Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Hidden Villages ❯ Chapter 2: Shock, the Uchiha is dead! ( Chapter 3 )

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“Stay with me Masen we only need to run for a little while more.” a pale man said to his companion whose arm was around his shoulder for support. “As soon as we find a place to rest I will attempt to tend your wounds.

“Why would she do this to us Oogi, after all we had been through together?” Masen gasped weakly while spitting out a mouthful of blood. He was holding his side, his hand trembling as blood gushed forth from under it. With the help of night, the thick mist, and their black clothes they were fairly covered, only their hands, Oogi's face, and his bright blonde hair could be seen.

“Try not to think about it right now you need to focus on healing, Masen!” Oogi's slim pale hands worked to reposition Masen whose broad form had begun to slide off his shoulders as his legs started to give way. “Come on Masen stand up we need to keep moving.” Their difference in size, Oogi being 5'11 and Masen 6'2, looked as though it would be a hindrance to the support Oogi was providing, but still Oogi managed to pull him to his feet.

“Maybe you should just leave me here I must be heavy with my blood line trait still active.” His hand slid down onto Oogi's chest as he finished repositioning himself. It looked as though it were covered in metal, the moon light refracting off of it.

“You so cliché Masen did you really think I would just say okay and leave. I know you are smarter then that. But what I would really like to know is why you have not deactivated your bloodline trait yet.” His dark green eyes scanned over Masen's hood covered face.

“When I was hit by Akei's Kumi bolt it should have deactivated on its own, but now even if I concentrate as hard as I can the defense will not dissolve.” Voices began to echo through the forest. Oogi stopped and stringed to hear what they were saying.

“Come on I think they headed this way!” the voices seemed to still be at a great distance but Oogi knew they would catch up.

“We can't move fast enough to run away and I am out of chakra, so fighting is out of the question. So what do we do now?” Oogi thought to himself.

“Come on Oogi, I know we have stopped because you heard something, I think

deserve to know what you think our chances are.” Masen voice had become rough with irritation. Oogi's eyes narrowed as he began to scan their surroundings.

“It just became worse, we're surrounded.”

“What?!” Masen's dark grey eyes peered out from the shadows created by his hood. His eye frantically search the area. “Humph when did they get here?” Masen groggily sat down on the ground next to Oogi.

“I think they have been here for a while. I guess hunters are as good as they say.”

“You are very sharp shinobi, it is too bad you crossed the Kage.” A voice emerged from the trees in front of them.

“Yes it is a shame you have to kill us. But it is even more so that you would obey that coward.” Oogi responded calmly.

“He does only what he thinks is best for whole, but I am not here to discus politics. Only to complete my mission.” The voice retorted with a humorous tone.

“Fine, then let it end you spineless cowards.” Masen shouted while standing and weakly falling into a stance. His hands shining brightly as the moon light bounced off of their metallic surface in all directions. Suddenly they found themselves surrounded by Hunter nin.

“Now we say goodbye.” The leader said as they all began to charge the pair.

“Arrogance!” Oogi shouted as he drew a sword out of thin air and attacked. Masen raised his fist and charged in the other direction.

“See you in the next life Oogi!”

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“Kage-sama told us to get a sample from the Uchiha kid.” A Young man with short black hair calmly stated looking at two other young men holding a set of scrolls, one black the other white. Each of them wore a head band with the symbol of the village hidden in the poison embedded on it.

“Yes so now that we have secured both scrolls we can look for him.” One of the other two young men said quietly, his black eyes peered out from behind a hunter nin mask. Small tuffs of his brown hair could be seen under the hood he wore.

“But Kage, what about the time limit? We also have and obligation to complete the test.”

“Don't worry Yoshiro we still have time before we need to get to the tower.” Kage spoke with a shrug.

“I say we hurry Hekey. I don't like this place, I mean they must call it the forest death for a reason.” Yoshiro said as his long blonde hair fell over his shoulder. His body jostled quickly as a small gorilla tightly grabbed his leg in fear. Yoshiro examined her face carefully with his green eyes. “It'll be ok Anko.” He rubbed Anko's head softly for comfort.

“They just call it that to scare us. I haven't met a thing here I couldn't handle.” Hekey turned exposing a red cross on his shoulder. He shoved his hands in his heavy grey jacket as he looked over the two scrolls `one newly acquired' with his hazel eyes. Their black matching shorts blew as the wind rushed past them embracing their legs in a cool morning breeze. Their toes were exposed as well do to the black sandals they all wore, but from the ankle to the knee each of them hand wrappings to cover their legs.

“It doesn't matter if you don't like this place, there is enough time to complete both tasks if we just start moving.”

“I agree with Hekey.” Kage said excited by the idea of moving forward instead of continuing to do nothing in this boring clearing.

“I just don't feel good about this whole thing.” Yoshiro said as he lifted Anko and sat her of his shoulders.

