CHAPTER 14: Next time, I won't miss
LOCATION: WAVE COUNTRY
TIME: IMMEDIATELY WHEN BENIMARU GOT SENT FLYING
Kakashi just watched Benimaru get knocked away by an unknown entity and was about to chase after him when Chandler placed his hand on his shoulder, "Why don't we let the kid handler this, Kakashi" He smiled at him
Kakashi's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean? I won't put a Konoha ninja in unnecessary danger" he said firmly
In response Chandler simply smiled before tightening his grip on Kakashi's shoulder "Kakashi...…You're drained from your fight with Zabuza, barely standing"
Chandler leaned closer to Kakashi and whispered in his ear, "It's that eye of yours isn't it? That transplanted eye doesn't belong to you and so drains more chakra that it normally should" He intensified his grin on Kakashi's grin as he fell to his knees
Naruto tried to stop him, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KAKASHI SENSEI" Naruto rushed in, trying to punch Chandler who simply caught his fist and threw him aside
Chandler put on a smile once more, "Nothing, Kakashi and I were simply having a nice talk. Isn't that right Kakashi?"
Kakashi affirmed his statement, "Yea, just a talk" He said panting
Chandler narrowed his eyes, 'He appeared and knocked Benimaru away faster than these kids could process so they haven't noticed his absence yet' He smirked inwardly
At that moment Sasuke's brows furrowed as he noticed something, "Where is Benimaru" he said aloud which drew everyone's attention
Chandler simply smiled once more "Benimaru—Kun is currently in a fight right now"
Sasuke then raised an eyebrow, "Then why aren't we helping him"
Chandler replied swiftly, "Because he needs this fight to evolve" He smirked
TIME: PRESENT TIME
LOCATION: DESTROYED FOREST
The individual got up and lunged at Chandler with a calm expression on his face, "What exactly is he planning with the kid" he asked while feinting a slash to the left
Chandler saw through his feint and parried a slash to his left with his cane, now turned blade "Who knows" he cryptically, understanding who the he was
The figure smirked and tried to knee Chandler in gut but Chandler reacted swiftly, flipping backward then arching leg forward into a devastating strike to the figure's abdomen
The figure reacted quickly and used his sickles to block as Chandler jumped back
The figure spoke, "You are weaker than last time" he said
Chandler responded quickly "I could say the same for you kid"
The figures chuckled "I'm holding back. You understand that right?"
Chandler shrugged his shoulders. His voice turned mocking "Maybe. If you die because you are holding back then you can't blame me can you?
The figure didn't respond and simply changed the subject, "You know why I'm doing this don't you?" he said quietly
Chandler didn't respond
The figure glared at him "I'll take that as a yes. Since you do then why are you stopping me?"
"Because what you're doing is insane" Chandler shouted at him, unable to contain his emotions
The figure sighed, "I see" He looked at the ground before looking back up at Chandler "Are you gonna tell me what your plans are for the kid?"
Chandler, who had also calmed down responded with a shrug, "Your guess is as good as mine"
The figure raised an eyebrow, "So you really didn't care about him?" He cackled "You're a cold hearted bastard you know"
Chandler wasn't fazed, "It isn't that I don't care" he said calmly before grinning "It's that I know he won't die"
He got into a fighting' stance, a weird marking appeared above his left eye, a spiral like symbol with three prongs stemming from its ends. 'Normally I wouldn't subject a child to this kind of treatment' he thought grimly 'but it is the king's orders and I shall fulfil them' his face hardened
The figure stared at him, deadly calm "Would you...…bet your life on that" He enter a stance and in an instant the same marking that Chandler had, appeared above his left eye as well
While Chandler and the figure had their showdown, Kakashi along with the members of team 7 to check on Benimaru's body
Kakashi knelt down in front of him and checked his heart rate, "His heart....It's stopped" He said solemnly, getting up
Sakura looked mortified, her mouth agape while Naruto and Sasuke were frozen in place, shock plastered on their faces, "No...you can't be dead. You just can't" Naruto muttered under his breathe, still not moving
Sasuke turned his head away then a singular tear escaped from his eye before full on breaking down, "AHHHHHHHH" he screamed
Sakura turned to Sasuke, his eyes widened, "Sasuke....your eyes"
