Blub blub blub.

A similar feeling was felt and you knew in an instant where you were. Floating within the deep waters once more, you begin swimming towards the familiar cave. It was not before long until you were face to face with the giant koi fish again.

"Before you say anything, don't you dare swallow me again without warning! And don't get me started on puking up fish!" you yell, frantically pointing your finger at the giant koi fish as it chuckles a little.

"Congratulations on your win, (y/n). Your ancestors are proud. Although, we all disliked how you played around at first. If you had taken it seriously, then perhaps you wouldn't be in the situation you're in now," bluntly states the giant fish.

"Thanks, but my battle from before didn't make this as easy as you guys think. And Sakura.. Although she is an annoying bimbo, she's a strong-willed girl. As much as I dislike her now, I know that she'll be a great ally in the future. However, she needed a wake-up call," you state, not giving in to the koi fish's supposed disappointment.

"You're well beyond your years, (y/n). We'd expect nothing less."

"Alright, enough with your disappointment and flattery, why are we here?" you ask, attempting to cut straight to the point.

"Well (y/n), with your current condition now.. one might have said you over done it."

"What do you mean? Am I dying?"

"No, but you're vulnerable right now."

"I'm in good hands though, right?"

"Good hands aren't so good when they're unconscious."

"Pardon?"

"(Y/n), do you remember a couple years ago when you were attacked?"

You thought about the attack you and Neji experienced in the Hokage's office almost two years ago. You were assigned a body guard who became somewhat of a father figure within the year or so he spent with you. Yamato was assigned another mission a few months back before the exams as "I" or anyone else for that matter had not shown their faces in a while. Plus, security around the walls of Konohagakure tightened and were basically impenetrable.

However, you were currently not within the walls of Konohakagure as this exam is taking place right outside. This was the perfect opportunity for anyone to strike if they wanted to. Being vulnerable and unconscious, you knew now would be a good time for anyone to take advantage of that.

"What can I do?" you ask, your paranoia getting the best of you.

"How good is your chakra control?"

"It's impeccable, why?"

"Do you know how fish blow bubbles?"

"Uh? I don't know, I could ask you the same thing?"

"Much like your mother, your attitude prevails," sighs the koi fish.

"My mom was hella cool, so you should be fortunate," you retort back with a cheeky smile.

"Yeah... I suppose," mumbles the koi fish as if he was experiencing sadness at the thought of your mother. "Anyways, fish blow bubbles by swimming to the surface of the water, inhaling air above, and opening their mouths once under water again. Thus, releasing the trapped air and creating saliva bubbles."

"That's cool and all, but how does that help me?"

"Well, (y/n), your clan had a strong connection with koi fish. Therefore, you possess many abilities related to fish in general. Meaning-"

"Woah! I can blow bubbles without soap? That's rad!" you scream with excitement, interrupting the giant fish.

"Exactly. You have to concentrate the chakra in your lungs, trapping air. Your lungs, although somewhat dry now, is typically hydrated and the basis of your water abilities. Using the trapped air in your lungs while also combining the water with your chakra, you can focus that energy into making bubbles. Some can be sticky, while others trap people or object, and some can explode. Much like your watery gloves, they're versatile. So (y/n), with that information, it's time to fight back."

"That's so cool- wait! What? Hold up, what are you doing with your mouth? Wait! Don't eat me you damn fish! And what do you mean it's time to fight back? They're here? What the actual fu-" you yell, frantically swimming away from the koi fish as it sucks you into its mouth once more, interrupting your fuming words.

You wake up all of a sudden, wincing at the slight pain you felt near your ribs. You could feel your once dry lungs slowly become hydrated. Although, it was definitely not enough to create any sort of bubble the koi fish mentioned. Speaking of which, your hospital room was empty. No surgeons, doctors, or nurses to be found. It was as if the whole place was empty.

"Tch, must be a genjutsu that Iruka-Sensei talked about all those years ago," you mumbled aloud.

Your thoughts were interrupted as you heard a familiar voice in the distance.

