Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Immortal Bitches ❯ Battle with the Sound ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: LunaGoddessOf Foxes and Chibi Rouyakan do not own or claim to own Naruto or any characters associated with the series (except for out OC's). We do wish we did, though…

 

 

Summary: Rouyakan, Cassie, and Alex are three fairly average girls... Well, as average as a wolf youkai, witch, and the daughter of Death can be! Due to a spell that went wrong, the three supernatural girls have been thrown into the world of Naruto and his friends. Watch as adventure, chaos, and general stupidity occur!

Rated R/NC-17 for language the graphic nature of some chapters.

Some OC pairings (with the villains, of course, 'cause they're hot).

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Chapter 6: Battle With The Sound

 

Alex flew through the forest towards where she sensed Rouyakan's aura. She arrived to see Naruto and Sasuke passed out beside her two friends. Cassie had a bad injury on her back and both were beaten up pretty badly and were breathing heavily. She saw Sakura clutching Sasuke, her forehead creased with worry.

 

“What the hell happened?!” Alex called as she jumped off her scythe and ran to them, swinging her scythe to rest on her shoulder. Rouyakan, bloody and with only her inner haori on (what was left of her outer one was being used as a head pillow for the two boys) turned to explain.

 

“We were fucking ambushed by this guy Orochimaru, who I swear is a snake youkai!” spat Rouyakan. “He bit Sasuke and left this swirl-like mark on his neck. I think you might know what it is.” She jerked her head in the direction of the unconscious teen and the girl holding him, before sitting down with Cassie to heal some of her wounds. Alex made her way over to Sakura.

 

“Hey Sakura, can I see the mark on Sasuke?” asked Alex, indicating she should hand him over for inspection. She looked closely at his neck… and then gasped in horror.

 

“Mother f--!!” Alex smothered the last of her cursing and waved for Cassie and Rouyakan.

 

“So do you know what it is?” asked Rouyakan, helping Cassie over.

 

“Duh! Grandma told me that this is the mark she used to possess people. This is really bad; it's a real strong curse mark.” said Alex, and she began to hyperventilate.

 

Rouyakan smacked her upside the head. “Get a hold of yourself baka! Tell me, is there a way to get it off?” Rouyakan demanded, mostly because Sakura looked like she was about to pass out from the new information.

 

“…No, there isn't,” said Alex, “But there is a way to seal it.”

 

“Well, then, we'd better get it sealed.” Rouyakan picked up Sasuke and placed him next to the unconscious Naruto.

 

The girls turned towards Cassie who was smiling like an obsessed otaku girl who had met her favorite anime character in person.

 

“What's with her? Or do I not want to know?” asked Alex

 

“Not really, but I should tell you anyway.”

 

*~Flash back~*

 

“So, you're a youkai? How fortunate for me.” said Orochimaru in a sick manner.

 

“Nani?!” growled Rouyakan, disgusted.

 

“Ten of Swords!” screamed Cassie, holding up one of her tarot cards as ten swords materialized out of it and flew towards Orochimaru.

 

“Ah, a beautiful witch.” He said. Cassie began to giggle like a schoolgirl.

 

“My kami, don't tell me she likes him!” groaned Rouyakan, looking like she was about to be sick.

 

“What the fuck?!” screamed Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto in unison.

 

“Don't ask. Let's just get out of here!!” said Rouyakan. (E/N: Unfortunately, they wouldn't, but you already knew that if you watched the episodes, didn't you?)

 

“Hey, Mr. Snake-Man! Do you want to be my man-whore?” asked Cassie, waving at him with a huge smile on her face.

 

Everyone's faces, including Orochimaru, were so shocked, they almost fell off of the massive tree limbs they were standing on.

 

“What? What'd I say?” Cassie looked completely clueless as she looked at everyone.

 

*~End Flashback~*

 

“Well that's… interesting…” said Alex. “Doesn't she always fall in love with the evil guys?”

 

“Yeah, but this guy was fucked up in the head and trying to kill us!” yelled Rouyakan.

 

“Um, guys-- er, girls…? Could you get some cold water?” asked Sakura timidly.

 

“Sure.” said Cassie as she had just healed her back and they went towards the nearest stream. A few minutes later, they returned, with no new wounds and a bucket of cold stream water.

 

“I vote we take turns watching them.” said Alex.

 

“Agreed. You get first watch,” said Rouyakan, jumping up to sit on a low branch and leaning back, closing her eyes.

 

“Why?” Alex asked, a little annoyed.

 

“Because you didn't fight with us.”

 

“Oh, don't you dare say I didn't do a thing!” said Alex angrily. “I'll have you know I fought a really tough opponent.”

 

“Hai, maybe so, but we fought a even harder fight, y'know.” said Sakura.

