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Yin11Yang11
Book: "Broken Lies"
She's AWESOME!!!
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"GET DOWN!" / "WATCH OUT!"

A giant sword sliced through the air, all of us ducked before one of our heads would start rolling. Such a bloody mess that would be... I thought this couldn't get any worse; I was dead wrong. I'll soon be if I fool around...there's one thing I'm really good at though.

"A cow threatening us, this ought to be amusing." I chuckled.
Kura! Are you INSANE?!?
'Not everyone can keep their anger at bay...'

He tried to ignore me, but he was still menacing. Naruto wanted to fight, "Naruto, this is way out of your league. I might have to use this."

The Sharingan.

It wasn't really surprising to me, I myself is in the bingo book; no one really notice that one though. It doesn't have much information on me anyways, Kakashi-sensei however, is the Copy Cat Ninja. Just like how the Demon of the Mist has stated.

"Kakashi the Copy Cat Ninja, it is such an honor to see the Sharingan in person... The man who has copied over a thousand jutsus.." His voice was clear, it stroke fear into all of us- even me. Even if I have an ace up in my sleeve; I'm too afraid to use it.

"H-how?..." Sasuke questioned, "Only an Uchiha can have the Sharingan Eye..."

Uzumaki chimed in. "Everyone's say Sharingan, Sharingan... What IS Sharingan?!?" Sasuke began to explain it how it can see through genjutsus, I kind of want one seeing that I'm not really adept on that...

"You've only scratched the surface boy... It can copy any jutsus." He radiated danger, this place was crawling with it. Ever since we arrived...

"Zabuza Momochi... Demon of the Mist..." Kakashi announced.

I was the nearest to Zabuza, next to sensei. He glanced right at me, "Your eyes..."
'What?...'
Don't lose focus...

Kakashi-sensei stepped up and shields me with his arm, "You stay away from my students..." He warned.

"They don't know what it really means to be a true shinobi or kunoichi." While he was talking I vaulted away near my team, he answered, "But her, I can see it in her eyes..." Momochi looked at our client. "Hand the old man over."

"Get into Manji formation!"

Zabuza has been notorious for the well-known graduation program, compared to ours, Konoha's program was nothing when seeing the differences... He was truly a demon... You were required to kill the graduates especially your friends. He never hesitated, he enjoyed it- every second of it... To me, he must've snapped during that time. He's beyond repair, just like me. A broken sword.

There was another presence...
I knew he wasn't alone.

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*sploosh...splash...*
Kura!
'I heard it...'

My ears picked up a faint sound of two footsteps... But it faded...
We're being followed...
'Of course we are....'

I was relaxing, when I heard the odd noises, my muscles tensed. No one on the boat noticed about me or the noises, it could have been my imagination, however Hisen picked it up... This isn't good...
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Everyone was scared out of their wits, we cannot fail this mission. I need to keep everyone safe. The battlefield became horribly misty, I could barely see my teammates! Suddenly, I felt the whole field's degrees dropped abruptly, his body heat became nothing... The other shinobi lurking around still was readable.

"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
'Why does it gotta be him? Why does it got to be Zabuza?...'
I wish I could help you; I can't do anything. Just...say things...

I was too distracted from the fray to notice Hisen's statement, it felt like Death was here, the frigid mist was like his aura. It worsens as time goes on... I was fine against the two chunnins, this, is a whole different situation!
'Fuck.... Where are they?...'

Kakashi also got swallowed up by the bewildering fog, which worried me. "Damn... His silent killing technique..." I unsheathed my blade... I stared at the katana in my hands. The cold steel of my sword bit my skin, it was waiting to be coated with blood.
'Been too long...'
Killing is never right...

Zabuza started naming the organs, his creepy voice rang through the air. If those certain organs we have are hit, we're sure as dead. He did a good job of frightening us, Sasuke was shaking. He held a kunai near his heart! "Don't worry, I'll protect all of you with my life." Kakashi tuned in.

"If we die, I'm sure as hell that I'll die for you guys first." I reassured him.

"You aren't scared?" Sasuke Uchiha asked me.

"To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn't." He looked at me, I stared into his onyx eyes. "See them? They hold fear, just like yours."

I gazed ahead, the mist started to wane, 'Kakashi.' I used a bit of mine to also help clear the astounding fog. There he was, standing there with his sword ready, I slashed him in half. The blood started to spray out.

