75 Avenging Them... Chunin Exams?! (1/2)

*STABSTABSTABSTABSTABSTABSTABSTABSTAB*

The storm of blades flew straight through Orochimaru. A speeding figure suddenly dashed towards Esumi and their hands reaching for her throat.

”Guh…” She sounded out unprepared.

The figure grabbed Esumi by the throat and held her against a tree.

”How….?” Esumi choked out.

”Shadow clone. Esumi-chan… Even my dear Sasuke wouldn't be much of a match against you… But it's still too early for you to face me quite yet….” Orochimaru hissed.

”I will kill you….” She barely managed to say.

*STAB*

”What… When did you…”

”You can't trick me that easily… I'm not just a little girl. I'm Yada Esumi. The greatest kunoichi in the world.. and Avenger of my family..”

Esumi's clone that was being choked by Orochimaru fizzled into yellow electricity as Esumi pulled her blade out of Orochimaru's heart. He fell forward as Esumi stood over his body. He whizzed as he crawled on the ground and held his hand out. With an almost instantaneous motion, spat out another Orochimaru from his mouth and slithered away rapidly.

”YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME OROCHIMARU!” Esumi shouted as she covered herself swift-natured chakra and sped off towards Orochimaru.

*CRASH*

An attacker from above attempted to attack Esumi. Esumi swung her steel anchor and clashed with the figure. She easily overpowered him, but the attacker seemed to have expected this and kicked Esumi. She was sent sliding back as Orochimaru stood behind his savior with a mocking grin. Three other figures appeared out of the bushes and stood next to the original figure.

”Little Sasuke-kun? Now isn't the best time… You and your little multi-colored hair party need to get. I need to take out Orochimaru.” Esumi said.

”I will take him out instead.” Sasuke said.

”Thanks for tiring him out for us though! Really appreciate it sexy kunoichi!” A white-haired shark teethed ninja said.

”Disgusting…” A red-headed bespectacled woman said.

”Suigetsu. Jūgo. Hold her off while I take care of Orochimaru. Karin tell me if anything changes with Orochimaru's chakra.” Sasuke said as his eyes turned red.

”You know Sasuke-kun, even though you've gotten very handsome like your brother. I wouldn't mind it eating dirt for a little while. This was a serious moment ya know! I chase my family's killer. We fight a very tough battle. He overwhelms me until I find my second wind and with a surprising counter attack I get a killing blow in and avenge my family!” Esumi narrated.

Sasuke ignored her and from his hand lightning came together and stretched in the form of a long sword towards Orochimaru. Orochimaru tried to dodge, but only managed to block.

Unfortunately for the Legendary Sannin, Sasuke's attack pierced through him.

”I've should've known you would do something like this…” Orochimaru hissed.

”Hey! Don't ignore me like I'm not here! My story is still going on! Wait your turn you little shit!” Esumi yelled.

Suigetsu and Jūgo stood in front of Esumi.

”Hey, you two-bit losers who won't contribute anything meaningful in the next 20 years better get out of my way while I stab Orochimaru into pieces!” Esumi warned as she pulled out black steel trident and dashed towards Orochimaru. Suigetsu formed water around his finger tip and aimed it at Esumi before firing an extremely fast water bullet. Esumi got caught up by Jugo as Suigetsu was charging his attack. Jugo formed his arm into a large blade and slashed down at Esumi. Esumi easily deflected Jugo's attack and pierced straight towards his chest.

It was at this time that Suigetsu's jutsu reached and seemingly blurred through Esumi's head. Esumi's trident failed to pierce through Jugo's skin. They locked eyes and time seemingly stopped for both Esumi and Jugo.

”Shadow Clone Jutsu.” Esumi said as 3 clones poofed into existence.

”Jugo! Get her already!” Karin shouted.

Jugo suddenly turned towards her and leaped at her with his arm transformed into a hammer.

”What not me you idiot!”

Suigetsu appeared to her rescue

'So she isn't a fighter.. Probably a support.. I'll take her out first if Jugo can't. The sharingan built in genjutsu is sweet. Now Sasuke-chan….' Esumi thought as she looked towards Sasuke and Orochimaru's battle.

'So that's his true form over all the years of his experimenting… How the hell did this pretty face force him to show that form over me? Was it the lightning? Whatever! I'll just kill him when he's super weak. Although it would've been great if I avenged my little brother and mother all by myself, I guess it doesn't matter as long as Orochimaru is dead in the end…'

Sasuke managed to capture Orochimaru in a genjutsu while in his giant snake form that was cut into pieces. His life force was rapidly depleting. With a flare of swift-natured chakra, Esumi disappeared and with her trident that was crackling with dense and concentrated yellow lightning chakra tore right through Orochimaru's giant serpent form multiple times over. All that was left was tiny pieces after she was completed.