 

“Fine, fine, I'll go first…” grumbled Alex and she took the first shift, scythe at the ready.

 

*~The Next Morning~*

 

Sakura was watching over Naruto and Sasuke who had a very bad fever. Sakura was frequently changing his washcloth to try and bring the fever down, but it wasn't helping much. She sighed. The last watch for tonight was her; the other girls had exhausted themselves. Suddenly, out of nowhere, she heard a sound. She spun around, kunai poised… and saw a squirrel.

 

“What are you up to, scaring me like that?” Sakura asked the squirrel. She flung the kunai at the squirrel and it scampered off.

 

“Hey Sakura, who are you talking to?” asked Alex with a yawn, indicating she just woke up.

 

“Oh, Alex.” Sakura said, turning around and seeing Alex still in her pajamas. “I didn't know you would be up this early”

 

“Yeah. I'm a real morning person, so I'm usually the first one up.” laughed Alex.

 

“Heh.” Sakura smiled lightly. “I set up some traps so be careful.” The female ninja warned.

 

“Yeah, I will. I'll go wake the other girls.” Alex went over to the others, giving them a good wake-up shake.

 

“What the—Why did-ja wake me up?!” Rouyakan groggily said as she turned to go back to sleep.

 

`Oh, no you don't!' thought Alex, and she kicked her injury.

 

“Itai!” screamed Rouyakan, clutching her side. “What the hell was that for, bitch?!” She growled.

 

“Good, you're up.”

 

“If I wasn't in terrible pain, I'd kill you right about now.”

 

Alex ignored her and went over to Cassie, shaking her awake too. “Wake-y, wake-y, eggs and bake-y.” said Alex in a sing-song voice.

 

“I'm up, I'm up! Where's the hot snake man?!” Apparently, Cassie wasn't fully awake as of yet.

 

“Uh… not here.” said Alex hurriedly and she and the other girls got dressed.

Cassie wore a short black dress with no sleeves and tennis shoes. Rouyakan opted for her usual all-purpose black and red kimono (which, miraculously, fixed itself overnight). Alex wore a black mini skirt, a tight black shirt that showed her pierced belly button, and her shirt said `Ninja's are hot'. She completed the look with tall knee high boots.

 

“Okay, I'm ready for today!” Cassie was full of energy.

 

“I'll make breakfast.” Rouyakan was about to start a fire, but they heard a chuckle.

 

“Heh heh… you've been up all night standing guard, eh?” (Remember, the three girls are invisible to others). Three figures leaped out of the bushes. “As of now you're off duty! Just wake Sasuke for us. The three of us want to take him on.” Said the one in the middle.

 

“Oh shit!” said the trio of girls. Sakura spoke, stuttering a bit.

 

“Wh-- what are you talking about?! I know that some guy named Orochimaru is the one who's been pulling all the strings here… so what do you want?” The trio of ninjas looked shocked.

 

“What does this mark on Sasuke's neck mean? Ale—I mean, someone just told me of its origin, and Sasuke is in no condition to fight! You want to fight him now, when he's like this? Get out of here! Go!” yelled Sakura.

 

“Come on, we can take them!” said Alex, itching for a fight.

 

“No, Cassie and I still haven't fully healed, so our job is to protect Naruto and Sasuke.” whispered Rouyakan, her battle instinct kicking in.

 

“Yeah.” Cassie agreed.

 

“Fine! Okay, we'll do that.”

 

The girls turned there attention back to Sakura, and the guy up above the middle guy spoke. “Whatever! I can't walk away after hearing that! I'll destroy you girl… and your little Sasuke too!” he said.

 

“Uh… that is the stupidest line I've ever heard. What is this, The Wizard of Oz?” said Rouyakan blankly.

 

The guy, mistaking Rouyakan's voice for Sakura's, roared, “You bitch! I'll kill you!” But before he was going to charge the middle ninja stopped him.

 

“Wait, Zaku.”

 

“Wait? Why?” Zaku turned to the other.

 

“Look. Freshly turned stones, exposed soil… grass in a place it would never grow… it's obvious that someone's been setting traps. But what's the point of laying them if you leave evidence that warns your enemy?” said the ninja.

 

“Kuso! Cassie, go to Naruto and Sasuke. Try to wake them up.” Said Rouyakan, pulling out her sword from its sheath with a burst of black flame. “Alex, you put up `Death's Barrier' around Naruto and Sasuke, and I'll stand on the outside to defend it if they kick Sakura's ass.” Sakura just turned to glare at her.

 

“Sorry, just precautious.” Rouyakan shrugged apologetically.

 

Seeing that the three Sound ninja's had jumped up in the air and were heading straight for them, Sakura adopted a sly smirk and she took a kunai out and cut a little string, causing a huge log to come swinging down from above.

