The afternoon sun blazed down on the black haired traveller as he stumbled along the road. His clothes where in tatters, stained with mud, water and blood. With unfocused black eyes he made his way forward, an unsheathed sword in his right hand, which the tip of dragged along the ground.
Behind him, devestation lay. The ground was pock marked and cratered, a nearby lake was drained and the ground around it was soaked with water. Patches of charred earth littered the area, and black fire burned in waves.
Uchiha Sasuke's eyes burned from straining his Sharingan to their limits, his head ached and his limbs burned like fire as he continued walking forward.
Just once, he glanced back to spot his still living opponant, a blond haired teen the same age as Sasuke. Naruto waved once, and then both continued on in opposite directions.
The sun was setting by the time Sasuke dragged himself into his home, a cold and dark artificial cave cut from the rock like a cuboid. At the far end was a bed and bedside table, or at least there was supposed to be.
Instead, Sasuke found nothing; there was absolutely no sign that the last Uchiha had been living in this cave for 5 weeks.
The teens eyes narrowed. Instinctively, the Uchiha suppressed his chakra and went on high alert, eyes scanning the the cave for any signs of ninja laying in ambush or traps waiting to snare him.
However, closer inspection revealed nothing. In fact, there was no sign that anybody had been in the cave for years, decades even. Dust coated the floor, undisturbed, the seals on the walls were still hidden the exact way way Sasuke had found them, and not the way Sasuke had concealed them.
Turning to the entrance of the cave and gazing at the crescent moon rising in the distance, Sasuke muttered the first words he'd said since greeting Naruto that morning.
"What is going on?"
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For the next 2 weeks, Sasuke travelled between coutries, visiting areas and land marks he knew had been damaged by the Fourth Ninja War, or would otherwise show signs of the fighting that took place there.
Abandoned weapons, scarred earth, trees; all signs that fighting would have taken place in that area semi-recently. However, the rogue ninja found nothing.
In the forests of the Land of Frost, there was nothing where there should have been gigantic gouges taken out of the foilage. In the desert of the Land of Lightning, the famous pillars of stone that reached up into the sky were whole and intact, and showed no signs that two Tsuchikage's had fought in the area. Finally, on the coast of Lightning country, there was no sign of the trees that had formed from Naruto annihilating the white Zetsus, nor was there any weaponry that would indicate Tenten had fought in the area.
Faced with the undeniable truth that something was wrong, Sasuke inwardly considered as many possiblities as possible.
'So, either I am being manipulated or there has been a drastic change in the enviroment. I am under a Genjutsu? No, I would be able to tell with these eyes. Has there been a drastic land restoration? No, too much, too soon. Besides, it wouldn't be worth it either tactically nor asthetically. Are there any other options?' the Uchiha asked himself. 'None come to mind; I'll have to enter a nearby town for more information. If that doesn't work, I'll need to infiltrate a ninja villiage.'
Just as the worlds number one criminal had affirmed his decision, he was stopped in his tracks by the sound of a familiar booming voice.
"Yo, hello!" Killer Bee jumped onto the beach from the top of the cliff, two equally black ninja following closlely behind, one man and one woman.
Almost lazily, Sasuke's hand went to rest on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw at a moments notice. Trying to look as relaxed as possible, even as he tensed himself in preparation to either fight or flee, Sasuke regarded the three Cloud ninja with cool indifference.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" the red headed girl demanded, her own sword already drawn and pointing at him.
"Karui, calm down. There's no need to be hostile towards this clown," Killer Bee ryhmed, but stayed alert and ready to pounce anyway.
"But Bee-sensei, he could be a spy. But then again, he could be tourist. Oh, or he might be a visiting dignatary! Threatening him could be bad." the third member of the trio chimed in, rolling the lollipop in his mouth from one cheek to the other.
"So! Who are you and what are you doing here?" Karui demanded again.
"You don't recognize me?" Sasuke asked, the barest hint of surprise edging into his usually stoic voice.
"No! Should we?" the woman asked.
"Are you famous?" the lollipop man added in.
"Not even you, Bee?"
