Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Fox and The Phoenix ❯ Unveiled ( Chapter 18 )

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The Fox and The Phoenix
(Sono Kitsune Oyobi Sono Fenikusu)

Key

S.S = Sick Shit (is more than likely NC-17 and etc.)

*thinking*

"talking"

*thoughts progressing into speech"

'substitute for italics' (Kyuubi or Soriyu at times)

//telepathy//

::scene change:: (more for my reference than anything else)

~POV~
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Summary: Naruto's 6 years old, his caretaker, Iruka, was killed by bandits, and he was left orphaned. Well, until a mysterious wanderer appeared...


A/n: Okay, there was a 'very' positive response to the last chapter, and I love positivity. I know now that I was planning to only go to twenty chapters before I cut this fic off. But due to recent developements, mainly my (inept) measuring skills while I type. I realize that that will probably be an impossible feat. So I'll lengthen my goal to twenty-five chapters at the least. Kiba is the leaf nin that withdrew for the record, guys. Come to think of it, do you guys even care about the canon matchings in this fic, 'cause I'm sure everyone knows the outcomes. Trust me, Naruto's battle will be so much more interesting, so I'm taking the canon fight scenes right out of a guide. No point in writing those I'd think. Oh yeah, on a side note...I hate the dubbed Naruto episodes! And if you're watching those, there are some spoilers for future eps in here.


Chapter Eighteen: Unveiled


~Author~


::Tower::


The match between Kankuro and Misumi begins. Misumi wraps himself around Kankuro by dislocating his own joints and using his chakra to control his loosened body. He warns Kankuro to give up or he’ll snap his neck, and when Kankuro isn’t fazed, Misumi breaks his neck…which was actually just Kankuro’s puppet.


Meanwhile, Sanziya appears in the stands, to everyone's minor shock, Naruto asking about Sasuke, only to be told that he's in the medical wing.


"Then where's Haku nii-san?"


"He'll be back shortly."


Orochimaru, still in his jounin disguise, smiles at her from his place, licking his lips. The woman shudders, turning her attention to the battle below.


"You suck at this, you know? And I thought you would be a better opponent." Kankurou tells the rubber boy, tightening his hold on him. Misumi grunts in pain, refusing to give up. "Well, then I don't think you'll be needing 'that' if you won't give up."


His emphasis on 'that' is punctuated by him clenching his grip on the chakra strings in his hand, resulting in the puppet tightening his grip on Misumi's neck.


"Well?" Kankurou asks, waiting for a cry of 'I give up' or 'Uncle'. Instead, the boy manages to twist his head enough to spit at the puppet master's feet.


"Go to hell."


"Alright then." the cat-eared genin replies, smiling as he moves his forefinger and thumb, a sound of bone-snapping is heard, and Misumi's head lies limp on Karasu's wooden limbs. "So do I win?"


Hayate looks at the smiling Suna-genin as he turns to face him, nodding.


"Winner: Kankurou!"


Kankurou wraps Karasu back up, settling the puppet on his back before walking back up into the stands, still smiling as they carry Misumi's body away.


The next battle was...


'Haruno Sakura vs. Yamanaka Ino'


Sakura looks to Ino, nodding, the two thinking: 'I will do my best!' as they descend the stairs.


Hayate coughs, looking between the two reminiscing kunoichi before saying: 'Begin!'


Both girls tie their forehead protectors in place and prepare for a serious match. The battle begins as Sakura charges at Ino with Bunshin no Jutsu. However, right before she reaches Ino, she gathers chakra into her feet, using the boost to pick up her attack as she punches Ino hard in the face.


The fight continues, blow for blow, for ten straight minutes. Sakura then taunts Ino to take the match more seriously, and, not wanting to be outdone, Ino takes out her shurikan and cuts off her ponytail to signal she is indeed serious.


"Medoukuse, she's lost it." Shikamaru states, shaking his head as he and Chouji watch her make the first seal of the Shintenshin no Jutsu, and Ino is apparently prepared to face the consequences and pulls the technique off. Falsely. She managed to trick the pink-haired kunoichi into her trap, now her feet are bound with the fallen hair from earlier as she enters the girl's mind. Ino-Sakura begins to raise her hand in surrender, but Naruto, watching concerned from the sidelines, and remembering that although he did hate Sakura, she did attempt to help him, screams to break Ino's control. It works well enough for Sakura to regain some consciousness and Inner Sakura fights to kick Ino out of their mind.


