Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Next Generation ❯ Encounter! Enemy from the Grave ( Chapter 6 )
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The two didn't move again until twilight. They shadow stepped and appeared a few miles away from the boarder. Ichinaru and Alzid quickly crossed the boarder and set up camp. They didn't bother to make a fire and went to sleep. It was around midnight when Ichinaru realized something new. His shadow clone had been destroyed and someone was heading straight for them. He jumped up and activated his partial Byakugan. He wasn't able to make out any figures, but an extremely large force of chakra was moving in their direction.
Ichinaru turned to Alzid and noticed she was already gearing up. He slipped on his equipment pouch. Just as he finish strapping in on, a large figure mowed through the trees. He had long, spiky red hair and was burly and large. He stood at least six feet six inches tall, a head and a half taller than Alzid and Ichinaru. He wore samurai type armor and had huge gauntlets. He grinned and said, “So these are the two shinobi the Leaf sent to aid the Sand. Weaklings, by the look of them.”
He started to laugh, but was cut short as Ichinaru appeared behind him and back handed him into the forest. The man got up and wiped some blood off his lip. He smiled and said, “Not bad, shrimp. Now it's my turn.”
He disappeared from view and Ichinaru felt a fist connect with his head. The force shot him through the trees a few meters. The man turned to Alzid. She finished the hand signs and said, “Ninpo: Mirror Prison.”
Mirrors shot up from the ground and encompassed the man. Ichinaru got up and brushed himself off he looked off into the distance and noticed Alzid was handling herself well. Laughing filled the air and the mirrors shattered. The ninja shot into the air and finished the jutsu he was using. He smiled and yelled, “Fire Release: Mega Flare Bullet!”
A huge orb of fire shot down toward the earth. Ichinaru watched in horror as the flame hurtled toward Alzid. He acted on instinct and gathered up his chakra. He closed his eyes and said, “Eien no Me, ten percent.”
Chakra exploded in the area around him and time seemed to slow. He shot forward, shattering the ground he stood on. He appeared in front of Alzid in less than a second and stood in front of the fire ball. He held up his hand and caught the orb. He threw his hand out to the side and redirected the flame. It dissipated within a matter of seconds after Ichinaru threw it away. The man didn't have time to react to the next attack. Ichinaru appeared underneath him and, with his palm open, slammed his hand onto the man's chin. The man soared higher into the sky and Ichinaru was once again in front of him. He elbowed the man in the chest and sent him flying away. Ichinaru finished his move by catching the man's head and throwing him to the ground.
He crashed to the ground and coughed up blood. Ichinaru appeared beside him. Alzid was standing, paralyzed, behind Ichinaru looking in awe at the scene. Ichinaru glared at him and said, his voice filled with malice, “How dare you try to hurt one of my friends. For your acts you will pay the ultimate price. With your life!”
He brought his fist back, but stopped as a voice rang out from the trees. It was filled with slyness and caused a chill to run down Ichinaru's spine. Clapping echoed around them as the voice spoke, “So this is the fabled Eien no Me. Not even full powered too. Impressive.”
“Show yourself!” Ichinaru yelled.
Laughter followed the statement and a figure walked from the shadows. His long black hair waved back and forth as he walked toward them. His cheeks were sunken into his chalk white face. He wore an outfit similar to the one Naruto had described Sasuke using when he defected from Konoha. He heard Alzid whimper from behind him. He turned and saw the blood had drained from her face.
She pointed at him and stammered, “Y-y-you're supposed to be d-dead.”
The second man licked his lips and said, “I cannot die, girl. Who do you think I am?”
The answer hit Ichinaru with the force of a battering ram. He looked up, his eyes narrowing at the figure and said, “Orochimaru.”
Orochimaru smiled and said, “I'm glad someone remembers my name. You are Ichinaru, the Nine-tailed brat's son?”
Ichinaru nodded and was suddenly paralyzed. Orochimaru revealed a senbon dart with a thick green liquid at the tip. He threw it and it landed on the side of Alzid's throat. Alzid collapsed and Orochimaru said, “You should easily be able to heal that with your Eien no Me, but that wouldn't be any fun, now would it?”
He made an odd hand sign and his neck elongated, shooting toward Ichinaru. Orochimaru sank his fangs into Ichinaru's neck and returned to normal form. He licked his lips again and said, “You have been given my most powerful curse seal yet. The Curse Seal of Armageddon. You will have to come to me to be able to control it. If you try to use Eien no Me or any of your other abilities involving chakra, you will lose control and rampage everything in the area. You will come to me to learn to control it, just as Sasuke did long ago. I hope you have fun over the next three days, watching your friend die slowly.”
