thought 'this is bad; my fail safe isn't working. This isn't going to end well' Orochimaru thought as he braced for the battle to come.
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