"Miss (y/n), what a studious young lady you are, already seeing through my genjutsu. I'll save you the time and energy and just tell you now that you won't be able to break free unless I let you go," states I with his familiar stoic tone.

"What do you want?" you spat back, frustrated that this man would play such a dirty trick.

"I know that look on your face, Miss (y/n), but trust me, I'm not the dirty one here- I'm not even here actually. I sent a clone just for the simple genjutsu. Nothing too dangerous, really as I would never hurt you," he retorts.

"So what? Someone will come find me and take care of your clone. I'll be out of this genjustu in no time," you respond.

"Not quite. Like I said, I'm not there. But that doesn't mean someone else isn't."

"You said you wouldn't hurt me!" you yell.

"I won't. Like I said before, I won't hurt you. However, I can't say that the others won't. So listen to me Miss (y/n), join us and I'll let you out of the genjutsu. I'll take you back with me and you can heal properly."

"And what if I choose not to join?" you ask, waiting for his voice to come back once more.

"You'll be let out of the genjutsu in an instant, but one of my colleagues will be there hovering over your bedside to take you by force... regardless of the damage done," states I.

"You're kidding," you mumble.

"I'm not. So, I'll take it that you'll be joining-" before I could finish his sentence, a grin appears across your face.

"I won't join!" you blurt out.

Before "I" could prevent the genjutsu's effects from fading, you wake up in an instant. As expected, his clone in the room is there, but it disappears in an instant. By your bedside, the colleague he mentioned before is there and ready to strike. Before his scorpion-like tail could stab right through your body, you instantly melt into a puddle.

The hospital bed is destroyed within an instant. You reappear again, rolling away from the destruction. This bulky, old looking man only grunts as his scorpion-like tail retracts.

"Tch, scorpions belong in the desert you moron," you mumble.

"Don't be cocky. One wrong move and you'll be poisoned. Even a small knick will leave you in pain for days until it runs through your veins and eventually kills you. Obviously, I won't let that happen, but it will be easier for me to take you back," responds the man.

"Please, if scorpions were aquatic, then we'd watch for them instead of jellyfish," you retort back.

"Scorpions can survive in the water for days, you idiotic child."

His tail swings after you once more, piercing into the wall behind you as you dodge the attack and land on top of his tail. He struggles to retract his tail again as the framing in the walls prevent him from doing so.

You chuckle, "That may be true, but fish are higher on the food chain than scorpions."

He continues to struggle retracting his tail, arguing, "They're venomous to eat."

You pull out medical scissors that you managed to grab during your previous roll away from your bed, holding them up in the air. The sharp tip faces his tail. You watch as his eyes widen.

"A scorpion is nothing without their venom," you state, grinning ear to ear as you stab the joint in his tail, causing it to shatter within an instant.

His broken tail recoils back behind him, causing him to stumble back a bit due to the previous tension.

"Such insolence. Whatever, they just said that I have to bring you back alive anyways," mumbles the man, hinting towards hurting you. "I'm done arguing with a child."

The figure before you contracts in every which way, shuttering about until a red haired male is before you instead.

"Child? Come on, I literally just thought you were a grandpa. Now you just look like an punk older brother. You're probably like five years older than me," you respond.

Without hesitation, the red haired male comes at you with a kunai. You manage to dodge the attack, but in an attempt in doing so, you fall back into medical supplies. The male runs at you again. You barely dodge the attack. Before you could run away, he grabs you by the neck, allowing you to dangle a few feet off the ground.

You struggle, gasping for air as you claw at his arm. He seemed unphased as you repeatedly stabbed his arm with the medical scissors from before. He slams you into the wall, seemingly attempting to knock you out, but fails. Instead, you cough up a fish. While you continue to struggle, he takes his kunai and stabs the bit of tail you cut off earlier, coating his kunai in poison.

"He said you'd be a fighter, but I didn't think you were this smart. Whatever, let's get this over with. I promise you won't die," grunts the red haired male as his kunai inches closer to your body.

You cough, "blub blub bitch."