 

“No! The trap was above us all along!” said the one from the middle, looking up at the log swinging straight at him.

 

“Nice one Sakura!” cheered Cassie.

 

The Sound-nin, twisting swiftly, put his hand on the log and broke it, sending splinters of wood flying everywhere.

 

“Well, this is bad.” said Alex, ducking a particularly large chunk of wood.

 

“Ya think?!” Rouyakan ducked more of needle-sharp splinters.

 

“To be honest, girl, you know you're a complete no-talent, don't you? Stop dogging it and start working at it! It's an insult being underestimated by slackers like you!” yelled the middle Sound-nin.

 

“That's not true, she's very talented!” yelled Cassie as she saw Sakura start to tear up.

 

Suddenly, a big gust of wind came though and the three ninja's were scattered about the clearing. They all heard a boy's voice, yelling, “`Konoha Hurricane Technique'!”

 

The girls saw a boy with thick eyebrows, a bowl-shaped haircut, and a green one-piece outfit with a red Konoha forehead protector/belt. A squirrel was perched on his shoulder, the same one that Sakura had scared off that morning. He began to speak, “Look who's talking! Try taking your own advice!”

 

The middle Sound-nin, surprised, stuttered, “Wh--who are you…?”

 

The boy glared at them, then announced dramatically, “Konoha's handsome blue beast… Rock Lee!”

“You're not handsome! Quit it with the `handsome' bit!” yelled Rouyakan and Alex at the same time. (E/N: Sorry Lee fans!) Lee just ignored them.

 

“You'd be hot if you changed your style. One-piece outfits are so late 80's!” yelled Cassie.

 

“Yay! Rouyakan, I think were saved, `cause he's really strong!” said Alex.

 

“I have to say, we're very lucky if he pulls though. We may have to thank him for this.” Rouyakan nodded.

 

“Where did you come from?” asked Sakura, bewildered.

 

“ I came because you needed me. And I always will!” said Lee dramatically.

 

“Aw, that's so cute!” cooed the three girls.

 

Lee turned to the girls, being one who could see them, and said, “I see you are also here. I will protect you as well!”

 

“Uh… we're doing defense.” Stated Rouyakan. “Go help Sakura.” Nodding, Lee turned back to the three Sound ninja's.

 

“I don't know how to thank you. You're a lifesaver.” Sakura said.

“I promised when we met to protect you until death do us part.” said Lee, facing the Sound team. “I finally understand, Gai-sensei.” He murmured.

 

Then the bandaged sound ninja ordered, “It can't be helped, Zaku. Retrieve Sasuke; those two are as good as dead.”

 

Alex interjected with, “No, they're not. I should know.”

 

“Whatever.” the Sound-nin shrugged carelessly. Sakura saw bandage-guy advancing toward her so she flung a couple of kunai at him. Dodging it, he was about to attack her when Lee jumped in front of him, poised to attack, but a tree-like object burst from the ground, stopping Lee's attack.

 

“This is some kind of Genjutsu, right? So I'd be wasting my time ducking as though your attacks were real.” Stated Lee “I've seen you use your moves before.”

 

“Rouyakan, you have a better view of the battle. Who do you think will win?” asked Cassie, looking over to the wolf youkai.

 

“I'm not to sure… but right now Lee is kicking those ninja's ass's!”

 

“Oh good, I was starting to get worried for a minute there.” said Alex with a sigh of relief.

 

Back on the battlefield, Lee was unwrapping his bandages like when he was fighting Sasuke. Instantly they knew he was going to use that `forbidden' move that he got punished for.

 

They saw Lee disappear and reappear, kicking the bandage guy in the chin with lightning speed. Kicking again, he knocked the boy into the air, disappeared again, and reappeared behind him. His bandages wrapped around the guy like they had a mind of their own.

 

“Oh, crap, he's wide open… can't make a move to defend himself!” Zaku cursed, making a few hand seals.

 

“Take this!” yelled Lee, spinning like a tornado. “`Forward Lotus Technique'!” He brought the other guy down with ramming speed, intending to smash him into the ground.

 

Zaku put his hands in the ground as Lee slammed the bandaged guy into the ground.

 

“Holy shit!” screamed the three girls as they watched Lee's attack.

 

“I don't think this is good…” said Rouyakan.

 

“How so? It looked like he got him.” said Cassie, still trying to wake up Naruto and Sasuke.

 

“It's a feeling. Just watch and you'll see.” said Alex.

 

“Whew… looks like I made it in time.” Zaku sighed in relief.

 

“No… No way!” exclaimed Lee.

 

“What a terrifying technique… I managed to land on a pillow of soil and it still almost wiped me out.” The bandaged guy said. “But now… it's my turn!”