"This doesn't smell like blood." I said unsurprisingly. But also disappointingly.

Instead of the usual liquid, it was water. A Water Clone Jutsu. He's a water specialty, which nullifies mine. Fire. "You identify me if you've actually injured me by blood? How interesting..."

"Kura! BEHIND YOU!" I whipped around and blocked it with my sword, size doesn't matter; but in terms of sheer strength, I'm at a losing battle.

I was forced to use my chakra to level with him. He had to use two of his hands against my blade and my power. "You're a strong girl, but not strong enough!" Shurikens and Kunais zipped in midair, stabbing his back before I would be crushed.

'Another clone...'

'Damn, I can't use the body heat...its as cold as the real one!' My senses was useless, I couldn't tell which was the real one! The temperature around us makes it worse! 'Why can't he just stay still so I could hit HIS ORGANS?!'
Stay calm, you have to keep your own anger at bay too!

Kakashi and Zabuza were going at it, water clone to water clone, 'Now I'm jealous!' After that, he was kicked into the lake!

"Kakashi-sensei!" My team shouted in worry.
'THE LAKE!'
It's too late Kura!

"Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu!" The water began to trap our sensei inside, without him, we're done for! He tried to break out; the water's too durable with the chakra!

"He's standing over the water!" One answer to that, chakra.

"Run! It's too late to save me, he can't get too far with me imprisoned! You can still save yourselves!"

"Ha! I'm not a coward, sensei." I scoffed. "You are an idiot."

"We're staying Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto joined in. "I've made a promise! An oath!"

"You saved our lives, now were going to save yours! Remember what you taught us?!" I had to agree with Sakura, I never thought I would say that!

"Teamwork." Sasuke added.

Zabuza created more clones, it warded us off from getting even near the water of the lake! "Ugh! We can't even get pass those stupid clones of his!" My patience and anger were starting to affect my fighting, I got kicked away towards my team like Naruto with his Shadow Clones.

Another fake Zabuza fought off Naruto, his ninja headband came off! "Damn you!" I tried to punch him; only for another one to get in my way and punched me right in the gut...

"Your anger is getting the best of you, little girl."

"Ughn..." I hunched over in pain and couldn't breathe out a word.

"Kurashima!"

"You're just a weak nuisance. Why do you even try?" He kicked me in the face with chakra empowering it.
Kurashima!!!!
'Don't worry, it isn't THAT bad...'

Sakura came over, I winced, getting kicked normally in the jaw is bad... Try one 10x harder, maybe you'll get the feel of this... "Ugh... It ain't bad... Damn did that hurt though..." I had help from Sakura, I had my hand to my stomach, I felt like I just took a Water Bullet Jutsu to the gut. Naruto kept at it, I don't know what he's trying to do... "What are you doing?!?!" I yelled, I stood up grunting in pain in the process.

He wrapped something around his forehead. 'His ninja headband...' "Put this in your Bingo Book, ninja with no eyebrows, the ninja who will become the greatest Hokage..." He pointed towards the Leaf Symbol. "Is me!" I smirked, 'Standing up to someone like him? What an amazing ninja he is... I bet his parents are proud.'

"I can see it in your eyes, Kura, was it? You have said it yourself..." I was the center of the attention at the moment. "You'd die first over your friends? You're a weakling for putting yourself in harm's way, just for them. I can see that you're stronger than them, even if they had the last Uchiha Survivor, but they hold you back. You've killed many people, just to survive."

I emitted a breathless laugh. "I'm not a weakling, just because I would sacrifice myself for them... And yes, my hands...my sword... They're stained with blood. So what?..."
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"Why? You'd throw your own life away just for them? Ha." He sneered.

"I've been asking myself too, why? I was cold. Heartless. And it was true, I had my moments. At first, I asked 'why am I still alive?' I didn't have a purpose, no one cared about me. That is, until I met my teammates, my friends. Unlike you, who killed them because you knew, knew that you wanted to sever your bonds. Just to be accepted and feel like you have a purpose to live." He glared at me.

"I'm no weakling, you are. You're scared at the pain of losing them, aren't you? You can't handle having friends, you wanted to feel alive with a purpose to live and the fun of adrenaline coursing within your veins."

I lifted my gaze and my bangs didn't cover my eyes anymore.

