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Chapter 72 - The Trees

Renjiro: Kichi?

Kichi: I don't think you'd try to join the tournament.

Renjiro: yeah well, if the Hokage is going to use me like a tool and throw me away, then I'll win my way back into the village.

Kichi: You say that, but you didn't exactly do no harm to the village. You killed people. You made it look like you have infiltrated this village several times. I knew it was a facade the whole time and I still don't trust you.

Renjiro: I'm fine with regaining your trust. If I wasn't I should never have left the village.

Kichi: Then I look forward to finding you on the other side of the bunker.

The doors start opening. The navy member stands beside the door. He tells them the same rules as the chunin. Everyone runs through the doors. Renjiro tries to blend in with crowd. Renjiro is able to sneak away from the entrance hiding in the cover of others. Then, once Renjiro gets far enough away he starts searching around.

Renjiro: The bunker is probably far in. It could be anywhere, even at the entrance.

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Katashi and Tomo are jumping across the tree branches. Katashi takes out his sword as everyone is running away from the entrance.

Tomo: I thought they said a two minute waiting period.

Katashi: I need to find him!

Tomo: I'll kill the jonin then. You'll focus on Renjiro like Gorou told us.

They both split off. Katashi catches up to other ninja. He slices through one of the ninja's backs. Two ninja turn around as the wounded ninja falls out of the tree.

Shinobi: Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!

Small fireballs are shot at Katashi. Katashi slices all of them in half.

Katashi: Water Style: Water Bullet Jutsu!

The jonin drops down. He grabs the branch and swings on it. The jonin swings into the air. Katashi slices the ninja in half. Then Katashi gets his back sliced by a kunai. The last ninja stands behind him. Katashi elbows the shinobi back and stabs his sword right through him. Katashi heads back up to the trees and starts looking around.

Katashi: Where is Renjiro?!

Katashi jumps through the trees.

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Kichi jumps down from the trees. He hears rustling from the bushes. Kichi gets his kunai ready. Then a leaf shinobi with his hands up comes out of the bushes.

Shinobi: Oh Kichi, it's just you.

Kichi: Yeah, it's just me. Why are you hiding in bushes?

Shinobi: Everyone's running around trying to kill each other! What do you mean why am I hiding?!

Kichi: You're a ninja. Chunin are terrified. You're a jonin. You've been in these types of situations.

Shinobi: I've never been in a Forrest with every other jonin in my village and everyone is trying to kill each other.

Kichi: Then hide in the bush.

Kichi goes to walk away. The shinobi stands at Kichi. Kichi just barely manages to dodge. He gets cut on his side.

Kichi: Your a weasel.

Shinobi: Kill or be killed. I don't care how I do it as long as I survive.

Kichi: That's exactly how the mist village became the village no one wants to be part of!

Shinobi: They knew what they were doing.

Kichi: Then I'll kill you. You don't deserve to be left alone. You'll just weasel your way back into the village when you don't deserve it.

Kichi runs at the shinobi. Kichi throws his kunai at the shinobi. The shinobi barely manages to dodge it. Getting a scratch on his ear. The kunai sticks into the tree behind him.

Shinobi: Wait! We can go our separate ways, right? No one has to get hurt.

Kichi kicks the shinobi back. He slams into the tree behind him. The shinobi's head lands right next to the kunai. Kichi slams his arm up against the shinobi's neck.

Shinobi: Please-

Kichi quickly takes his arm off the shinobi's neck. Then Kichi slams his elbow into the shinobi's head. His head breaks the kunai off of the tree and the shinobi falls to the ground. Kichi runs away.

Kichi: Are there going to be more people like that? Is the leaf village turning into the mist village?

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Renjiro keeps looking and doesn't find anything. He walks around until he feels like he is walking around in circles. Renjiro sits down.

Renjiro: how long have I been walking around in circles? I could the trees almost completely block out the sun. It's hard to tell what time it is.

Three shurikens are thrown at Renjiro. Renjiro leans back and dodges them all. Renjiro turns on his sharingan and looks around.

Renjiro: Nobody is anywhere to be found.

Renjiro closes his eyes. Soon a shinobi attack Renjiro from behind. Renjiro flips the guy over his shoulder. The guy falls on his back and Renjiro tries to slice through his stomach with his sword. As his sword cuts down the shinobi makes a hand sign and tunnels through the ground.

Renjiro: Get me out of this he jutsu. I could see it from a mile away.

A hand grabs Renjiro's foot.

Renjiro: Alright then.

The hand pulls Renjiro into the ground. Renjiro gets stuck in the ground with only his head showing. The shinobi comes out of the ground.

Shinobi: Another one down.

Renjiro: Are you sure?

Renjiro looks the shinobi in his eyes. The genjutsu breaks. Renjiro gets up from the ground. He sees the shinobi looking at him.

Shinobi: That sharingan is unstoppable.

Renjiro: I know.

They both run at each other. Renjiro slices the shinobi in half. With his sword.

Renjiro: Your genjutsu skill wasn't bad, but you have far less fighting ability. Renjiro hears a voice.

Katashi: I'll kill you!

Katashi breaks down one of the trees revealing himself.

Katashi: Now I'll kill you and every other ninja in this tournament.

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