 

Lee began to look really worried as the Sound-nin swiped out at Lee. Lee, barely dodging the attack, began to wobble as the Sound-nin began to attack him again, saying, “Your moves may be fast… but ours are supersonic! And muscles can't break down this wall of sound!” The ninja thrust his arms forward.

 

Lee slumped to the ground with a worried expression on his face. Suddenly, he pitched forward and threw up.

 

“Lee-kun!” yelled Sakura frantically. Lee clamped a hand over his left ear, a pained expression on his face.

 

“It's this gauntlet on my arm, you see? It prevents you from blocking my attacks.”

 

“What did you do to him?!” Sakura demanded. The guy laughed.

 

“It's sound! Even if you block my first, the sound waves reach you. You can't stop sound waves.” Laughed the bandaged ninja.

“Well, I think this is bad.” Alex stated the obvious.

 

“Don't you understand the fundamental nature of sound?” asked the bandaged ninja.

 

“…Vibrations!” gasped Sakura as she realized what he attacked Lee with.

 

“Heh heh, precisely. When you hear a sound, it's actually those vibrations displacing the air, which trembles against you eardrum.” Said the bandaged ninja.

 

“Shut up! We don't want to hear you explanation!” yelled Alex, not remembering that the ninja couldn't see her, as she held her scythe tighter. “Besides, your lecture is boring!”

 

“The human eardrum, the tympanic membrane--”

 

“Shut up!”

 

“--Ruptures when exposed to sound levels in excess of 150 phons, moreover if the sound is powerful enough to upset the liquid within the semi-circular canals of the deepest inner ear--“

 

“Do you not know what the definition of `shut up' means?!” screamed Alex, infuriated.

 

“--It becomes impossible for you to maintain your balance. Heh heh, and it will be some time before your balance is back.” He finished.

 

“Thank god! I though I would have to shoot myself if you talked any longer.” said Alex. Then Zaku began to talk.

 

“So, you see, crude old-fashioned Taijutsu simply doesn't work against us.”

 

“Will you all just shut up?!” screamed Alex, for the fourth time. Zaku just ignored her.

 

“You did start out very well, though. It's rare for a foe to force me to reveal the nature of my techniques, but now the tide has turned against you!” he said cockily.

 

“I can wield sound waves as a weapon… with enough force to crush entire boulders! And with a mere thought I can use sound waves to force air into the earth beneath me, transforming rock-hard soil into the softest kind of cushion for a more elegant and effective art than your crude application of brute force.”

 

“He's better than you, asshole!” yelled Rouyakan, gripping her sword tighter.

 

“And now, it's your turn.” Said the bandage ninja as he charged at Sakura.

 

“Kick him in the balls, Sakura!” yelled Alex. Again, she was ignored.

 

“Blast!” yelled Lee as he ran in front of her and did a roundhouse kick, but the ninja dodged it and started to attack Lee again, intending to bring him down.

 

“No, stay down!” yelled Rouyakan frantically, but it was too late. Lee got punched was knocked out.

 

“Now for the coup de grace!” said the Sound-nin.

 

“I don't think so!” yelled Sakura, as she took out three kunai's and flung them at the three ninja's. But Zaku jumped in front of Sakura and reflected the kunai's back at Sakura.

 

“Jump back!” yelled Rouyakan. Then out of now where Sakura's hair was grabbed by the last Sound-nin, a girl with long black hair and cruel eyes.

 

“Such lovely hair. So much more bounce and shine then mine has!” said the girl, Kin. “What Ninjutsu is that? The art of deep conditioning?”

 

“What the hell do you specialize in? The art of being a bitch?” said Alex slyly, removing the invisibility spell on the three girls. Kin looked over at Alex, surprised.

 

“Who asked you? …You three are already breaking the rules! Only a three cell team is allowed!” said Kin smugly.

 

“Oh yeah? Who says we are?” stated Rouyakan.

 

“Yeah, who says we're human, hmm?” added Alex.

 

“Shall we, Alex?” said Rouyakan. (She had an illusion spell on)

 

“We shall!” said Alex She took her glove off while Rouyakan undid the illusion spell and was replaced by her wolf youkai self, and Alex revealed her arm of bone.

 

“T--that's not real!” stuttered Kin.

 

“Oh, but it is… bitch.” Growled Rouyakan.

 

“Now let Sakura go, or we will kill you!” bluffed Alex. She knew she and Rouyakan couldn't move from their spots without putting Sasuke and Naruto in danger.

 

“How about… not? We'll kill you guys first and then we'll kill Sasuke and the other one.” said Kin as she saw through the bluff.

 

“You think so?” Alex clutched her scythe and made her barrier stronger.

 

“If you think you three can take on a wolf youkai you're sadly mistaken.” said Cassie, helping with the bluff, seeing as she was still with Naruto and Sasuke.