When Ino returns to her body, the two begin their final attacks, somewhat hinting back to their rivalry as children. They both strike solidly and knock each other out. The match is called - double KO. No one passes.


Sanziya and Asuma sigh simultaneously, going to retrieve their students, they weren't hurt seriously enough to require medical treatment.

The next battle in shown on the screen:

'Temari vs. Tenten'

The two immediately go down, Shikamaru commenting that this would be another win for Sunagakure.


As Tenten takes her place, Gai and Lee cheer her on enthusiastically. She begins her initial attacks, throwing a fair number of shuriken. Temari easily deflects the attack with her closed fan, and Tenten watches in shock.


"Is that all you've got?" the wind-user asks, taunting the weapon's mistress.



Again, TenTen makes another move to calculate her opponent and find an opening. She then tries a more advanced attack, circling Temari, and wrapping herself in a ninja scroll to obscure her weapons attack. Once more, her attacks are deflected. Temari warns her that when the third moon on her fan is shown, she'll know she's lost. Tenten disregards this warning, choosing to pull out two scrolls to use her main jutsu, Soushouryu (Rising Twin Dragons), and two large white dragons appear. She immerses herself in between the two ascending scrolls, and jumps towards the ceiling as she throws a number of weapons downwards at Temari. Still, the fan wielder easily deflects the attack, deciding that she's done toying around.


Temari disappears into her fan and reappears from above.

"Ninpou: Kamaitachi!" she yells, spreading the fan, and swiping it three quick times at the girl. A whirlwind quickly picks up, cutting and tearing at the girl as Temari appears back on the ground. "You were never a challenge for me, weapons are useless against the ever flowing wind."

This is said to a screaming Tenten as she suffers in the whirlwind, finally falling blissfully unconscious as it disappates, and coming down hard on her back atop Temari's closed fan. She then tosses the girl aside, like a mere ragdoll, towards the many scattered pointy weapons in the area. Lee quickly jumps down to catch her, making a move to attack the wind-user, but Gai steps in quickly to step on that idea. Temari smirks, unfolding her fan once more to sweep any and all of Tenten's weapons off the field and to the side.


Hayate coughs, annoucing Temari as the winner, wincing as he is hit with a particularly sharp cough.


"Worthless." she states ruthlessly, reattaching her fan to her back, and heading back up into the stands. Naruto grips the railing hard, he didn't like seeing Tenten in such a condition, he would make sure to get back at Temari when, and if he had a chance.


Sakura wakes up, thanking Naruto for cheering her on during her match with Ino. She woke up, and was able to regain control because of him. Naruto nods, not really paying her any mind. He still didn't trust her, Sakura sighs, she supposed this ws some sort of test on her patience from the gods.


The next fight is shown on-screen:



'Nara Shikamaru vs. Tsuchi Kin.'


The deer herder is at an immediate disadvantage because Kin already saw him fight and knows of his Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Imitation technique). Kin attacks with needles, one with a bell and one without. Her plan is to catch him off guard with the noise so that he falls into the other needle, which she's controlling with a string. Shikamaru barely manages to dodge a critical hit. The vibrations from the bell sounds enter the eardrum and head up to the brain where they induce illusion. Shikamaru grabs his head and looks up to see an army of Kin clones. Sensing she has Shikamaru where she wants him, she prepares to send a number of needles his way.


Shikamaru isn't one to fall into a trap that easily and uses the strings to find the real Kin. He uses his Shadow technique to catch her by trailing it along the string. He then pulls out shuriken, throwing it at her, and she is forced to mimic him. Shikamaru then ducks backwards at the last minute, but as Kin imitates, she smacks her head on the wall behind her and knocks herself out.


"Winner: Nara Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru mutters 'Mendoukuse' as he heads back up into the stands, clutching at his side. Sanziya comes over to examine him, poking at the wound slightly, he hisses in pain, but that's quickly remedied when she places her glowing green hands to the wound, healing it, and withdrawing the light poison.


"Feel better?" she asks, Shikamaru nodding, and she smiles. "Good."


The next battle is announced:


'Uzumaki Naruto vs. Yakushi Kabuto.'


Naruto steadies his weapon on his back, remembering what Sanziya told him earlier.


