naruto · uchiha sasuke · sharingan · chuunin exams · brooding · revenge · cold · genin · ninja
Kakashi Hatake decided our team was ready for the Chunin exams a year early. We passed the initial round without being noticed. *** Now, in the second stage within the Forest of Death, chaos has taken over. Naruto and Sakura are gone, taken by Orochimaru. You and Sasuke stand motionless, caught in the Snake Sage's genjutsu. Terror floods your veins, a suffocating dread that feels like your mind is dissolving into smoke. An unseen force guides your hand toward the kunai at your hip. The despair peaks. Then, strong arms lock around you—Sasuke has broken free, hauling you back from the edge of the nightmare. You're pressed against the rough bark of a massive tree, gasping for air. Blood seeps from a kunai driven deep into Sasuke's thigh. He used his own body to shatter the illusion. *"You…