 

“Even a youkai can still fall victim to sound!” said the bandage-nin, lifting his arm.

 

“Stop!”

“Huh? Sakura?” said all three girls together.

 

“I can't let you save me. Protect Sasuke and Naruto.” said Sakura, pulling out a kunai.

 

“Your tricks are useless against me, little girl.” said Kin haughtily.

 

“You think so?” said Sakura slyly as she took the kunai and with a deft movement sliced through her strawberry blonde hair, severing herself from Kin's hold.

 

“What?” Kin gasped. For a moment, everyone was stunned.

 

“Woohoo! You go girl!” Cassie cheered Sakura's clever way to get out of the situation she was in.

 

“Kick their asses!” added Rouyakan.

 

“Oh, if you are against the boys, kick them in their balls!” yelled Alex.

 

Cassie gave Alex a weird look and Rouyakan smacked her forehead.

 

“Alex… just shut up.” She growled.

 

“`Kay!”

 

Sakura began to make hand seals, but Kin slammed into Sakura, trying to stop her from completing the seals. There was a small `pop' and `Sakura' turned out to be just a log.

 

“What? Substitution?!”

 

“Ow, that's gonna hurt in the morning.” Rouyakan laughed.

 

“Bitch got what she deserved!” Alex crowed.

 

The girls looked to the field and saw Sakura charging at Zaku. Smiling devilishly, Zaku made a few quick hand seals, and then thrust his hands out at her, sending a current of sound blasting into her.

 

“Poor foolish girl… just a one-trick pony.” Zaku laughed, but again Sakura's body turned into another log. “Obviously you're overhead!” He looked up, seeing Sakura flying down at him.

 

“Try it twice, try it three times, that trick will never work on me! My smallest skill is more then enough for you!” said Zaku as kunai's came flying her way, hitting Sakura dead-on.

 

“Oh crap! Sakura!” yelled Cassie, worried.

 

“Heh, heh, come out, come out wherever you are…” Zaku called as he looked around for Sakura. Turning, he saw Sakura charging at him, and flung another kunai, expecting another substitution. But this time, the kunai's hit flesh; this was the real Sakura! Before Zaku could dodge, Sakura pounced on him and bit down hard on his arm.

 

“Well… that's one way to hurt someone, I guess.” Rouyakan blinked, a little stunned at the simplicity of it all.

 

“I still say to kick him in his balls.”

 

“That's your solution for every battle against a boy.”

 

“Oh, shut up!” snapped Alex as they turned their attention back to Sakura.

Zaku was yelling for Sakura to get off him, at the same time hitting her with a rock.

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“Uh…” Sasuke groaned, squeezing his eyes closed like he was looking at something bright.

 

“Oh, thank god!” sighed Cassie. “Sasuke's waking up!”

 

“I'm still not taking the barrier off.” said Alex.

 

“Oh no, Sakura just got thrown off of that Sound ninja!” yelled Rouyakan frantically, but not leaving her post.

 

“You little wench!” yelled Zaku as he poised to attack her. Rouyakan was now worried.

 

“Kuso!” Rouyakan readied her sword as she began to run towards Sakura to help her out, but three blurs (one being dragged) came out of nowhere and stood in front of Sakura.

 

“Huh…?”

 

“Hmph. The freak parade just goes on and on…”

 

“Ino!” said Sakura, surprised.

 

“Sakura… I told you I'd never let you show me up!” The blonde girl turned to her rival.

 

“Who are you?” asked Rouyakan. Shikamaru turned his head towards her.

 

“We could ask the same for you three, but you just stay over there with the other two. We'll take care of the rest.”

 

“…Okay.” Rouyakan went back over to Alex. Choji began to cry out, W--what are you guys thinking? Those creeps are too dangerous! They'll eat us alive! Let go of me, Shikamaru!” The large boy struggled to break the other ninja's hold of his scarf.

 

“Nope! No way. Sorry, buddy, but that's the way it is! We're the men here! We can't run away when Ino and the mystery non-human-girls-who-I-don't-know-their-name's are ready to risk their lives fighting. Not even if we die!” stated Shikamaru.

 

“Sorry I dragged you boys into this, but we are a three-man cell… all for one and one for all.” Ino added.

 

“What's meant to happen will, I guess.” said Shikamaru.

 

“Heh! We'll let you off the hook if you want to run, fatty.” said Zaku.

 

“My, you don't have any consideration, do you?” yelled Cassie as she saw Choji flinch.

 

“What did that guy just say? I could've sworn he called me…”

 

“You're welcome to run away… if you can find a hiding place that big enough, fatso!” mocked Zaku, chuckling.

 

Choji turned to him, fire in his eyes, and yelled out, “I'm not fat! I'm just pleasingly plump!”

 

“Could've fooled me.” said Rouyakan under her breath.