"I don't know you, foo'."
"I see. My name is Yuuki, and I'm a rather well known historian. I came here to study the landscape as I'd heard that battle took place here during the Ninja War. Do you know anything about that?"
"What are you talking about. The last battle that was fought here was during the First Ninja War, decades ago. You're not going to find anything out by studying the landspace," lollipop man pointed out.
"Don't believe him!" Karui shouted, bopping her teammate on the head. "What kind of historian carries a sword?"
"The kind that wants to protect themselves against bandits?" the lollipop man suggested.
"I kinda doubt that, Omoi."
"That is correct, ninja-san. I may have minimal training with the sword, but it is enough to dissuade most bandits. I much preferred to study history, which my traditionally samarai family... disapproved of," Sasuke stated, releasing the tight grip he'd held on his sword.
Omoi and Karui visibly relaxed, now that they knew wha they were dealing with.
"How long is this going to take?" Omoi asked.
"I'm done now. I've seen what I came to see, now I just need to return home to write my book."
"Where do you live?"
"I'm staying in Yugakure for the time being."
"Eh? Yugakure's almost a weeks travel for civilians."
"We'll be glad to be your escort, you that hot spring resort!" Bee boomed.
"You just want to go on vacation," Omoi deadpanned,
"Let's go let's go!" Karui agreed.
"I'm not carrying him," Omoi said, shrugging his shoulders in apparent agreement.
"If you try and make me do it, I'lljust hide," Bee laughed. "Karui, I guess it's up to you to give this guy a piggy back ride!"
"What, but Karui can't do it! She'll lose her balance and fall."
"Why would that happen!?" Karui snapped.
"Well, isn't that becuase you've got no weight on your chest to act as a counter-balance?"
"DIE!" the red head shouted, throwing a punch at her partner.
As Sasuke observed the interactions, he couldn't help but wonder why he ended up with Kumo's weirdest team, one that annoyingly reminded him of Team 7.
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I'm going for Dark vs Dark here, and Sasuke is perfect for that role.
Truthfully I got the idea from posts in one of Raine's threads (I'm not going to tell you which one), and its sort of been building in my mind lately.
Behind him, devestation lay. The ground was pock marked and cratered, a nearby lake was drained and the ground around it was soaked with water. Patches of charred earth littered the area, and black fire burned in waves.
Uchiha Sasuke's eyes burned from straining his Sharingan to their limits, his head ached and his limbs burned like fire as he continued walking forward.
Just once, he glanced back to spot his still living opponant, a blond haired teen the same age as Sasuke. Naruto waved once, and then both continued on in opposite directions.
The sun was setting by the time Sasuke dragged himself into his home, a cold and dark artificial cave cut from the rock like a cuboid. At the far end was a bed and bedside table, or at least there was supposed to be.
Instead, Sasuke found nothing; there was absolutely no sign that the last Uchiha had been living in this cave for 5 weeks.
The teens eyes narrowed. Instinctively, the Uchiha suppressed his chakra and went on high alert, eyes scanning the the cave for any signs of ninja laying in ambush or traps waiting to snare him.
However, closer inspection revealed nothing. In fact, there was no sign that anybody had been in the cave for years, decades even. Dust coated the floor, undisturbed, the seals on the walls were still hidden the exact way way Sasuke had found them, and not the way Sasuke had concealed them.
Turning to the entrance of the cave and gazing at the crescent moon rising in the distance, Sasuke muttered the first words he'd said since greeting Naruto that morning.
"What is going on?"
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For the next 2 weeks, Sasuke travelled between coutries, visiting areas and land marks he knew had been damaged by the Fourth Ninja War, or would otherwise show signs of the fighting that took place there.
Abandoned weapons, scarred earth, trees; all signs that fighting would have taken place in that area semi-recently. However, the rogue ninja found nothing.
In the forests of the Land of Frost, there was nothing where there should have been gigantic gouges taken out of the foilage. In the desert of the Land of Lightning, the famous pillars of stone that reached up into the sky were whole and intact, and showed no signs that two Tsuchikage's had fought in the area. Finally, on the coast of Lightning country, there was no sign of the trees that had formed from Naruto annihilating the white Zetsus, nor was there any weaponry that would indicate Tenten had fought in the area.