”I'll make sure you're done this time.” Esumi started to go through hand signs before thrusting her hand out.

All the cut-up pieces of Orochimaru started to conglomerate together in the air. With an evil grin Esumi's trident started glowing yellow. A few seconds later, the trident appeared as if it was made completely of yellow light. She threw the trident at the mass of Orochimaru flesh and as it made contact with it, it exploded in a bright yellow light that consumed the area around it. Sasuke was forced to hop away as he looked at his teammates attacking each other. He went over to break them up as Esumi looked for any signs left of Orochimaru with her Sharingan and Byakugan.

'None… Only traces left of him are of that mark on Sasuke's neck.. Mom… Rami… I've killed him for you… You can rest in your graves now...' Esumi thought as she looked down at the ground.

Sasuke managed to free Jugo of his genjutsu.

”Sasuke-chan. I'm not in a fighting mood right now. So take your little group and leave.” Esumi told them.

”I don't know what your circumstances are with Orochimaru. But I don't care. Do you know where to find Itachi.” Sasuke asked.

”Go ask him yourself.”

Esumi soon disappeared from Sasuke's group sights.

”Who was she Sasuke?” Karin asked.

”A strong kunoichi… One that my brother said I should defeat before even thinking about going after him..”

”Why didn't you take her down then? She doesn't seem so tough.” Suigetsu said.

”She doesn't know anything about Itachi. She's useless to me for now.”

'Yeah whatever Sasuke. I just think you were too chicken to fight her after seeing that explosion.' Suigetsu thought.

*IN SUNAGAKURE*

”I hope we can get through these chunin exams peacefully.. Even though we were told to show off as much as we can..” Sho stated.

”I think we did a good job so far. Last round we were the fastest team to complete the Demon Desert, that should show off our village's strength pretty good right?” Fu asked.

”No. Only strength will do so. This final part of the exam is our only chance.” Khael said monotonously.

”I guess you're right Khael. Do you think Aomatsuna-sama would want us to go all out or be exceptionally cruel?” Fu asked.

”Probably the second one. For some reason they love fighting opponents till they show everything they have and then stomping them into the ground. I don't get the appeal to be honest… Just end the fight or run away.” Sho said.

As these three were chatting, the announcer of the final stage of the joint chunin exams between Suna and Konoha was also finishing up talking about the rules for it. It was a 1v1 tournament type of stage. The electric board starting to flash names.

[ Sho vs Burami ]

”This fight looks like it'll be boring. Just some normal looking dude fighting a gross fat ninja.”

”I bet you 500 ryo the fatty wins.”

”You're on. KILL HIM DEAD, BORING GUY!”

Sho sighed as he stood face to face with his opponent. His opponent was a big round shinobi. He had an unflattering outfit. A red open vest and red pants.

”Let's have a good match..?” Sho asked.

”Get ready to lose. You've got the great Burami of Grass as an opponent. My magnificent folds are undefeatable.”

”Fantastic…” Sho muttered as the referee started the match.

Burami leaped at Sho with a diving drop kick.

'Oh yeah, show off our strength… I nearly forgot.' Sho remembered as he pulled out his scroll and drew an image. The image flew out of the scroll and clashed with Burami's attack.

”What the?! A Panda!?” Burami shouted.

The cartoonish panda soon overpowered Burami and lifted his huge body in the air. Sho jumped high in the air above Burami and made eye contact with him as his drawn panda slammed Burami on the arena's ground. The arena's floor below Burami was cracked and sunken due to the impact of both his body and the panda's strength.

”Fire Style: Flaming Whirlwind Kick.” Sho said as his leg was engulfed in flames.

Sho started to spin while diving towards Burami with his leg aimed straight for his stomach. After Burami recovered from the panda's attack, his eyes bulged in panic. He struggled to form some hand seals, but managed to make it in time as he spat out a purple cloud-shaped jutsu at Sho. The flames that engulfed Sho's leg began to expand and form a fiery stream that seemed to dance around his body as he crashed towards Burami.

”Wow… How beautiful…”

”Isn't that the one kid that Esumi had following her?” Temari, one of the proctors of the exam, asked.

”Yea. That's him.” Shikamaru, another proctor, answered.

”I see…”

Sho and Burami's jutsu clashed and the jutsu exploded into a large cloud of purple gas. It completely enveloped Sho's body, but was quickly being evaporated by Sho's flames. It seems as if Burami's attack was served to increase Sho's attack because his flames which were previously orange slowly turned purple.

”Wow…. It became even more wonderful… GO SHO!!!!”