 

“Rouyakan, shut up. They're helping us.” Cassie scolded. Choji continued yelling. “Pleasingly plump people unite!”

 

“What the hell?!” Alex was totally weirded out.

 

“Does everyone understand?! Do you get me?! Konoha and the Sound ninja are at war!” he yelled.

 

“This is tuning into a complete mess…” sighed Shikamaru, letting go of Choji's scarf.

 

“It certainly is.” Said Zaku. “Our orders were to find and kill Uchiha Sasuke under the cover of this exam, but…”

 

“Uh, guy's?”

 

“Yeah Cassie?” Alex turned to face her.

 

“Should Sasuke be steaming?” asked Cassie.

 

“No, why?”

 

“Well, he is.”

 

“Swell, another problem. Can the day get any worse?” groused Rouyakan.

 

“Sakura, stay here and help those girls watch over your team.” Said Ino, adopting a battle stance.

 

“Right!” Sakura nodded.

 

“This is it! Team Ino up and at `em, full speed ahead!” She yelled.

 

“Yes, ma'am!” yelled the two boys.

 

“Ino-Shika-Cho formation!” ordered Ino. “It's on you, Choji!”

 

“Okay, who else thinks that these three are crazy?” said Rouyakan as she saw Choji expand and disappear into his shirt, beginning to roll at a high speed right for Zaku.

 

“Hmph! Just a fat guy rolling himself around!” Zaku scoffed as he yelled, “Zankuuha!” Choji just went up in the air, unfazed by the attack.

 

“One has to admit, that is pretty cool.” Said Alex.

 

“I guess…” said Rouyakan hesitantly, as the bandaged guy ran towards Zaku to save him.

 

Shikamaru did a hand sign and the girls saw his shadow stretch out and attach to the bandaged guy, rendering him immobile.

 

“Now that's cool!” said Rouyakan appreciatively.

 

“Damn straight!”

 

“Alex… Never say `damn straight' again.”

 

“Sorry.”

 

Shikamaru moved his hands to his head, making `deer antlers'. The other guy moved his arms into that position too, like he was a puppet.

 

“Okay, now that's just weird.” said Cassie.

 

“Yeah, but lets see what `uber bitch' over there does.” Rouyakan looked at Ino.

 

“Shikamaru, take care of my body while I'm gone!” she yelled, and suddenly she slumped to the ground and Kin shook a bit.

 

“Oh man, she possessed her! I could've done that!” complained Alex. “Plus her style is rough. You saw her shake, right? I could do so much better!”

 

“Shut up! Just watch blonde bitch's body.” snapped Rouyakan

 

They turned their attention back to Ino, who now had a kunai at Kin's neck. Ino/Kin yelled, “You're finished! If either of you makes a move, your teammate Kin is as good as dead! Both of you leave your scrolls here and go finish the exam without them. When I can no longer sense either of your chakura's, I'll release Kin!”

 

Kin's two teammates laughed. Sakura then realized what they were going to do.

 

“No! Watch out Ino!”

 

Zaku attacked Ino/Kin and sent her hurtling into a tree. Hacking up blood, the others noticed that blood appeared on Ino's real body.

 

“W-what unbelievable lowlifes… to wound your own comrade!” spat Ino/Kin in disgust.

 

“You underestimated us… bad mistake.” Said Zaku. “Our objective is not some stupid scroll… nor have we any interest in passing you infantile exam.” said the bandaged Sound-nin. “We're after Uchiha Sasuke.”

 

Shikamaru's shadow started to slide back towards him, releasing the bandage-nin.

 

“So… your little trick can only work for five minutes at time? As for the art that girl is using… from the look of things, if we inflict any harm on her host, her real body suffers as well! Heh heh… we can kill her by killing Kin ourselves!” The bandage-nin laughed manically and readied a weapon, apparently intent on killing his own comrade, but a voice out of nowhere made the trio of girls look up.

 

“You're despicable! You bucolic nonentities think you're all that just because your sonic powers were strong enough to whup these novices!” Tenten

 

Alex looked up only to come eye-to-eye with a white-eyed boy with long brown hair that was tied back, dressed in a beige shirt and brown pants. His right arm and leg were bandaged, and a brown-eyed girl with brown hair in two buns and a Chinese-type pink and black outfit crouched beside him.

 

“Oh my god, its `Dumb-fuck'!” cried Alex, pointing and looking horrified.

 

Neji looked down at her and growled, “Why the hell are you here?”

“To help my friends.” Alex said with a `No duh' tone of voice.

 

“So you're a ninja?” inquired Neji.

 

“Not exactly…” said Alex, turning her attention back to the fight as Tenten spoke up.

 

“The boy with the weird hairdo is on our team. You hurt him; now you'll answer to us!”

