At the Arena…
Naru was watching the matches as she was enthralled by the other students' abilities and combats.
Many of the students perform such skill and talent, with Justus she has never seen before in her life. It was so cool to think about how many abilities there were and how many Justus there were. Sakura showed her strength against Ino, even when the match ended in a tie. She was really inspirational against her rival and Naru knew that even though she wouldn't be able to continue, that she truly was a shinobi.
Speaking of which, she wondered what happened with Sasuke. He went completely out of control until she shouted at him. Sure, the Teme seemed to lack a personality unlike Itachi, who was truly awesome, but he was never a cruel type of guy. Itachi seemed troubled with what happened to his little brother and maybe something else…
Soon, the next match was set for Rock Lee and Gaara.
Something seemed odd about him…
"I will learn of your name soon enough."
He seemed really weird but… there was something familiar about him…
She just couldn't make out what it was.
Itachi stared at the young man, red as blood for his hair and blackened with the evils of his village. He was truly a wicked child with a wicked creature inside him…
He still remembered the night Gaara came.
"Butting your nose into someone else's affairs can prove quite dangerous, Eldest Uchiha…" A voice from behind threatened as the sand appeared.
Itachi remained still and calm as the sands swirled around his feet.
"You must be Gaara then? The one my brother and my fiancé have met. I am quite surprised to find you out this late at night. A growing boy needs his sleep." Itachi tried a bit of humor.
"Don't try to act bravely in the face of death, Eldest Uchiha…"
"Oh, I do not plan on dying tonight or you to kill anyone at this time. It's rude to hold someone up." Itachi warned as threw the glowing kunai to the ground, puncturing the sand, and causing Gaara to howl in pain!
"How-?!"
"A Kunai Blessed and empowered can have many properties. You have come to threaten me, but here is a warning for you. You are a guest of the Leaf, you will behave and follow the rules, or I will be the one to punish you."
"I will return, Eldest Uchiha. Once the time is right, I will feed you to my mother and she will use your bones to make her stronger. Then you brother will die next and I shall claim my mate, the strong female from before, and make her mine..."
Itachi watched him, making sure that the sand Shinobi didn't go too far. He will not hesitate to put him down if he is a threat to his village. But he won't interfere with the match. He only hoped Lee would be careful against this one…
"Begin!"
At the Hospital…
Sasuke was still sweating, tossing, and turning in his bed.
He was in the jungle, looking for Naruto.
"Dobe! Dobe! Where are you? We need to get out of here!" Sasuke shouted for his teammate who seemed just to be out of his sight.
The orange jumpsuit she wore was easy for him to be able to track her, even though she was going strangely faster than him. They needed to leave, something was hunting them, something hungry for them!
"Dobe, get back here!"
He kept running, running and running until he saw a light and soon…
They were in his brother's prized garden, and she was there, sitting on the ground next to the roses. Her fingers were gently caressing the stems with care and tenderness…
"Dobe, what are you doing?" Sasuke questioned while looking around, his brother's garden even looked more beautiful than he remembered.
"You know what I am doing. He wants us both, Sasuke and he won't stop." She whispered while touching the stems.
But it wasn't a stem anymore but a snake!
And Naru wasn't Naru anymore, but a fox!
Sasuke still continued to twitch and wheeze from the intense dreams that he was having, while Kakashi was still watching him.
"Hmmm, looks like Naru still haunts your every dream. I don't blame you for falling for her, she sure has that charm, right?" He laughed a bit as he crossed his arms, "I wonder how she's going to take it when Itachi tells you all about his illness."
The one-eyed shinobi then looked outside as he knew that they were being watched.
"This is the worst time for you to get sick, Itachi…"
At the match…
It became a horror show.
What was supposed to be a simple match became a battle to the death. Gaara's bloodlust was overwhelming him as he was tearing poor Rock Lee apart! Even when Lee was giving his all, the Sand Shinobi showed no mercy or kindness! The other shinobi were forced to take action, Itachi standing in front of him.
"Know your place, Gaara. Remember what I told you before." Itachi coldly threatened the deranged boy.
He only smirked.
"Threats from the dying man… I wonder what will kill you first, the disease or me." He smirked but stopped his violent attacks.
"Take Rock Lee to the medical center, now!" The medical shinobi ordered as the boy was on a stretcher.
"Sweet… Sakura…. Sweet Naru…" He muttered in his sleep, causing Itachi to frown with pity….