::Flashback::


"That seal Orochimaru put on you is powerful, it's blocking K-san's chakra, I'm sure you noticed that you can't talk to her either?" Sanziya asks, her son nodding sadly. "It'll also screw the hell out of your own chakra control, so you can use chakra, you just may not be able to mould it as such. You'll be wasting a lot in whatever battle you get in, so your chakra control basically sucks now, but I think...since that seal first placed on you is even, the Gogyo is odd, maybe placing another Gogyo over it will right everything. I can do another one, but I can't unseal the one you have, because I really suck at unsealing things. Want me to try?"


The blonde boy seems to ponder that notion for a second, wondering if it's worth the pain, and nods. Sanziya prepares the seal, her hand glowing much like Orochimaru's had, and striking Naruto's abdomen with a cry of 'Gogyo Fuuin!', it was a good thing she had dragged him into the darkness for this, everyone would wonder why she was using that seal, it was forbidden after all. The boy grunts in pain, promising himself he won't faint this time, and manages to stand upright after ten minutes. He notices his own chakra is flowing normally now, but he still can't sense Kyuubi.


Sanziya listens as he states this, frowning.


"Until I can find Jiraiya, he's a sealing master, you'll have to do without K-san's chakra."


Naruto nods, albeit slight angry, he missed Kyuubi already.


::End Flashback::


Kabuto greets the boy as they approach each other in the field, offering his hand to the blonde.


"Do well Naruto-kun."


Naruto smiles, shaking his outstretched hand.


"Same to you, Kabuto-sempai."


"Begin!" Hayate states through a flurry of hacking coughs.


The two jump back and away from each other, Naruto pulling the weapon off his back, and ripping the purple silk from it. It is a long staff, looking relatively normal, it has a nice sliver color coating it, striped gold with blue stone inlaid into the metal. There are seals at each knob-like tip to hold chakra for heavy hits, and possibly to serve another purpose.


"What a beautiful weapon, it must've been crafted by a master. You have a good eye for quality too Naruto-kun, does it have a name?" the medi-nin states with a smile.


The blonde nods, watching as Kabuto charges chakra into his hands, the begin to glow blue.


"Syriffian."


*So he'll rely on close combat techniques, those are Chakra Scalpels. It's a mistake to underestimate him.*


"Fitting name."


Kabuto replies as he charges first, going on the offensive, and forcing the boy to block heavily. Naruto winces as Kabuto makes it past his guard, grazing a hand against his forearm. It now hangs limp as Kabuto doesn't let up, managing to graze his other forearm before jumping away, the weapon clattering to the floor as the hand that held it goes limp and numb as well. The blonde curses, Kabuto smiling.


"You won't be able to use your arms for a while Naruto-kun, I've severed the muscles and tendons." he states, still smiling, frankly, it was creeping the fox jinchuurikki out. "You should give up, you won't be able to..."


Kabuto shuts up as Naruto begins flexing his hands, and then both arms shortly after.


"You were saying Kabuto-sempai?" he asks, bending down to pick up his fallen weapon. "It seems I'll have to get serious."


He braces himself, channeling chakra into the tips of the weapon, and rushing the white-haired boy. Kabuto moves back out of the path of the blue tipped glowing staff as Naruto slams it in a downward arc, the weapon slamming effectively into the ground as Kabuto narrowly sidesteps it. It makes a deep crater where the white-haired boy once stood, the momentum of Naruto's flaring chakra flinging him back. Naruto takes the offensive this time, Kabuto forcing chakra to the places he's hit to regenerate himself, and Naruto growls, realizing why he's not hurting his opponent.


*I'll have to step this up a bit, keep him on defense until he wastes all his chakra healing himself.*


Naruto pours more chakra into the tips, attacking Kabuto all the while as blades spring from each tip. There are three blades, spread out so that they form a cross shape. Naruto had an advantage, his chakra had heated up the blades. He doesn't bother to inform the white-haired boy of this, and continues his assault. Kabuto growls in pain as the heated blade makes contact with his flesh, but continues to heal it nonetheless, managing to knock Naruto's weapon away.


*Damnit.*


Kabuto then burrows underground in the slight leeway he achieved, leaving Naruto to scent him out. The blonde frowns, picking up his weapon once more, and taking what looks like a white solider pill (they're normally green) from his back pouch, popping it into his mouth to swallow it. He stays on guard, trying to scent out the white-haired medic nin.


~Naruto~


I messed up, grabbed the wrong set of pills, and to make matters worse I had swallowed one of them. Oh well, I'll deal with it later, maybe it'd be better to die like that anyone. I laugh bitterly, yeah, the villagers would certainly like that. Heh.


