It Has Begun

Tetsuya stands in front of the door for the jonin to enter. Ezume and Ito walk up to him.

Ezume: Surely we shouldn't have to go inside the jonin door.

Tetsuya: Why not? You are jonin level.

Ezume: However strong we may be. We had never become jonin before we became rogue mist ninja. Since we have been chunin we should be able to go into the chunin entrance on technicality.

Tetsuya: Fine, I don't feel like arguing.

They leave.

Renjiro moves his arms around and stretches. Katashi and Tomo walk up to Renjiro.

Katashi: You murdered dekishi. When the tournament starts. I will do anything to hunt you down.

Renjiro: I would hope so. Since you're still here you must have killed Monkey.

Katashi: I chopped his head off.

Renjiro: I'll do the same to you.

Tomo taps Katashi on the shoulder.

Tomo: No reason to breathe down each other's necks yet. We can do that once the blood spills.

Tomo licks her lips before everyone walks away.

Renjiro: It better be time

Someone walks up to Renjiro. Renjiro turns to the person.

Renjiro: Kichi?

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Ito and Ezume walk into the crowd of chunin. Ray, Nanami, and Kenzo are standing next to each other.

Ray: I know you think we are friends cause you follow me around kenzo, but I am going to destroy you! So, don't come for me!

Kenzo: I'm going to come straight to you and knock some sense into you!

Nanami bonks them both on the head.

Ray: Ow!

They both rub their heads.

Ray: That hurt. No fair. You can't be getting hits in before the tournament.

Kenzo: Yeah, I agree with ray.

Nanami: Neither of you will fight each other. If you see each other either help out or leave. If one of us loses then we break up the team.

Ray: We need to get rid of Kenzo. He's an asshole.

Kenzo: What?! You're the asshole.

Someone taps Ray's shoulder.

Ray: Sneak attack?!

Ray turns around, Nanami and Kenzo do the same. Diamond Lee, Yoshito, and Fudo all turn around.

Lee: First we help train you and now we are all in a tournament.

Ray: Yes. How the turns tables.

Kenzo: Ray. It's how the tables have turned.

Ray: Really?

Yoshito shakes his head.

Kenzo: Yes really.

Ray: I was sure-

Yoshito: Our team is going to stick together for a better chance at finding the bunker-

Lee: And we want you to join!

Fudo: We can do it on our own.

Ray: I don't want help from no second hand ninja!

Lee: Second hand?! We trained you!

Ray: Yup, and now we're better.

Yoshito: Are you joining or not?

Nanami: Of course we are joining. People are going to be trying to kill each other in there.

Kenzo: We have no idea what will happen once the tournament starts. So it would be good to have a large team, I guess.

Lee: Then it's settled. Team… uh-

Ray: Team Ray!

Kenzo: Not team Ray!

Off to the side Ezume and Ito are looking at someone.

Ezume: I faintly recall that the plan may or may not have been to follow the shinobi with absolute diligence of the highest order.

Ito: Yeah, as long as the ninja sticks to the plan.

An anbu member stands at the gate. The gate slowly opens behind him.

Anbu: The tournament has begun. All of you must spread out. There is a two minute safe period. That means you have two minutes to get away from everyone ninja. Good luck, all of you.

Every chunin in the area runs in. Ray, Nanami, Kenzo, Yoshito, Lee, and Fudo all start jumping through the trees.

Yoshito: He said two minute safe period, but there are no rules. Not everyone will be following the safe period. We're on our own.

Lee: How dare they not follow the rules?! There is only one rule, despicable!

Ray: I'm thinking we should attack first. No one will expect it.

Kenzo: Hey Ray, why don't you try not thinking? It seems like you come up with better plans that way.

Nanami: Ray, if we attack first then by the time the safe period is over we might get rushed by other people.

Ray: I want a war!

Fudo: This is why we should all just be alone.

Yoshito: If you keep complaining then you can just leave.

Fudo stops talking and looks away.

Yoshito: We need to find a place to camp.

They keep jumps across the trees. They eventually find a more open spot next to a river. They all sit down. Ray sits down and starts drinking the water.

Kenzo: Ray, did you knew that that water was safe because it's running?

Ray: What do you mean safe? All water is safe. It's not poison.

Kenzo: Whatever, you're an idiot.

Nanami: Don't get too comfortable Ray. We don't know where anyone else is.

Ray: I'm far too comfortable to fight. I'm taking a nap.

They hear rustling in the bushes. A kunai flies past the team and at Ray. Ray barely rolls back in time.

Ray: Did you see that?! The bush is out to get me. Just like the mountain!

Kenzo: Another team already?

Yoshito: Shh.

They all sit in silence and wait.

Lee: Why don't we attack. We're sitting ducks.

Yoshito: Byakugan!

Yoshito's vains around his eyes pop out. He looks around. He sees two people in the trees. He turns his byakugan off.

Yoshito: It's safe. Must have not seen how many people there were. It was probably just one guy that thought he had an opportunity.

Ray: Man, he tried to kill me because it was

Everyone sits in silence. They start to get anxious. Nanami starts tapping her foot. Ray Kenzo, and Lee start skipping stones. Fudo walks up to Yoshito.

Fudo: We have to find the bunker. What are we doing just sitting here? All you want us to do is wait for death-

Yoshito stabs Fudo in the stomach with a kunai. Fudo drops to the ground. Yoshito stabs Fudo in the head with another kunai. Everyone looks at Yoshito in horror. Yoshito takes out his giant fan with blades on it.

Yoshito: I was waiting for him to get close. His genjutsu was far too dangerous to try and take head on. I would have definitely died.

Ezume and Ito come out of the leaves. The team spots them standing on the top of two trees. They see the mist headbands on the two shinobi.

Lee: Y-you're not a leaf ninja?

Yoshito takes off his headband and drops it on the ground. He then stomps the headband into the dirt.

Yoshito: I'm not a leaf shinobi. I'm one of the seven swordsmen of the mist.