 

It was then that Sasuke woke up. “Oh thank god you're up!” said Cassie, relived. The other two turned around and saw Sasuke with weird marks on his skin that looked like black flames and steam coming up from where he was.

 

“I don't think this is good.” said Rouyakan. “Our luck today just sucks.”

 

“Alex, put down your barrier now!” Sasuke said, but somehow it didn't sound like Sasuke at all. There was this odd light in his eyes and his voice sounded more… evil than before. Confused, Alex lowered the barrier and Sasuke looked at Sakura.

 

“Sakura, point out the ones who pummeled you into that state!” he demanded.

 

“Sasuke…?!” cried Sakura, not knowing whether to be confused or relieved, or both.

 

“Who was it? Tell me!” Sasuke's voice was venomous.

 

“It was us!” Zaku answered cockily.

 

“Uh, Alex? What's wrong with Sasuke?” Cassie asked her blonde companion.

 

“I… don't know, really. I never studied that much about Grandma's curses.”

 

“Sasuke… your body!” Sakura said, alarmed.

 

Sasuke had a crazy look in his eye, saying, “Nothing to worry about. I feel fine… strong… busting with power! I got it from him.”

 

“Huh?” Sakura was confused.

 

“I got it from him; I understand now. I am an avenger. On the path I walk, I have to do whatever it takes to gain power, even if it means selling my flesh to the devil.” said Sasuke.

 

“Are you crazy Sasuke?! You don't know what that mark will do to you!” cried Alex.

 

Sasuke turned to Alex and said, “Alex, you don't understand the power I'm feeling… and you never will!” he turned back to the sound team. “So…It was you.”

 

Shikamaru yelled out, “Ino! If you stay in that form, you'll be dragged into this! Get back to your own body! Choji let's get moving. It's time we got out of here!” Shikamaru's team disappeared to safety.

 

Zaku said, “Snap out of it. Just because he refuses to die…!” and he moved to attack Sasuke.

 

“Zaku, no!! Don't you get it?!” warned the bandage-nin.

 

Zaku attacked Sasuke with a very powerful sound wave that ripped up half the forest. He chuckled, thinking he had won.

 

“Hah. Blew that pipsqueak to bits!” Laughed Zaku. Suddenly, Sasuke's voice was behind him.

 

“What pipsqueak is that?” He backhanded Zaku about five feet. Sasuke did a few hand seals, took a big breath, and blew fireballs from his mouth as he yelled, “Katon- Housenka no Jutsu!”

 

“You're getting overconfident! I can just blow these out!!!” as he blew out the fireballs, smirking. Too late he noticed shuriken hidden within the flames, and he screamed like a little girl. The trio of girls laughed a bit at that. Then they noticed Sasuke behind Zaku. With a quick movement, he grabbed the Sound-nin's wrists and pulled his arms behind him. Chuckling dementedly, Sasuke semi-whispered, “Heh… you take such pride in your arms… time to bid them farewell.” And he pulled back, breaking Zaku's arms with a sickening `crunch'. Zaku fell to the ground with a cry of pain. Sasuke turned to the bandage-nin.

 

“And then there was one. I hope you're more of a challenge.” Sasuke walked towards him.

 

“Okay Alex, fess up.” said Rouyakan, “How the hell do we get him back to normal?”

 

“Uh…” Alex thought back to her Grandma's lessons, or at least tried to, “Something like…. He has to have someone that he cares about.” explained Alex hesitantly, testing each word.

 

“But he's so cold hearted! Who does he care about other than himself?” asked Cassie.

 

“Oh, he cares about someone, he's just to much of an ass to realized.” said Alex mischievously.

 

“Who is it?” asked Cassie

 

“If I'm right… Just wait and see.”

 

Sakura, who was still on the ground, looked up at Sasuke, tears forming in her eyes. With effort, she pulled herself off the ground and ran to Sasuke, flinging her arms around him and screaming, “Stop it! Please… please stop…” she pleaded, crying. Slowly, the marks on his body began to fade, and Sasuke fell down to the ground.

 

“Yes! I knew he liked her!” cheered Alex.

 

“So that's it.” Said Rouyakan, realization dawning on her.

 

“Yeah, Grandma had to have someway to reverse it, or we'd have a hell of a lot of cursed-seal people running around. And it helps to reveal love in some rare cases.”

 

“So is that why she possesses lonely guys?” asked Cassie.

 

“Yeah, pretty much…”

 

“You're pretty tough.” said a voice behind them, and they turned and saw the bandage-nin talking to Sasuke, fear and something like respect written on his face. “Obviously, in your current state we have no chance of defeating you, Sasuke. Please accept this as a token of my admiration and some reparation for your trouble, and allow us to leave in peace. After what we've done, it may seem a lot to ask… but something big is afoot that merits further investigation and confirmation! I give you my word, on behalf of us all, that if you let us go now… then the next time we face you, we will stay `til the battle is done, no matter how poorly we fare!” The bandage-nin as left the `scroll of earth' and gathered his teammates, preparing to leave.

