"Naruto, Sasuke you're up next. In addition since this is the second to last battle and the odd number of students, whoever wins this will have to spar with Ryōshi." Iruka sensei stated.
"H-H-Huh?!" Ryōshi thought.
"I-Iruka sensei, why exactly do you make me go last with Naruto or Sasuke? I could have-"
"I made it like this because I don't know your strengths and weaknesses. Naruto isn't the best at combat or strategizing. He is too reckless and stubborn so it clouds his judgment. Sasuke it's the complete opposite, calm and strategic. With that I would like see how your brain works in battle." He states.
As Iruka finishes, he and Ryōshi heads turn back to the field to see Naruto refusing to shake Sasuke hand from the back of the kids.
"Uh, why is that fox being a idiot." One kid said.
"I bet he'll lose less than a minute." A girl claimed.
*Bump- thump*
"Please, he will go down in ten seconds." Another kid replied.
Soon a small flame sizzles in Ryōshi's heart, a small familiar feeling that is never welcomed. An flame soon grows hotter and hotter, burning her from the inside out. The yelling, insults, and the hatred's heat sucking the air out of her lungs. Her body closed off to the world and coiling up slightly.
"No ... no muffle it, just ignore it." Ryōshi thought.
*Bump*
As she thinks Ryōshi stammers back towards a wall, covering her ear and her eyes shrink. As the kids started yelling louder and louder she folds under and sweats under the dry heat she feels.
"An damned child like you isn't pure for this world, go to hell where you belong!"
*Bump* *Bump*
"You're the bane of our misfortune, the daughter of the sickening bird!"
*Bump* *Bump* *Bump*
"No ... no ... no! I'm not, I-Ipromise I'm a good person, It... it's not my fault! It wasn't my fa-!"
"Shut up!"
A loud child's voice interrupted Ryōshi and the others to silence. Everyone turns towards the source of the voice it was Sasuke.
"Can we just get over with, we don't have all day. Some of us have places to be." He claimed turning to face Naruto.
"Shut up, you don't tell me what to do"! Naruto yelled irritated.
"N-Naruto!" Ryōshi stammers trying to connect herself.
"C-Can you shake Sasuke's hand, I'll... I'll show you my skills when we fight. O-Or if you don't I'll buy you some ty...type of dessert after school!" Ryōshi shouted with a forced smile.
"Really! That's a deal!"
In a instant from a irritated to a excited expression Naruto grabs a both of Sasuke's hands and violently shakes them to his dismay.
"Let go of me you dumb fox!" Sasuke shouts as he push Naruto.
"Ugh, I'm sick of this, why do you act like you're better than everybody else?!" Naruto yells
Sasuke looks at Naruto with a blank face. "I am better than you and everyone. That's obvious enough."
"Does having a big ego run in the family?! The arrogance, being self-absorbed, and a ego for sure. Maybe they had what's comin'! I'm not sure if I should be thanking the person or mad on how. They. Miss. One!"
Soon a swift punch land on Naruto's face making him skid back a lot. When Naruto regain his footing he looks at Sasuke to see his eyebrows forwarded, eyes shrunk to the size of peas, white teeth shut so tightly that they could break under the pressure. With the small pause Sasuke tries to go for another punch, but it barely touched Naruto, by him dodging last minute.
Sasuke goes for a punch in the stomach that knocked the wind out of him. With Naruto's already lowered guard, Sasuke trips him and fall towards the ground. Before Naruto can even try to stands up Sasuke sits on him to prevent him from getting up.
"C-crap.." Naruto groaned.
Ryōshi's POV
One punch after another Naruto tries to covering his face, but the fury of punches kept going in blind rage.
"HUH, NO SNIDE REMARKS!? " Sasuke screams throwing more and more punches.
"N-Naruto! Iruka sensei are you going to do anything?!"
"I.. I give-!" Naruto yells.
"SHUT UP!"
"Iruka sens-!" He ....Interrupts me.
"Be quiet Ryōshi, Naruto is getting what he deserves." He says with venom in his voice.
"B-But he."
"End. Of. Discussion."
I frantically look around to see the other kids reactions. Most were snickering and smirking and others looked in different directions with uncomfortable expressions on their faces.
Flashback
*Sob* *Sob*
"Stop, stop, I- I forfe-!" I got interrupted by a hard punch to the face.
"Shut up! Who told you to fight back punching bag! I think someone is trying to grow a pair." The dirty blonde claimed.
"N-No! Bu-But!"
"Greaaat. Hmm, what type of punishment should I give you? Maybe a few more punches wouldn't hurt!" With a grin the boy goes for a punch straight to the front of my face.
But in a quick flash of yellow grabs the dirty blonde's arms stopping mid-punch. To both of our surprise our sensei. An woman with a extremely long blonde hair with a big ruby red ring tied that the end of her hair.
"Ryōshi said she forfeits so the match is over. We don't like rule breakers, now do we?" Nya sensei says.
Next time; why don't you try to control that anger of yours boy. To be an shinobi you shouldn't be in blind rage. And Ryōshi, you should know not to give in a battle and try assess the situation you've been put in."