Sasuke ignored her and stared at Kakashi, his onyx black eyes now different. His sharingan had awaken, two tomoe in one eye and one tomoe in the other,
"Where is the person who killed Benimaru I'll finish them myself" Sasuke was calm deadly calm, he looked ready to kill but if he tried, he would most certainly die and Kakashi knew it
Kakashi grabbed his hand furious, "You can't go after him or he'll kill you the same way he killed Benimaru!!!" He shouted at him
Sasuke responded with equal intensity, "I don't care. He killed my friend, my comrade, a fellow leaf shinobi. You expect me to just roll over and let him live? To hell with that!!" He raised his voice at Kakashi, his voice rising and his Sharingan blazing furiously
Kakashi rubbed his temples, "I understand how you feel but–"
Sasuke cut him off sharply, "What about this do you think you understand?" He said, his voice getting softer "I've lost everyone dear to me; my family, my clan and now my best friend. And now you expect me to just watch as the man who killed him" He pointed to where Chandler and the figure where still fighting "Gets to roam around the earth freely like nothing happened? Maybe if I were to kill every single important person in your life then maybe then you would understand"
Kakashi smiled slightly "That's an interesting theory you have there but im afraid you're a bit late to test it. Every important person in my life has already been killed" he said smiling
Sasuke's eyes widened "You–"
Sasuke was cut off my Naruto screaming, "SOMETHING IS HAPPENING WITH BENIMARU"
Benimaru had started convulsing unnaturally "Keep his body steady" Kakashi ordered team 7
Naruto held onto Benimaru's arms
Sasuke grabbed his left leg
Sakura held his other leg down
Benimaru's body began releasing an eerily toxic chakra, 'This chakra...It's so dark and malevolent' Kakashi thought grimly
The sound of birds falling from their nests unto the ground filled the battlefield
Fish started floating to the surface of the pond, foam gathering at their mouths
Team 7, due to their close proximity to the chakra, were in no better state
Benimaru's body seemed to have a corrosive effect as it began degrading at the skin of team 7
Sakura screamed in pain as she was still holding on to Benimaru's corpse. Her skin began to peel as she was forced to let go
Naruto and Sasuke were in similar positions but managed to stave through the pain and endure it
Kakashi was having a better time due to having a high pain tolerance but was worried about his team and was going to tell them to let go until he heard a beat, then two then three
Kakashi checked Benimaru heart rate once more, "His heart ….Its beating again"
But then...Benimaru's head turned towards Kakashi "How dare filthy animals like you touch me"
With a single blast of chakra, team 7 and Kakashi were blown back by the new entity as a huge dust cloud was formed
Within the dust, a figure could be seen. Benimaru stood up but he was different
His golden eyes had turned pitch black and his yellow hair now contained black tips at their ends
But most of all was the symbol on his forehead, the same one both Chandler and the figure had. A spiral like pattern with three prongs protruding from its ends
His facial expression had also changed. From a jovial child to what could be described as a calm fighter with scholarly type energy radiating off him in waves
Benimaru spoke, his tone as calm as still water "After so long I am finally free from my jailer although it seems to only be a temporary freedom" He stretched his legs "I'll start by killing the person who put my jailer in such a state"
Kakashi tried to stop him but with speeds faster than his eyes could process, he blitz past him towards where Chandler and the figure where fighting
Kakashi's eyes widened as he tried to chase after him but couldn't. His body had been pushed to the limit, he couldn't move an inch. 'Dammit, I can't believe I'm so useless'
He tried to speak but was unable to, he fell face first into the ground, eyes rolling to the back of his head as he succumb to the effects of chakra exhaustion
At the battlefield, Chandler and the figure were still locked in heated combat with Chandler being put on the back foot
As the figure was about to land the final strike to stab Chandler's heart, he was forced to dodge
A spear was sent flying at him at rapid speeds in which he barely dodge, the spear landed on the ground a few feet away from him just to dissolve into salt?
Benimaru, or the person using his body was seen hovering over the battlefield as he flew a few feet away from the figure
A large number of spears could be seen hovering behind Benimaru
"Don't worry....next time, I won't miss"