“Well stop thinking about it and focus on the mission.” Kage said as he and Hekey turned and jumped into the trees. Yoshiro shrugged and headed off to catch up with his teammates. As they jumped from branch to branch the wind rushing through their hair thoughts of what the Dokukage had told them about his true intensions for coming to the Chunin exams went trough their minds.

“Do you guys think Kage-sama even cares if we pass this test?” Kage said he eyes never leaving the bath in front of him.

“Don't question Kage-sama, I am sure he has faith that we can do both the mission and pass the exams.” Hekey replied taking point.

“But if they figure out what we are doing it could start a war with Kanoha. At this point I feel enough of the other Villages already feel threatened by our formation. We don't need…” Anko interrupted Yoshiro with a series of exasperated grunts. “What!? Hekey, Kage, Anko is picking up the sent blood.” All three stopped on a large branch high up in the trees.

“Hekey you're on.” Kage said as he examined their soundings. Hekey positioned his heads out in front of him.

“Ketsuekiga.” Exclaim Hekey as his eyes turned blood red. He then began to scan the forest looking for the source of the sent. He could hear the heart beats of all the creatures around him and those he could see only appeared to him as set of vascular systems. His eyes stopped and focused on three vascular systems that matched those of humans. “I got them, but one isn't doing very well I'd say he's dead. The other two have very weak heart beats and Ithey have lost a lot of blood.

“So it's another team then.” Kage movednext to Hekey trying to focus on the spot he was staring at.

“Try not to strain yourself, last time I checked you couldn't see through trees.” Hekey said to Kage while continuing to examine the three blood systems. “So do we check it out? I don't think the other two will last mush longer.”

“Nah it's none of our business. Let another team help them out. It's their own fault for being so weak.” As Kage finished his sentence Yoshiro jumped of the branch rushing over to where Anko was picking up the scent of blood from. “Yoshiro what the hell are you doing.” Kage's voice was filled with frustration as he and Hekay headed after him.

“We have to do something. Kage-sama always taught us to have compassion where it is necessary.”

“Yes but we are in the field. Now is not the time to be compassionate.” Hekey responded with his use usual well thought out response. But Yoshiro just shook it off determined to help.

As he entered the small clearing the first thing he noticed was a young man with long coal black hair stapled to a tree by kunai and razor wire. Blood dripped down his blue shirt and his white shorts were now almost completely red. In his right hand was a head band with the symbol of leaf on it. He had on one blue sandal, the other seemed to have fallen off and laid next to the tree. Under the tree the ground had a dark stain on it, where it had been saturated with his blood. Yoshiro stepped back shocked by the young man's body. He looked around and noticed a young girl with long pink hair and a head band on her forehead with the symbol of leaf as well sitting against a large rock. She looked unconscious or perhaps dead. She had several small wounds all over her body, her dark red dress torn in many places. Last even further away from him he noticed another young man with sunny blonde hair sittingagainst a tree and to either side of him laidtwo obviously dead nin. He had on a bright orange jacket with a white collar and pants that match the jacket. His head band had fallen off and now layon his chest. The nin to either side of him had no sign of head bands only uniforms that Youshiro quickly recognized. Yoshiro could see a large hole in young nin'sside, the ground around it was dark and smelled of copper. Yoshiro approached the body of the young man and noticed three whisker like markings on either cheek. He kneeled down to check if he was breathing as Hekey and Kage entered the clearing.

“Yoshiro, are you out of your mind.” Kage said as he furiously walked toward him.

“Kage leave him alone. I guess this little rescue operation paid off.” Hekey said as he examined the body of the boy pinned to the tree.

“What do you mean Hekey?” Kage looked over and started to examine the body as well.

“This is the Uchiha. I can still get a sample from him even given his current situation.”

“I thought this guy was tough, who could have done this?” Kage said as he kneeled down checking the ground below the Uchiha.

“You'll want to check this out; it should explain a few things.” Yoshiro said as he examined the two bodies next to the blonde boy. One seemed to have had his arm torn off and he had a large hole through his torso. The other looked as though a beast had shredded his face and chest. Claw marks covered his body.

`What the hell happened to them? Did this kid do that?” Kage said as he looked over the two bodies. “Hekey why didn't you pick up on them with your Ketsuekigan?”

“They have no blood left. I'd say they bled out in a few seconds. Who ever or what ever did this made sure of that.” He kneeled down for a moment to check the blond kids wound. He began to remember and assassin jutsu that the Dokukage had told him about that would have this effect. But as he began to drift off into thought he noticed the wound slowly closing, so slowly that he had not picked it up before.

“We need to get the sample. Then we will head for the tower.” Hekey quickly stood and head over to the first kid.

“Whoa, what's with the sudden rush?” Kage said looking away from the corpses that lay on either side of the boy.