"How do you get that... Feeling? By killing. I had no purpose to live, I wanted to wait and see if I could die during my fights and battles. But now, I have a purpose: to protect my friends, make someone proud, and feel like there's something worth living again."

"Heh, that's why you'll never be a proper ninja. This is pathetic." He replied with disgust.

"You're pathetic, look at what you're wearing!" I mocked. "What are going to do? Moo like a cow? You don't even look like a proper ninja yourself."

Naruto shouted, "Yeah!"

'The water, how stupid can I be?...'
I had a plan, but his clones were in the way. The only thing I am having trouble with, Zabuza sneered at my little grand speeches. Our team had trouble both fending off and protecting our client, we had to free Kakashi!

"Out of my way girl! You've become annoying!" With that, I had been hit by a Water Jutsu and flew into the woods, enveloped by a crowd of trees.

I've been briefly knocked out, I found myself in the wilderness. "Damn it..."

"You gave yourself a reason to live for?..."
'For Kami's sake, I forgot this one...'

Leaves of an autumn color twirled as a ninja appeared, it was graceful, as if the shinobi danced with the leaves that would blow past as the breeze sang with them.
Kura, that's a Tracker Nin.
'Why is it trailing behind Zabuza?'

"I know what kind of ninja you are, but why didn't you chose to surprise attack him earlier?" I questioned the ninja's aloof demeanor...

"He's too strong, even for me, I needed him weakened." The ninja said.

I returned to the fray, my body swaying from the impact. Blood probably trickled down from my head, it was dizzying. I had to shake it off. When I appeared, everyone had a sense of relief. Sasuke and Naruto gazed at each other quietly.
'Please, not a glaring contest right now...'
Look closer Kura, they aren't glaring.

As they faced the clones, Sasuke Uchiha equipped a Fuma Shuriken, after that, he hurled it! "You missed my boy."

"I'm not aiming for you." He had a smirk, I couldn't help but do the same as I approached the battlefield.

The Giant Ninja Star whipped through the air, cutting the mist. It whizzed over the lake's surface; towards the real one! "You still missed."

*poof!*

"Huh?!?" Naruto was actually the shuriken! He hurtled the weapon to Zabuza, with him unable to dodge it, he was forced to let go of the prison! "Damn you!"

Kakashi was finally freed from the water bubble, "Good teamwork, let me take it from here." With Sharingan, he copied exactly Zabuza's moves, it was incredible!... It was like staring into a mirror and a reflection of yourself... Kakashi started to mess with him, the two dragons made out of water were in sync.

"How is this possible?!?"

"You're going to surely lose and die in this battle."
'That eye sure is sweet...'

The tracker nin turned around towards the heat of battle. "Hold on to a tree, and I apologize, but you must excuse me."
'A...tree?'

The Tracker Ninja disappeared, leaving me behind in confusion. "What do you mean 'hold on to a tree'?"

The next bit was unpleasant, and damp... Very DAMP. "Huh? What's that sou- AHHHHHH!!!" I felt like a cat wanting to get out as soon as possible, there was literally a mini FLOOD!

I think we had a flood or a tsunami now, the currents of the tide almost swept me away like a bug! When the field has cleared up, I saw our enemy pinned to a tree. Needles stuck out from his neck.
'He's dead now. I don't sense...'
Are you okay Kura?...
'My head is throbbing, what do you think?'
I think, you need to rest up.
'No kidding...'

The tracker ninja explained his mission to bring down the infamous Demon of the Mist, Naruto wasn't quite happy that he just took him out with mere needles to the neck. They thought he was also an enemy. "This body contains many secrets, that is why I must destroy it. Thank you."

After the tiring fight I began to get sleepy...

"Kakashi-sensei!" My team is too worrisome. He fell unconscious, Tazuna better be grateful for this! Who knows what that Gato dumbass will send next!

"He just... *yawn* ... Out did...himself..." I spoke drowsily.

Naruto chatted, "Kura, you don't look so well yourself..."

"I'm just...t..i.. r..ed.." I almost fell to the damp grass, like sensei.

"Hn. Loser." You know who said that...

"Hnnnn~.... Duckass...." I felt weak and lazy, I guess all the adrenaline that fueled my body, going to overdrive, was drained out of me.

"Hey! Don't call-..."

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