Orochimaru walk forward and picked up his fallen comrade. He walked to the edge of the forest and melted into the shadows. Ichinaru felt the numbness leave his body and an excruciating pain replace it. He yelled in agony and dropped to his knees. He crawled over to Alzid with what little strength he had left and moved her to the cover of the trees. He propped her up against the tree and removed the senbon. He placed a pad on the wound to stop the bleeding and then the darkness overcame him.
Ichinaru turned to Alzid and noticed she was already gearing up. He slipped on his equipment pouch. Just as he finish strapping in on, a large figure mowed through the trees. He had long, spiky red hair and was burly and large. He stood at least six feet six inches tall, a head and a half taller than Alzid and Ichinaru. He wore samurai type armor and had huge gauntlets. He grinned and said, “So these are the two shinobi the Leaf sent to aid the Sand. Weaklings, by the look of them.”
He started to laugh, but was cut short as Ichinaru appeared behind him and back handed him into the forest. The man got up and wiped some blood off his lip. He smiled and said, “Not bad, shrimp. Now it's my turn.”
He disappeared from view and Ichinaru felt a fist connect with his head. The force shot him through the trees a few meters. The man turned to Alzid. She finished the hand signs and said, “Ninpo: Mirror Prison.”
Mirrors shot up from the ground and encompassed the man. Ichinaru got up and brushed himself off he looked off into the distance and noticed Alzid was handling herself well. Laughing filled the air and the mirrors shattered. The ninja shot into the air and finished the jutsu he was using. He smiled and yelled, “Fire Release: Mega Flare Bullet!”
A huge orb of fire shot down toward the earth. Ichinaru watched in horror as the flame hurtled toward Alzid. He acted on instinct and gathered up his chakra. He closed his eyes and said, “Eien no Me, ten percent.”
Chakra exploded in the area around him and time seemed to slow. He shot forward, shattering the ground he stood on. He appeared in front of Alzid in less than a second and stood in front of the fire ball. He held up his hand and caught the orb. He threw his hand out to the side and redirected the flame. It dissipated within a matter of seconds after Ichinaru threw it away. The man didn't have time to react to the next attack. Ichinaru appeared underneath him and, with his palm open, slammed his hand onto the man's chin. The man soared higher into the sky and Ichinaru was once again in front of him. He elbowed the man in the chest and sent him flying away. Ichinaru finished his move by catching the man's head and throwing him to the ground.
He crashed to the ground and coughed up blood. Ichinaru appeared beside him. Alzid was standing, paralyzed, behind Ichinaru looking in awe at the scene. Ichinaru glared at him and said, his voice filled with malice, “How dare you try to hurt one of my friends. For your acts you will pay the ultimate price. With your life!”
He brought his fist back, but stopped as a voice rang out from the trees. It was filled with slyness and caused a chill to run down Ichinaru's spine. Clapping echoed around them as the voice spoke, “So this is the fabled Eien no Me. Not even full powered too. Impressive.”
“Show yourself!” Ichinaru yelled.
Laughter followed the statement and a figure walked from the shadows. His long black hair waved back and forth as he walked toward them. His cheeks were sunken into his chalk white face. He wore an outfit similar to the one Naruto had described Sasuke using when he defected from Konoha. He heard Alzid whimper from behind him. He turned and saw the blood had drained from her face.
She pointed at him and stammered, “Y-y-you're supposed to be d-dead.”
The second man licked his lips and said, “I cannot die, girl. Who do you think I am?”
The answer hit Ichinaru with the force of a battering ram. He looked up, his eyes narrowing at the figure and said, “Orochimaru.”
Orochimaru smiled and said, “I'm glad someone remembers my name. You are Ichinaru, the Nine-tailed brat's son?”
Ichinaru nodded and was suddenly paralyzed. Orochimaru revealed a senbon dart with a thick green liquid at the tip. He threw it and it landed on the side of Alzid's throat. Alzid collapsed and Orochimaru said, “You should easily be able to heal that with your Eien no Me, but that wouldn't be any fun, now would it?”
He made an odd hand sign and his neck elongated, shooting toward Ichinaru. Orochimaru sank his fangs into Ichinaru's neck and returned to normal form. He licked his lips again and said, “You have been given my most powerful curse seal yet. The Curse Seal of Armageddon. You will have to come to me to be able to control it. If you try to use Eien no Me or any of your other abilities involving chakra, you will lose control and rampage everything in the area. You will come to me to learn to control it, just as Sasuke did long ago. I hope you have fun over the next three days, watching your friend die slowly.”
Orochimaru walk forward and picked up his fallen comrade. He walked to the edge of the forest and melted into the shadows. Ichinaru felt the numbness leave his body and an excruciating pain replace it. He yelled in agony and dropped to his knees. He crawled over to Alzid with what little strength he had left and moved her to the cover of the trees. He propped her up against the tree and removed the senbon. He placed a pad on the wound to stop the bleeding and then the darkness overcame him.