Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Grant Me Death ❯ Chapter 1:Marieka ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 1: Marieka

A tall, well-built man, standing in about 6 feet, came storming down the halls of the unplottable stronghold towards the throne room, his robes billowing after him, a wide smirk playing down his face.

The man's name is Uchiya Sasuke, the sole heir of the renowned Uchiya clan, the once-proclaimed genius of leaf village, former student of the famous chuunin Kakashi, and in the present, the right-hand man of the ruler of Fire Country, Orochimaru.

Seventeen years have passed since his shocking betrayal to his own village, only preceded by the sudden deaths of his teammates, Naruto and Sakura, and from there, things got bad to worse . Two years after the shocking incident, Orochimaru was able to take over, declaring Uchiya Sasuke, who was at the time responsible for the massacre of numerous clans, as his heir and right-hand man. Since then, he has changed drastically from a lonely, revenge-seeking boy into a cold-blooded killer, destroying everyone who stands in his way.

He was currently delivering a message to his mentor and master, though he would never admit the latter, about the obstruction of several of the minor rebel bases, who they have been trying to eliminate for months now.

Slamming the throne doors, he strided arrogantly towards the throne, kneeling forward in subservience.

"Rise, my dear Sasuke."

Sasuke rose, staring directly at the man who changed his life and the one he now served.

"What news do you bring me?"

"Our incompetent spies," Sasuke started, "was finally able to exact the location of the minor bases located in the outskirts of Sound village. They are now destroying the rebels as we speak."

"Ah, good. Those pesky rebels have started to become a major hindrance to our plans recently. I trust this will continue?"

"Of course."

"Good."

As Sasuke started to exit the room, Orochimaru added "Oh, and Sasuke?" he stopped. "Try to find your former teacher there. Or perhaps one of your little friends? Shouldn't allow my heir to be bored, should I ?"

Sasuke smirked.” It will be my pleasure."

RING!

"Ah!"

Marieka fell to the floor, throwing one of her shurikens straight to the door that was just opened, which the trespasser barely dodged.

"Hey!" Her friend Yuri exclaimed, trying to stand up.” If you were wide awake, you would have really killed me!"

Marieka blushed, also standing up from her strangled heap.” Sorry," she said, straightening her ruffled nightgown.” You know that it's been my habit since we were four."

"Since we started our ninja lessons, you mean."

"Yeah." Sitting on her bed, she rubbed her still sleepy eyes.” What time is it, anyway?"

"Twelve minutes till noon."

"WHAT?!!" Jumping from her bed, she frantically ran to her dresser, pulling her training clothes out."You mean I’ve overslept? Again?"

"Yup.7th time this week!" he said cheekily"You know, you shouldn't worry about yourself. You're way advanced than any of us anyway. Besides, you make memorizing lessons look so easy that you don't even need to bat an eyelash!"

"Oh, shut up, smart ass." Marieka shouted from the shower. "I'm not THAT good. Besides, I don't care how good I am. I've always wanted to be the best in everything since the minute I was born. Don't know why, but as Sir Kakashi says, it can be a very dangerous trait. Still, I can't help but be who I am."

"Speaking of traits, where did you get it? Your driving ambition, I mean. Family trait?" As he said the last part, the shower stopped.

"Please don't talk about my family. It's a very touchy subject." Her voice was quiet.

"Uh, sorry. Didn't know."

“It’s okay. No one knows anyway.” She paused. “Ah, almost finished!”

“Anyway, what I said before is true. You’re not only the smartest in our lessons, you’re also the best in all our mock fights, missions, and just about anything we do around here. Everyone in the base admits it. Why don’t you?”

“Have you ever heard of modesty, Yuri? Besides, I already know my strengths and weaknesses. Why should I go public with it? It always does good for a ninja when his/her opponent underestimates him/her. You’ve heard it before, I’ll win no matter what the cost. Finally finished!”

As Yuri looked at his friend from the dresser, he whistled.

“I never thought you looked this cute, Marieka!”

Marieka stood just outside the bathroom door, wearing her ninja clothes on. Her curly black hair was tied in a high ponytail, some of her bangs falling to the sides of her face in a sort of casual elegance that only a precious few could hope to achieve, framing her face. She had a medium and lean build, her ninja clothes accentuating curves that her body might have. Completing her features were deep, expressive black eyes, an aquiline nose, and full lips, giving her a seductive yet dangerous figure.

Marieka blushed. ”Are you saying this because it’s true or is it just because you want help from yesterday’s lesson?’

Yuri pretended to sigh in defeat” You caught me red-handed, Marieka. You were always too smart for your own good.”

Marieka laughed.” Should you really tease your teacher like that? She might give you all the wrong answers for tomorrow’s quiz instead of the right ones!”
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Marieka dragged her friend downstairs, silently hoping that her sensei will not be there. She silently tiptoed away from the hallway, but before she was able to make a graceful exit, her teacher’s stern voice rang across the room.

“Not so fast, Marieka.”

“Uhhhh…. Hello?”

Kakashi sighed. “How many times do I have to tell you to always wake up in time?”

“Ummm… the 8th time this month?”

At Marieka’s back, Yuri snickered. “Make that the 9th!” But at Marieka’s nasty glare, he fell silent.

Kakashi shook his head. “Marieka, I’m afraid I can’t let this slide. You’ll have to…”

“Leave the poor girl alone, Kakashi. She can always take her lessons later.”

Kakashi glared. “You’re too soft, Guy. You shouldn’t let them be pampered.”

“Look who’s talking! Why, you were just like her when we were young! I remember the time when-” Before Sir Guy was able to finish, Kakashi clamped his mouth shut.

Kakashi glanced at the two troublemakers. ”Don’t listen to him, kids-WHERE ARE THEY!”

