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Naruto - Chapter 12 (A Common Mark)

The test had begun almost three hours ago. Sasuke had come up with the idea of avoiding as many ninja as possible wile determining the layout of the training zone. They had been following this plan, leaping from tree to tree, when Sasuke stopped. “What’s the matter?” “This is taking too long. We need to do this faster.” “I could go up in the trees and get the basic layout by listening to sound waves.” “Right. I forgot you could do that. How long should that take?” “Not too long I hope. I’ve been practicing and I’ve gotten a lot better.” “Then you should do that.” “Hey! Who disappeared and put you two in charge?” “Kakashi,” the Uchihas replied in unison. Naruto looked dumbfounded, he obviously thought they wouldn’t have an answer. There was an awkward silence, until Solari spoke up. “All right then, you guys stay here. I’ll be back.” She began climbing the trees and didn’t stop until she reached the highest branch that would support her. She sat down and began focusing on what was going on around her. She could hear animals as well as other ninja. From what she could tell, there were no ninja near Sasuke and the others. Most teams were all ready locked in combat while others were doing the same thing as team 7. She estimated that the gates were 10 kilometers tower in the center before Sakura called her back down. When she got back on the ground, she noticed the concerned look on both Sakura and Sasuke’s faces. “What’s the matter?” “You’ve been gone for over an hour.” “And so has Naruto,” Sakura said. “I guess I’m not really getting better. But where did Naruto go?” “He went to the bathroom,” Sakura said with a disgusted look on her face. Solari rolled her eyes. “Of course.” From behind them they heard a scream. It was unmistakably Naruto. The three of them began running in the direction of the scream, but before they got very far someone blocked their way. It was the grass ninja from before. “Let’s just get this out of the way, I have a Heaven scroll.” “So do we, so let us go by.” The ninja smiled a horrible smile, it was more like a leer. “I just wanted to get that out of the way. I could care less about the scrolls. I just want to fight you.” As the ninja said this, they made eye contact with each of them. When Solari met the ninja’s eyes, she immediately collapsed to the ground. Solari felt fear and suffering to the point where it cause her pain. She was 7, in the Sound village having to suffer through her accident. She was 8, running for her life from the Sound jounin. She was 10, trying to kill herself because she didn’t understand why she had to suffer through what she had. Then the pain stopped. Solari found herself on her hands and knees. She was sweating, and when she tried to move she suffered from violent shaking. Working through this, she managed to move her head. Sasuke and Sakura were in no better condition, and the ninja looked disappointed. “I was hoping this would be more fun. I’ll guess I’ll just have to draw this out a bit.” The ninja disappeared, reappearing behind Solari. Despite her situation, Solari was horribly reminded of their first fight with Zabuza. In both cases she was a sitting duck. Why me? She thought as the ninja dragged her up into the trees. They stopped after a while and the ninja put her down. Solari still had no chance of escaping, however, due to the vice-like grip on her left arm. “So tell me Solari. Is that your new team? They aren’t anywhere near as strong as the team I had you on when you were in the Sound village.” With a jolt of horror, Solari realized why that ninja’s tongue looked so familiar. “L-L-L,” she realized what she was about to say and stopped herself. “Orochimaru?” “You remember me, I’m touched. I’m also glad you did not break you promise, you almost called me Lord.” She tried to run but couldn’t feel her legs. Instead, she clasped her right hand over her left shoulder near the base of her neck. Orochimaru smiled. “How is that going for you? What do you tell people when they see that curse mark I put on you neck?” “They don’t see it. The Hokage sealed it as soon as I got back to the village.” Seeing the look on Orochimaru’s face, she instantly regretted saying this. “We’ll just have to fix that won’t we?” Orochimaru raised his hand and slammed it down on the curse mark. Solari felt extreme pain. She first felt Orochimaru’s jutsu eating away at the seal that had been there for four years. She then felt the power of the curse mark break free and flow through her body. The mark began to spread and Solari collapsed to her knees. Sasuke leapt up behind them, without Sakura. “What did you do to her?” he shouted, seeing the black marks that covered more than half of her body. “Nothing new. Anyway she’s only your team mate, so think about yourself and run.” “No. She’s my sister, not just my team mate. I will save her.” “Then it’s time to get serious. Let me introduce myself.” Orochimaru lifted his hand over his face and began to peel off the face of the grass ninja. His eyes were yellow and snake-like. His white skin stood out against his black hair. But what horrified Solari was not Orochimaru’s face, which she had seen before, but the fact that he did not bother to pull off the grass ninja’s face entirely. “You’re a monster!” she shouted through the continuing pain of the curse mark. He turned to face her. “Thank you, I try.” He then turned his back on her and took a step towards Sasuke. “Well then Sasuke Uchiha, it is very nice to finally meet you. After all you are one of the two reasons I am here. My name is Orochimaru. Now, you said Solari was your sister. This should make things interesting, I hope.” Sasuke turned and ran but Orochimaru chased after him, leaving Solari behind. She tried to move and managed to stand while balancing against the tree. Sasuke has no chance against him. I have to help. Using all the strength she could, Solari attempted to force the curse mark to recede. She got the mark to leave her legs, she could now move. After regaining her balance she immediately went after Sasuke and Orochimaru. When she got there she realized it was too late. Sakura was watching helplessly while Sasuke was immobilized on the ground. Orochimaru looked up at her from the ground. “Good, you’re here. I though you might want to watch this.” Orochimaru made a hand sign and his neck began to extend. He was headed for Sasuke. He bit Sasuke’s neck with fangs produced by the jutsu and his head went back in place. “No!” Solari screamed, but it was drowned out by Sasuke’s own agonized scream. “What did you do to him?” “Just a parting gift. Soon both the Uchihas will come to me by choice,” he looked up at Solari, “I promise.” With that, Orochimaru disappeared.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Episode of Reference: 28-30.....here comes the entire focus of my story....without this chapter, nothing would happen...P.S. srry it took so long for it to come out

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Nice Job!!!! Well worth the wait. keep in touch on new chapters. Love it so far. Look forward to my fan fiction about Naruto.

FURUBAFREAK555


2007-03-26 13:16:27


yeah srry i had to explain this on Gaia as well (i also post this story on Gaiaonline.com) Naruto is off being eaten by the snake...ya know...that whole boring thing

SUPASWEETFRUITSBASKETLUVR


2007-03-23 18:27:14


kya!thars horrible!i like it nice and action packed lol.^^*pop*man wheres naruto at?hmmm...lol.

GHOSTKITTY


2007-03-22 20:55:52


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