Faced with the undeniable truth that something was wrong, Sasuke inwardly considered as many possiblities as possible.
'So, either I am being manipulated or there has been a drastic change in the enviroment. I am under a Genjutsu? No, I would be able to tell with these eyes. Has there been a drastic land restoration? No, too much, too soon. Besides, it wouldn't be worth it either tactically nor asthetically. Are there any other options?' the Uchiha asked himself. 'None come to mind; I'll have to enter a nearby town for more information. If that doesn't work, I'll need to infiltrate a ninja villiage.'
Just as the worlds number one criminal had affirmed his decision, he was stopped in his tracks by the sound of a familiar booming voice.
"Yo, hello!" Killer Bee jumped onto the beach from the top of the cliff, two equally black ninja following closlely behind, one man and one woman.
Almost lazily, Sasuke's hand went to rest on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw at a moments notice. Trying to look as relaxed as possible, even as he tensed himself in preparation to either fight or flee, Sasuke regarded the three Cloud ninja with cool indifference.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" the red headed girl demanded, her own sword already drawn and pointing at him.
"Karui, calm down. There's no need to be hostile towards this clown," Killer Bee ryhmed, but stayed alert and ready to pounce anyway.
"But Bee-sensei, he could be a spy. But then again, he could be tourist. Oh, or he might be a visiting dignatary! Threatening him could be bad." the third member of the trio chimed in, rolling the lollipop in his mouth from one cheek to the other.
"So! Who are you and what are you doing here?" Karui demanded again.
"You don't recognize me?" Sasuke asked, the barest hint of surprise edging into his usually stoic voice.
"No! Should we?" the woman asked.
"Are you famous?" the lollipop man added in.
"Not even you, Bee?"
"I don't know you, foo'."
"I see. My name is Yuuki, and I'm a rather well known historian. I came here to study the landscape as I'd heard that battle took place here during the Ninja War. Do you know anything about that?"
"What are you talking about. The last battle that was fought here was during the First Ninja War, decades ago. You're not going to find anything out by studying the landspace," lollipop man pointed out.
"Don't believe him!" Karui shouted, bopping her teammate on the head. "What kind of historian carries a sword?"
"The kind that wants to protect themselves against bandits?" the lollipop man suggested.
"I kinda doubt that, Omoi."
"That is correct, ninja-san. I may have minimal training with the sword, but it is enough to dissuade most bandits. I much preferred to study history, which my traditionally samarai family... disapproved of," Sasuke stated, releasing the tight grip he'd held on his sword.
Omoi and Karui visibly relaxed, now that they knew wha they were dealing with.
"How long is this going to take?" Omoi asked.
"I'm done now. I've seen what I came to see, now I just need to return home to write my book."
"Where do you live?"
"I'm staying in Yugakure for the time being."
"Eh? Yugakure's almost a weeks travel for civilians."
"We'll be glad to be your escort, you that hot spring resort!" Bee boomed.
"You just want to go on vacation," Omoi deadpanned,
"Let's go let's go!" Karui agreed.
"I'm not carrying him," Omoi said, shrugging his shoulders in apparent agreement.
"If you try and make me do it, I'lljust hide," Bee laughed. "Karui, I guess it's up to you to give this guy a piggy back ride!"
"What, but Karui can't do it! She'll lose her balance and fall."
"Why would that happen!?" Karui snapped.
"Well, isn't that becuase you've got no weight on your chest to act as a counter-balance?"
"DIE!" the red head shouted, throwing a punch at her partner.
As Sasuke observed the interactions, he couldn't help but wonder why he ended up with Kumo's weirdest team, one that annoyingly reminded him of Team 7.
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I'm going for Dark vs Dark here, and Sasuke is perfect for that role.
Truthfully I got the idea from posts in one of Raine's threads (I'm not going to tell you which one), and its sort of been building in my mind lately.
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