Guy scrutinized the place where the two was once standing and laughed. “Marieka doesn’t need
to even attend this month’s training, Kakashi. You out of everyone in this room should know her. Besides her innate talent and twisted brilliance, she has enormous chakra reserves that seem to recharge almost immediately and despite that, she has an almost perfect control over it that it’s almost scary. Combined with her innate curiosity and driving urge to be the best in everything she does, she’s already a force to be reckoned with. At 13! Besides, if she can escape from the great _________ Kakashi and Guy without them noticing, there’s no need for us to teach her for the entire year!”

Kakashi stared at the door amusedly. “ I swear that girl is a genius, but she usually uses it to cause trouble in the base. Besides, she doesn’t let her power get into her head. She would hate it if she wasn’t better than all of her classmates even if she doesn’t show it especially when Yuri’s around. Besides, it runs in her blood.” Kakashi trailed away. “Marieka seems to be a funny mix of Naruto and …”

Guy placed a hand on his shoulder. “It’s okay, my friend. I’m sure she’s not going to turn to him, like he did. Even if she has his blood, and the sharingan blood limit, she had a different upbringing. Besides, I know that she would never dream of betraying Yuri. She obviously loves him.”

Kakashi gratefully looked at Guy. “Well, let’s just hope that Yuri’s still alive until we tell her the truth. I just hope that it won’t be revealed before the right time. If that happens, the results would be drastic. Till then, let’s hope she doesn’t lose him.”

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While Kakashi was arguing with Guy, Marieka nudged Yuri. “I’m going to use the Transposition Technique for the both of us, hold on tight. In the count of three… one, two, three… Earth Transposition Technique!”

The next thing, Yuri noticed, they were in the woods. Marieka made a noise of satisfaction beside him and sat down. Looking at his friend, he did the same.

Marieka exclaimed. “Thank God I found that book about transportation techniques 2 months ago! If it weren’t for that, I would have been done for!”

At this, Yuri laughed. “I can’t believe you’re able to find time for reading every book you get your hands on and still can’t find a decent time to sleep!”

Marieka pouted. “Hey, that’s not true. Besides, maybe I should ask Sir Kakashi about it. Since my 13th birthday, my chakra reserves became totally unstable, and random things will blow up from time to time again. If it weren’t for my strong grasp on controlling chakra, I would have been dead by now. Before, about 3-4 hours of sleep are enough. Now, it seems even 10 hrs isn’t enough! Besides that, I get these strange dreams and a certain prickling on my neck…”

Yuri gaped. “5 hours of sleep! How much caffeine do you take?!” At her confused look, Yuri sighed. “How could you not know these things? The standard number of hrs for sleep for ninjas is 6-7 per night. Don’t you know something as simple as that?”

Marieka snorted. “Of course I know that. It’s just that three hrs of sleep has been enough for me for as long as I can remember. Got it from my parents, I guess.” she said bitterly.

“Who are your parents, anyway? You’ve never mentioned them before.”

Marieka turned away. “I never knew them. Kakashi never told me.”

“Not even their names?”
“Not even that. I searched for any bloodline tracing techniques, but there weren’t any legal ones, only the forbidden ones..”

Yuri squeezed her hand. “You know we’re not supposed to practice those, Marieka. I would be afraid to lose you over to those techniques.”

Marieka looked at him. “That’s why I forced myself to forget about it. But it seems until now, I haven’t been able to deny my crave for learning it. The only thing that’s holding me back is you, Yuri.”

“Me?”

“Yes, you. The only thing I’m afraid of is losing the one I love the most. That’s you, Yuri. If I have to die just to make you happy, I would willingly do it. I love you, dammit!”

“Don’t worry, Mari,” Yuri said, using her pet name. “I’m not going to die. At least, not yet. Besides, couldn’t leave you wreaking havoc in the base, should I?”

Marieka laughed.

“You have a point there. What would I do without my trusty sidekick?” she said jokingly.

“Hey!” Yuri punched her gently in the arm. “Anyway, let’s-“

At mid-sentence, Marieka threw three shurikens straight to the intruders.

“Yuri, call Kakashi. NOW!”

“I’m not going to leave you here all by yourself!”

“I can handle them by myself! Now GO!”

And next thing he knew, he was back in the base in the conference room right in the middle of a meeting.

“Huh?” was all Yuri could say.

Kakashi was the first to react. “What happened!”

“We were ambushed in the forest. Marieka transported me here to call you. She’s fighting them now!”

Sir Guy interrupted. “Transposition? That isn’t supposed to be taught to you! That could be very dangerous!”
Yuri replied. “It wasn’t me, it was Marieka. Let’s go! Her life’s at stake!”

Kakashi cut in. ”Wait. How many are there?”

Yuri tried to remember the scenery right before she disappeared.

Three genins…

“Three genins…”

…Two chuunins…

“Two chuunins…”

and the leader…

Red Hair, Bloodthirsty neon eyes, the huge gourd filled with sand worn in his back…

Oh Shit…

“and Gaara of the Sand”

A pin dropped.

TO BE CONTINUED…
Author’s Note:
Muahahahahahaha! I’m so evil………. What a cliffie….. I swear my friend is going to kill me when she discovers that I ended chapter 1 in this wicked, wicked way … Anyway, here’s what to expect for the next chapter:

While Kakashi and company tries to exact her location, Marieka faces off with 6 people that are far more older and experienced, including the bloodthirsty Gaara of the Sand, Orochimaru’s left hand. A heated conversation between Gaara and Sasuke takes place, while Kabuto makes his first appearance…

So there you have it… To all my readers, thank you for finding time to read my story, and please, please review! This is my first story, so any comments and suggestions are welcome…