Flashback ends
I ran towards Sasuke to tackle him off of Naruto, towards the ground with a slight round that gave us some distance from the already knocked out Naruto.
"Get off me!" He yells.
"Sasuke, calm down!" I say as Sasuke tries to stand up. I hold him tighter.
"Are you deaf, get off! He needs to know how I feel!"
Soon Sasuke starts to hit my back repeatedly so I could lessen my grip and I eventually do so. With the small opening Sasuke grabs my shoulders and pins me towards the ground with my already hurt back.
"Why are you helping a nobody?!"
"Naruto is not a nobody, he is a somebody to me. No one deserves to beaten to dead, you don't know what Naruto been through." I says as he grabs my shirt.
"Hah.. speak for yourself, You don't know anything about him or me! So shut up and don't interfere!"
With anger clouding his mind a punch was coming, but I catch the fist. He goes to another with his other hand but I catch that one too. Sasuke try's to push the fists as I try to push him, locking us in a stalemate . But as I struggle I toke a glance at Sasuke's eyes to see the same feeling and look for from earlier today. His pure black eyes dulled, without any fire or light like my own. From long distance it's hard to see, but up close it's ..heartbreaking. I curl up my legs to push Sasuke off me. With the momentum I rolled to stand up.
We stare at each other's cold died eyes to see who make the first move, Sasuke runs at me with full force going for a punch with his right hand. I move back a few steps to dodge the punch. But his left came out of no where punching me in the face successfully this time. Following the hard punch I kick Sasuke in the face making him skid some distance.
"I just want to be your friend Sasuke! We don't have to fight like this!"
Sasuke pauses for a second looking at me with shock, but quickly vanishes as if it was never there. Continuing forward Sasuke run towards me with a cold stare. Soon He went for a kick to my head, but held my arms up to block the left side of my head. Before he could drop his foot I hold on to his ankle tightly and threw him to the other side. Before Sasuke could hit the floor he leveled himself to land on his feet.
As soon Sasuke landed he run back at me with another punch, but I also dodged it. I dodged or block some of Sasuke's kicks and punches, getting him more and more frustrated and tired with one working better than the other.
"Would.... You stop.... Dodging.... Fight me already?!"
"I would, but I.. I don't want to fight you Sasuke." I say calmly.
"....Why?"
" I don-."
"Should class be over by now?" A familiar voice speaks.
Everyone turns around to see Aunt Nya walking to Naruto with a concerned face. When she met Naruto she kneels down slowly and starts lifting his upper half to see his face more closely.
"O-Oh yes. Kids you are dismissed, we will pick up where we left off tomorrow!" Iruka sensei says walk towards aunt Nya and Naruto.
"What happened to Naruto?" Aunt Nya said glance at Sasuke's slightly bloody hands as he walks.
Sasuke POV
"She barely put any effort during the fight and here I was panting like a dog." I thought.
I looked at myself in the restrooms mirror to see-.
*Smash*
In a flash the mirror cracks with his face gone again. The of something wet starts to go down my hand, of course I was bleeding from my knuckles and dripping down to the wooden floor while my arm started to shake violently.
"I-If that fox just shut his trap this wouldn't have happened." I mumbled.
I walk out the restroom and head towards the nurses room. But when I got there I heard a familiar voice speaking with the unusual stuttering.
"O-Oh it's fine r-really, the ointment s-should be ok." Inua said.
"Ok then, just finished; wait here a mome-." The nurse said.
*knock* *knock*
"One moment please! Go to one of the beds and I'll be right with you!" The nurse says going to her desk.
As I began to sit at the nearest bed I see Inua on the bed next to me, just great. With all the people, why is the only bed vacant is next to hers.
"Why is she here in the first place?" I thought.
When I look at Inua she seemed to not notice me when I sat down. She's looking down at the floor, but more lost in thought then looking at a specific thing. As I look up To see a part of her blue shirt was pulled up, but there was a purple fade around her shoulder area.
"Oh Mr.Uchiha y-your hand is bleeding!" The Nurse yells.
With that Inua snaps back into reality and surprised to see me here; with blood coming out of my knuckles.
"What happen, there are small pieces of glass in your knuckles?" The nurse said.
"...I saw a large bug on the mirror of the boys restroom–and I got scared..."
"Ok, just be careful next time, we don't want you to get hurt. You've been through enough." She sighs.
"Please wait a little longer Miss.Inua, Mr.Uchiha needs help immediately."
"Uh- i-it's ok I don't mind waiting." Inua stuttered.
In a few minutes my hand got fully bandaged and left a unwanted candy. As I leave the academy the sun was setting with its beautiful reds and oranges. I decided to sit at the small dock that I see as I walk to and from the academy. A calm and cool breeze comes by; From a long and stressful day this feels beyond relaxing.
Minutes felt like hours when the sun finally went down under the clear water. I soon got up for the soft grass and started walking to the apartment that I been staying for few weeks. And await for the worst dream no one could dream of.