Chapter 29: "Naruto carpet bombed the whole Training Ground."
The Next Day...
I hovered a few feet above the Training Ground Seven. But I don't think anyone can recognize it as the Training Ground Seven. Maybe it's because the training ground is covered with burnt soil. Maybe it's the amount of of craters littering the whole training ground. Or perhaps it's the good old destroyed and charred remains of the trees.
Honestly, I like to call it Training Ground Moon for all the craters in this place.
I floated above the moon – like craters all around training ground seven. Right below me is Naruto standing in the middle of the field with a sheepish grin on his face. A few meters behind him is Sasuke and Haku, staring at Naruto inside the safety of a thick ice dome.
"For the record, teaching you that jutsu is a mistake..." I commented after realizing how much collateral damage this boy can make. "I mean seriously Naruto, you are forbidden from using that Jutsu unless necessary."
Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Aww, sorry Haios chan, don't worry I promise I will not use it unless in an extreme emergency." Then he closed his eyes in concentration and made a hand sign. "Kyubi Shadow Clone Technique!"
A familiar fox appeared in a puff of smoke. He glanced at Naruto with a flat look on his face. "About time you little brat..." Then he looked at Sasuke and Haku in annoyance. "Sure, leave me out from the shelter will ya?"
Haku put down the barrier and Sasuke walked towards the Kyubi. "You're a shadow clone, your safety is not our number one priority." Sasuke said. Then he pointed his thumb at Naruto. "Plus, the dobe here is apparently a demolition maniac and we are not taking any chances."
"Hey, I said I was sorry teme!" Naruto whined. "I told you, it was an accident. I put too much chakra on the technique!"
Accident? Did he just say Accident? Let me recap on what happened just a few minutes ago...
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"MULTI SHADOW CLONE TECHNIQUE!!!" About a dozen clones appeared in the clearing. Then they all took a Kunai and aimed it at the sky. "Shuriken Explosive Clone Technique!" They all exclaimed before throwing hundreds of explosive Shuriken to the sky.
Sasuke's face paled after seeing what Naruto just did. "Haku... Do you mind if..." He looked behind him and saw Haku already erecting an ice dome to protect herself. "OI! WAIT FOR ME!" He yelled out in panic while running towards the dome.
"Hey! What about me!!!" The Kyubi hopped off Naruto's head and ran towards the already closing dome. "WAIT!!!" He yelled out.
The fox climbed up to the already closing barrier. He jumped towards the small closing hole on top of the dome, but it closed just before the tip of his paw can enter it. "Let me in! Let me in!" He exclaimed in panic while scratching the dome with all his might.
Then, a huge shadow casts over him. He turned around and saw thousands of Shuriken raining down towards the clearing like the wrath of Kami herself. "Haios?" I looked at him from above the shuriken rain and smiled apologetically. "I hate you all..."
'KA BOOM' it was one of the amazing and terrifying sight I've ever seen in a while. A huge explosion stretches across the whole clearing like a carpet bomb during world war. For a moment, I almost thought that Haku's Ice Dome couldn't stand a chance against those explosions.
But a few minutes later, the smoke dispersed, revealing an ice dome and a worn out Uzumaki standing in the middle of the field. "That... Was... Awesome..." Naruto muttered with bated breath. "Believe it..." He added.
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"Okay, fine, it wasn't an accident..." Naruto muttered. "I was just curious you know? I mean, how cool was that!?" He added with that silly grin on his face. "Come on Haios chan, you gotta admit! I am super awesome, aren't I?"
I rolled my eyes after hearing that. "Yeah, yeah, awesome." I motioned at the ruined landscape around us. "You broke our only training ground and pretty much half of the village is probably in a mass panic right now..."
Suddenly, a very familiar person walked into the training ground. We all turned around and saw a certain masked shinobi walking into the training ground. "Hello everyone! Sorry I'm late, you see..." He paused a second and looked around. "Did I miss anything?"
Sasuke glanced at Naruto with deadpan look on his face. "Naruto carpet bombed the whole Training Ground." He muttered.
Kakashi nodded dismissively. "Well, not my problem." Then he walked up towards us and took out a bunch of paper. "Everyone, you've all been enrolled to the Chunin Exam but I suppose you already know that." I can see Naruto and Sasuke grinning in excitement after hearing that.
"Well, that is all actually..." Then Kakashi looked at Sasuke. "Wait, no that's not all." He suddenly took out his Kunai and held it threateningly in front of the Uchiha. "Everyone, I have a mission for you all..." Kakashi revealed his sharingan and the training ground went silent.
"Kill Sasuke Uchiha... That is an order..."
Sasuke smirked after hearing that. "Yes... Come to me with the intent to kill..." He said, making me worry a little about his sanity. "Come on dobe, what are you waiting for? Are you scared?" He taunted Naruto who is still looking at them in disbelief.
"I don't want to kill my friend!!" Naruto exclaimed.
Sasuke just shrugged. "Don't worry, Sakura will fix me up."
I couldn't help but sigh after hearing that. "She cannot revive the dead back to life!!" I exclaimed in slight frustration.