~Author~


*Wonder what he's gonna do with that solider pill...he hasn't swallowed it.* Sanziya thinks, watching intently. Kabuto suddenly bursts up from the ground, Naruto jumping in an attempt to avoid him, but getting grabbed by the ankles. Kabuto severs the boy's ankle tendons, Naruto blocking his next assualt with Syriffian, but that too is gone as Kabuto hauls him up by his shirt, knocking the weapon from the boy's hands, and throwing him back into a wall. Naruto slides down the wall and lies there, unmoving.


Kabuto frowns, telling Hayate not to stop the match as he heads over to Naruto, bending down to into the boy's face.


"Naruto-kun, I know you're awake, what are you plann-?" Kabuto is cut off as Naruto suddenly grabs the back of his head, forcing him to stay still as the blonde lifts his head to kiss him. He slips the pill into the stunned boy's mouth, making him swallow it.


Everyone in the stands eyes bug out, they didn't know Naruto swung 'that' way. Well, Orochimaru's eyes didn't bug out, but only 'cause he's a creepy pedophile and gets off on that sort of stuff. Sanziya pops her eyes back into her head, finally realizing what Naruto is 'actually' doing, and explaining to the other stunned audience members. They nod, still shocked that the boy would even think to do that in a battle situation though.


Kabuto pulls away almost immediately, not knowing what the blonde's issue was. He'd never admit that he actually 'enjoyed' that little kiss of course, but he had felt something go down his throat, and now it felt as though his entire body was being electrified. He charges the scalpels once more, attacking the serene-looking blonde. The boy ducks, jumps, and dodges half-heartedly, not minding that he couldn't move his arms after Kabuto's hands came into contact with them, but he did admit when the boy touched his chest that it hurt like hell. He drops to one knee, coughing up blood, apparently Kabuto had managed to sever an artery quite close to his lungs.


"Now...what was that you made me swallow?" the white-haired boy asks, not feeling anything other than an extremely bitter taste in his mouth and the tingling electricity, although that could be due to 'other' things.


Naruto only smiles, showing bloodstained teeth, and coughing up more blood. The small amount of healing from Kyuubi manages to make it to one of his arms, and he reaches into his back pouch, holding up a small vial of white pills for the boy to see.


"Strychnine, in about five minutes from now your entire body should be spasming in pain on the floor, especially since you only sped up the process by continuing to fight. That only pushed the poison further through your blood." he states, the other boy's eyes going wide at this new info as his head and neck start to twitch, the convulsions beginning and traveling down his entire nervous system until he lay seizing in pain on the floor. The boy looks pleadingly at Naruto, knowing that even the most superb medical ninja couldn't counteract 'this' without some form of antidote. Naruto smiles, managing to haul himself to his feet, and wipe his mouth free of blood.


"Wether I allow you to you die or not depends on your next answer...do you give up?" he asks, everyone in hearing range is stunned at the boy's ruthlessness, they had always thought he was kind, benevolent, well, tolerating at the least. The sheer contempt leaking from his voice was enough to make them shiver in fear, if the white-haired boy didn't respond, he'd be sure to die in the most horrible of ways. Naruto stands still, watching the boy solemnly, waiting for him to say anything so that he can free him from that form of death. It really was painful after all, but of course, if the boy couldn't say anything...well...let's just say it wouldn't be pretty.


~Kabuto~


I never thought that in a million years I would be a victim of this type of poison, not many ninja knew of it, much less how to compress it into a pill that wouldn't affect them if it was put into their own mouth. Of course, if they were to swallow it, it would've probably had a different effect. I suspect it was coated in a thin wax sheen that would dissolve when it hit the stomach acid.


Damnit, this is no time to be analyzing the effects of the poison, this could prove deadly if left in the system for too long, but I couldn't help wondering why he chose to adminster it to me in 'that' form. He could've easily used a syringe to inject it into my body, or put it into a smoke bomb, but that may have compromised the health of bystanders, as it could be absorbed by the eyes and mouth. Another spasm of pain hits me, it's getting harder to breathe now, I would have to give up.


~Naruto~


I watch Kabuto going through the motions of a strychnine induced seizure, and I wondered wether or not he would give in. I didn't want to kill him really, he 'had' helped me in the forest of course, but this was a battle situation, it was do or die. I was the one to give the poison, and if he didn't respond in the next few minutes, he would die.