 

“Wait!” screamed Sakura, “You've got to tell me! Who is Orochimaru? What did he do to Sasuke?! And why was Sasuke the one he chose?”

 

“I don't know… we were just following orders.” Said the bandage-nin, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye.

 

“Hey, are you all alright?!” asked Ino as her team cautiously came out of hiding.

 

“Wha… What happened to me…?” asked Sasuke groggily.

 

“I'll tell you what happened!” said Alex as she and the other girls came to his aid (Alex put her glove back on). “You went all `Rambo' on everyone.”

Sasuke just glared at Alex. “Hey, be nice to me. For once I did protect your sorry ass!”

 

Just then Ino came running up to them. She looked at the three girls and asked, “Who are you?”

 

“I'm Cassandra Herosike, but you can call me Cassie. I'm a witch.”

 

“I'm Rouyakan; you don't need to know my last name. I'm a wolf youkai, as you can tell.” said Rouyakan as she pointed to her wolf features.

 

“And I'm Alexandria Sharhson. I'm the daughter of Death as you can tell by my arm. Call me Alex.”

 

Ino looked like she had just seen a ghost and she paled. “I think I'll just go help that guy over there…” she said as she went to help the unconscious Lee, but Tenten beat her to it.

 

“We'll take care of him.” She said reassuringly, then suddenly grabbed Lee by the front of his outfit and shook him, yelling, “What were you thinking, going off on your own like that?” Ino just stared.

 

The girls laughed and went to see how Naruto was doing. They went over to him and saw Shikamaru and Choji wondering what they should do with him.

 

“So… what about this one? Shall we kick him until he's awake?” asked Shikamaru.

 

“Oh! Oh! Can I?” asked Choji eagerly.

 

“If you want better results, hit him on the head.” Alex rapped her head with her knuckles.

 

Looking at him, everyone saw Naruto smiling like an idiot. Choji hit him on the head.

 

“Well that didn't work well, did it?” said Rouyakan, crossing her arms in her large sleeves.

 

“Here, drink this.” said Cassie, holding out a cup she had conjured.

 

Naruto woke up… and began to rant about how he would protect everyone.

 

“You keep thinking that Naruto…” sighed Alex.

 

“Alex! You're back! When? How? Did snake-dude touch you?” ranted Naruto, not with the program.

 

“I'm fine. You just relax and not kill yourself.”

 

“Ah! I feel better!” shouted Lee with glee. (E/N: Hee hee that rhymes!) “Thanks, you beautiful witch!” He said, hugging her.

 

Naruto went up to Sakura and asked, “Hey, what's `Fuzzy Eyebrows' doing here?”

 

Sakura's eye twitched and she punched him square in the jaw. “He's the one who saved us!” she yelled. Everyone laughed.

 

~*30 minutes later*~

 

“Well, be seeing you guys, and good luck with the exam!” called out Cassie as the other two teams disappeared.

 

“Oh, and if you tell on us I'll gouge your eye's out!” yelled Alex. Rouyakan gave her a `look'.

 

Soon the two teams left and Team Seven (plus the three girls) were all alone.

 

“I vote we lay low for awhile, and then go get another `heaven scroll'.” said Rouyakan.

 

“Yeah, I think that's best.” Sakura agreed, and so they set out into the woods to look for a camping place.

 

“…Hey guys? I'm hungry. Does any one have any ramen?”

 

“Naruto… shut up.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

*~~~~~~~~~~*

 

*ENDING NOTES*

Chibi Rouyakan (Beta)

 

Katon- Housenka no Jutsu: Sasuke's multi-fireball technique. He first uses it in the beginning of the Chunin Exams.

 

Zankuuha- Zaku's attack. Using tubes implanted in the arms, it manipulates sound to a point that it can crush boulders.

 

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As another point, everyone's lines might not be exactly what they really said. I do not have those episodes so I just went by memory. Plus, there were some extra lines so that the three girls could fit into the plot. Remember, they're invisible to anyone they don't reveal themselves to, so their voices are often mistaken for others, or ignored.

 

Also, READ THIS! This story will not be ending like the series so far! The ending of this fic will be different, mostly because Luna and I wanted to do something else.

 

So… the ending will be different, so if you don't like alternate endings, and are a `true to the series' fic fan, I suggest not reading the ends of this fic. But for those of you who stick with us to the end, a big kudos to you!! :)

 

And yes, sometimes I am slow to edit. Forgive me!! *bows*

 

Chibi Rouyakan (`Immortal Bitches' beta)