“Yoshiro is right we need to get moving. Besides I don't think we need to linger.” He stopped in front of the body and remove and medical shuriken from his field pouch. “I am going to take his eye that should be enough.” Hekey began to move toward the body's eye slowly pressing the blade against his temple so he could make an incision. Suddenly a boulder flew out from the line of trees and smashed against Hekey sending him flying. Before he smashed into a tree Kage intercepted him and slowly help him back to his feet. A young man with messy black heir dropped down from the trees followed by two other young men. The first had a head band around his waist and the other two would have bands on their forehead. The symbols on them would be that of the village hidden in the mountains.

“Do not disturb the dead.” The first one said falling into a stance. He had on a fur vest that covered a black shirt.He also wore black pants that tapered right after the knee. He had wrappings that covered his fore arms and also the bottom half of his legs.

“We should just stomp them Naota.” The young man to his left said. His eyes were covered by sunglasses and above his band a black bandana covered his head. The rest of his body would be covered in a black body suit that would taper at the ankle. The third stood there quietly butting on a blue beanie to cover up his bright red hair as his solid teal eyes scanned over the three poison shinobi. His dark blue jacket waved as the wind blew past him exposing the black shirt on under it; the dark blue pants he wore also matched the jacket. The one thing they all had in common besides their head bands were the uniform blue sandals.

“Stay out of this you superstitious fools.” Kage threw Hekey to the side and approached Naota his fists tightly clench.

“So are you the one I'm gonna fight. I was worried I was gonna be stuck with the good doctor over there.” His eyes narrowed so that only a little bit of brown could be seen. “Goya I want you and Gaara to check on the other two” Goya nodded as he rushed over to the blonde kid while Gaara headed to the girl. “Come on this is just going to be me and you. What do you say?” Kage stepped forward falling into a loose stance. “I'll take that as a yes.” A smile grew a cross his face as the last word escaped his lips. Suddenly without warning two six inch bone kunai sprang from Kages wrist into the palms of and he hurled them at Naota. Naota quickly dodge to the side as they hit a tree right behind him. The spot on the tree where they hit turned black and the bark began to peal away. As Naota watch this Kage took his opportunity to attack. From his left fore arm a bone blade emerged growing out directly from the bone in his forearm. He quickly struck at Naota rapidly moving across the clearing. Naota noticing the sudden approach turned and before the blade struck him blocked it with his fore arm. Kage was surprised to find the arm covered in extremely hard rock. “So you're a member of what's left of the Kaguya Clan.” Naota said as he pushed Kage back and covered his fists in stone.

“Yes, how do you like my Shikotsu Myaku?”

“It doesn't match up to my Tsuchi enkatsu. Earth first jutsu.” He made two punching motions and rock fists emerged from his fists and flew at Kage. Kage threw a bone kunai at one and smash the other with his bone blade. He then charged him flinging another two bone kunai at him and then moving to strike with his blade. Naotahit the ground with his fist causing a wall of rock to emerge from the earth. “Earth wall jutsu.” The Kunai were stopped by the barrier. Naota began to hit the wall from behind it sending bricks of earth rocketing at Kage. “Earth Missile jutsu.” Kage back flipped to dodge a few then startedto smash them with his bone sword while continuing his advance. Overwhelmed by the oncomingbricks heformedanother bone blade out of his other arm and begin to attack with both.

“You should not use all your jutsu at once.” Kage started to perform hand symbols. “Vile bullet jutsu.” He said aslifted his mask slightlyreared back and then lurched forward firing a fist sized green ball out of his mouth. It soared at one of the holes in Naota's wall. Naota blocked the attack with his leftfist. The green slim begin to eat away at the stone as steam rose from his hand. He quickly threwoff the stone on his hand as he prepared to retaliate.

“Kage lets go. I go the sample.” Hekey said as he jumped off into the woods quickly followed by Yoshiro. Kage looked at Naota trying to decide wheatear or not to follow.

“Don't you run.” Naota said his face stern his body prepared for more.

“Sorry I guess we'll have to finish this at the finals. Till next time.” Kage hit the ground and suddenly bone spikes sprang from the earth all around Naota and plunge toward him “Bone coffin jutsu.” Naota quickly jump back to avoid certain death. Unable to clear all the bones spikes he began to smash them with his stone covered fist. He stopped dodging and smashing as the last of the bone lancethrust forward with a loud crunch and then a firm shatter as Naota punched it hard. He looked up to find the small clearing now devoid of any poison shinobi.

“Danmit! Cowards come back here and fight!” Naota's anger would echo through the forest.

“Naota we need to get these two to Kanoha's hospital and fast or they are going to end up like the friend over there.” Gaara said as he lifted the pink haired girl and through her over his shoulder.

“But we still need to get an earth scroll.” Goya said in protest. Naota slowly walk over to the boy pinned to the tree and pull him down. In one hand he would see a head band and in the other was an earth scroll.

“Yeah, let's go to the tower. We'll take these three with us.

“But what about the other scroll?” Goyaaskedimpatiently.

“I've got it covered.” Naota held up the blood covered earth scroll.