*Sigh, such a promising medical nin too.* I think, figuring he's not going to give up because of 'honor' or 'pride' or something foolish like that.


~Author~


Kabuto manages to get out an positive response despite being slowly asphyxiated (strangled) as the blonde withdraws another vial from his pouch, pulling out a red pill this time, and again, popping it into his mouth. It was a mixture of everything used to combat strychnine poisoning, which was benzodiazepine, caffiene, and activated charcoal, the 'pill' was really more like a capsule with liquid in it. As activated charcoal without some form of water behind it could prove fatal as well. He has to really force the boy to swallow it this time, as the medic had very little control over his muscles at the moment, pinning the boy's convulsing body to the ground, and kissing him once more. (I love the Kabu/Naru pairing, eee! Couldn't resist guys, I'm sorry. ^.^; May write a one-shot lemon between the two in the future.)


Everyone in the stands blush, turning away from the display, it wasn't supposed to be that...wrong, but it looked the part. Hayate coughs, turning away as well, Orochi-pervert continues to watch, still smiling as Naruto relinquishes his hold on the boy, managing to struggle to his feet, Kabuto falling unconscious.


Something that sounds suspiciously like 'Is it safe yet?' comes from Hayate, before he turns around to announce Naruto the winner. Naruto sighs, explaining the treatment needed for Kabuto to the medical staff coming onto the field, he hadn't been exposed that long so he should be fine, but continue to give him intravenous benzodiazepine, to control the convulsions, and an activated charcoal infusion to drink to continue absorbing any lingering poison for twenty-four hours until he can move and breath normally on his own. The staff nod, taking off with Kabuto on a stretcher, Naruto picks up his staff, rewrapping it as he makes his way into the stands and past Hinata who manages to give him the cream without stuttering...much. The blonde wearily thanks her, giving the furiously blushing girl a tight hug before going over to sit down against the wall near his mother as Hayate calls the next match.


'Hyuuga Neji vs. Hyuuga Hinata.'


Hinata is visibly afraid, but after receiving a thumbs-up and a lethargic grin from Naruto, she steels herself for the battle, Neji watching in interest. He hated the Main House of Hyuuga, realizing that the heir wasn't only weak, but that she wasn't suited for combat situations either. She would do better as a medic-nin, but he wasn't going to tell her, she'd have to figure that out on her own. He was prepared to make this battle as painful for her as possible as he made his way onto the field.


"Begin!"


~Sanziya~


::Stands::


While the Jyuuken battle wages on below, I was worried about my son. He was laboring to breathe, one hand clutching his jacket near his right lung, the other clenched tightly beside him on the floor. I drop to my knees beside him, he was gritting his teeth, beads of sweat were running down his face, and his entire body was fully seizing. I frown, having a hunch about what happened to him as I run a diagnostic jutsu over the boy's vitals. It was certain, some of the strychnine from the pill had gotten into his system, and the wound in his lung from the scalpels wasn't helping much. I shake my head, reaching for the vial of antidote pills in his back pouch, but I grab the wrong one, coming up with the white pills. I go to put it back, but notice something odd, there were two pills missing instead of one as there should be. I look from the vial to Naruto and back again in shock. He couldn't have...but from the look of him he had. Kurenai comes over, dropping down on one knee beside me. I barely notice, I'm clutching the vial so tight it shatters into shards, the bits of glass cutting into my skin as the pills roll around in the dust of the floor.


"Chikusho...baka yarou! (Damn...idiot bastard!) What were you thinking?! Why didn't you take the antidote as soon as you knew you swallowed that pill?!" I ask, shaking the convulsing boy and surely not expecting a response, so it surprises me greatly when I hear a laugh coming from him.



"Kaa-san..." he starts, a laugh in his tone, opening one eye to look at me, his body stopping it's incessant tremoring as he does. "Did you ever stop to think that maybe I wanted to die?"


I am not taken aback at this information, having known it all along, but I can't help gripping the boy's shoulder in anger. I'm ready to yell at him, hit him for being so stupid, but his next words stop me cold.


"...And I did take the antidote, I took three of them, a little later than I should've but I did. Only because I didn't want to see you sad, kaa-san...."


Tears stream down my face at his words, and I hug my son tightly.