"She can stop time! How hard is it to revive a person huh?" Then the Uchiha sighed. "Come on everyone, don't let me down. Just kill me already." We all just stood there in shocked silence, unable to form words.
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"He wants to unlock his Sharingan you dense retarded mortals." The Kyubi commented in frustration.
"Ooooh..." Naruto and I exclaimed in realization. "Come on! You weren't being obvious!" I said.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and took out his Kunai. "Just come at me with the intent to kill." He said impatiently. "No holding back or it won't work."
I thought about it for a second. "Are you sure it'll work? I mean, you're not in an actual threat when sparring with us." I sighed a little. "Look, there is no way we have the heart to deliberately trying to kill you."
Naruto nodded in agreement. "She's right Teme, there's no way we're able to kill you."
Sasuke sighed in frustration. "Well... Any ideas? There's no way I can fight in the Chunin Exam without the Sharingan. I don't want to weigh you down." He muttered.
We all thought about it for a second. Then, I noticed Haku sitting with the Kyubi nearby. "Oi! Haku, come here for a second." I told her.
Haku walked up towards me. "Yes Angel Sama, how can I help you?" She asked me.
"Would you mind killing Sasuke for me?" I asked her.
The Ice Girl nodded. "If that's what you desire mistress..." She replied. "Should I do it now?"
I looked at Sasuke and found him twirling his Kunai impatiently. "I'm more than ready. No holding back all right?"
I shrugged a little. "Well, anytime you're ready Haku, kill him."
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Meanwhile in an undisclosed location...
"GYAAAAAAHHH" A blood curling scream echoes through hideout. 'Squelch' Sounds of flesh ripping apart and destroyed cut off the screaming. With a resounding thud, a body dropped down on the floor.
Vida just stared flatly at the pile of mush that was once a missing nin. "Well..." She sipped on her tea for a moment. "There goes another one... What is it now? Fourth? Fifth?" She asked towards the hooded figure standing near the mush.
The figure glanced at her. "Fourth... This one talks too much..." He muttered in annoyance. "What makes you consider him as my partner?" He asked.
"Kakuzu, that guy you just killed is a lost descendant of the Senju Bloodline." Vida sighed a little. "Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to find that guy?" She said in slight frustration. "I missed a tea time with Konan just for that!"
Kakuzu just glanced at Vida flatly. "I don't care, I work alone." Then he looked at her questioningly. "I heard leader sama gave you a task?" He asked.
Vida nodded in response. "Yeah... An assassination mission in the Village Hidden in the Hot Springs." She smiled a little. "I was going to ask Konan to come with me on this one. That girl needs to lie down and take a day off... A nice bath in warm water doesn't sound so bad no?"
"How much is the bounty?" Kakuzu asked.
Vida shrugged a little. "Hell if I know, but since that village is a tourist attraction I'm pretty sure they will pay quite a lot for this mission."
Kakuzu looked down and ponder about it for a moment. "I'm in." He said simply.
"Eww! No! Gross!" Vida exclaimed, perplexed at his request. "You're not bathing with any of us, geez! Have you seen yourself lately? You look like a zombie!!!" She said while slightly gagging a little. "Oh god! I can't get the image out of my head! Damn it Kakuzu!"
The hooded man looked visibly ticked off after hearing that. A sharp thick tendril shot out of his arms and towards Vida. But just a second before it could hit her, a swirling orange portal appeared in midair that connects to a portal that just appeared behind him.
Kakuzu's eyes widened when he felt his own Earth Grudge Spear striking one of the mask behind his back. "Gyah!" He yelped in pain when he felt his new heart obliterated. "You witch..." He muttered threateningly.
Vida closed the portal, cutting the tendril off. "Sorcerer, but yeah trying to kill me is never a good idea." She said simply. Then she rubbed her chin in deep thought. "Now that I think about it, maybe you can have a bath in a separate hot spring."
"I meant coming for the bounty, not for the hot water bath..." Kakuzu said in frustration.
"Ooooh..." Vida said in realization. "Why didn't you just say so? You can go ahead and get your bounty while Konan and I have some vacation." Then she glared at him threateningly. "Just remember if I catch you peeping at us, I will pull off your heart and shove it down your throat..."
Kakuzu shook his head. "I'm not interested in that."
Vida gasped in surprise. "Oh! So you're gay?"
The man gritted his teeth and balled his hands into fists. "Give me something to kill... NOW!" He yelled out in frustration.
The sorcerer shrugged and created a portal right in front of Kakuzu. The portal led to some sort of a little ordinary village in the outskirts of the Land of Fire. "Kisaragi Village, no shinobi, just some helpless villagers..." She shrugged a little. "Go nuts."
Kakuzu was about to enter the village when an orange strand of energy grabbed him from behind. "Wait! It's also pretty close to Konoha so try not to gather too much attention okay?" Vida added. "Heck, why don't you kill some people and spread a myth about some sort of a monster or something? That sounds pretty cool isn't it?"
Screaming of dozens of innocent lives rang through the village that day. Followed by the sounds of bones snapping and bodies dropping down to the ground. Unanswered cries for help and deathly silence were the only trace of the village's existence.