"Musuko...(Son)" I keen, crying into the boy's shoulder. Beside me, Kurenai still seems worried, but I still pay her no mind. "I don't want to lose you like I did your father, Naruto. I don't wanna lose you! So...please stop this...please?"


~Naruto~


*My father? Then does that mean she's my real mother?* I think, wondering what else kaa-san has withheld from me all these years. I suppose I should be angry, but I'm not, just confused. If it mean't finding out things about my parents, I'd be more than happy to stay alive. Screw the villagers and their threats.


~Author~


Naruto smiles serenely behind his kaa-san's curtain of oddly coloured hair, nodding.


"Alright kaa-san." he replies airily, slipping into a dreamless sleep. Sanziya pulls back, sniffling as she wipes away tears. Kurenai puts a hand on her shoulder, asking wether or not she can help, and Sanziya shakes her head.


"No, I'll handle it." she replies, going through handseals. "Ijutsu: Chishio Jokyo Taisha!" (Healing Arts: Blood Removal Regeneration!)


The chakra wrapping itself in tendrils around her right hand solidifies into what seems to be a large flask, she puts her free hand on the boy's chest, making a grabbing motion as she pulls backwards, and her arm tenses noticeably. There's a slight 'pop' as what looks like strings of red licorice follow her hand, she winds them around her fingers twice, pulling once more, and they finally seperate from the boy's body as she pours them into the flask, capping it and the flask disappates.


"Kurenai-san, give me five blood pills right away."


Kurenai rushes to comply, taking out a vial of 'what else?' but blood red pills. Sanziya tips Naruto's head back, giving him the pills, and rubbing his throat to induce his gag reflex so he'll swallow. She then finishes her healing by thrusting her hands into the boy's chest, his moans of discomfort follow as she repairs the slashed artery, finally removing her now bloody hands.


"He should be alright now."


::Ten Minutes Later::


Well Hinata had been effectively beaten, Gaara had taken down Rock Lee, and Chouji had been 'murdered' in the battle with Dosu. Not literally of course, but his match was relatively short. So that left us with our finalists, Sanziya drawing for Naruto and Sasuke as both are still unconscious, and since you don't know how my version of the finals will go, here it is:


Match One


'Uzumaki Naruto vs. Subaku no Gaara'


Match Two


'Uchiha Sasuke vs. Hyuuga Neji


Match Three


'Kankurou vs. Aburame Shino


Match Four


'Temari vs. Nara Shikamaru'


Match Five


'Dosu vs. Nara Shikamaru'


Shikamaru groans inwardly about having two matches, posing a question to the aging Hokage.


"If its a tournament, can only one can become chuunin?"


The Hokage takes a puff from his pipe and smiles, the Nara boy was persceptive.


"No, everyone is judged by myself and the other daimyos, it is possible for all or none of you to become Chuunin. It all depends on your abilities."


::Meanwhile, outside somewhere::


Seeing as the true Kabuto was confined to a hospital bed, a kage bunshin of the white-haired genin meets with Orochimaru, accusing him of hesitating to kill the Hokage, and revealing his knowledge of how Sasuke fits into his plan. Kabuto then accuses Orochimaru of not trusting him with the info that Dosu and co. were his pawns in the tournament. Orochimaru slyly gives Kabuto the duty of watching over Sasuke, the boy who’s been living with hate… knowing he can’t die until he kills his brother, Itachi.


However, Naruto is also interesting, and seems to have a significant influence on altering Sasuke’s intent for revenge. Kabuto should keep the two separated...and that if he wants to stop Orochimaru so badly, here’s his opportunity to kill Sasuke.


Kabuto stops then, an undescribable look plastered across his face, but it's then that Orochimaru smiles, and then replies that he’s kidding. The bunshin poofs out.


::In Sasuke's hospice room::


Another kage bunshin walks into the room, scalpel in hand, apparently about to murder a sleeping Sasuke. The ANBU guards lay dead around the room, he brings the scalpel down upon the boy's throat, ripping through the pale flesh as blood coats the mini blade.
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Anaki: Muhahaha!


RC16: Dude! That's pure evil man!


Anaki: I know, hehehe, doncha just love me and the cliffs?


RC16: No! That one was just too evil for words!


Anaki: -.-+ Then quit talking.


RC17: I agree with my brother, that is sinister.


Anaki: -jaws drops to floor- Meepage, they've agreed! It's Armageddon! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! -runs-


RC17: -sigh- Maybe if you review she'll update sooner. So review.