Just A Taste

Chapter 4

Picture above or to the side is her eyes. Oh, just for a heads up, part of my delay was someone stole my laptop. I'm on an (older) Dell now instead of an ASUS so bear with me. Now, on with the show~!

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Lillith didn't have to wait very long for someone to come get her. One could almost say that her 'leader' was eager, in a sense, to see her fight. Eager to see what caused such a problem for the immortal duo. It's not every day when Kakuzu is weary of going near a foe again or that Hidan doesn't have them sacrificed to his good in under five minutes.

A light knock came from her door bringing her out of her inspection of the room. She hopped off the bed and pulled it open a crack to find a man with an orange mask. "Hi! I'm Tobi! Leader said to bring your to the arena! You're pretty!" He yelled in a child-like voice that almost had her covering her ears from the sheer volume. She gave this child-man a once over and furrowed her brows in confusion. His power levels were off the charts, though hidden well to any ninja even s-ranked except her, but his mask had something in it that blocked her from running a closer scan of his abilities.

She decided to play along until she got more information on this man. "Yes, well, lead the way then.. Tobi." She stepped into the hall closing the door behind her and followed after him. He took her down the last hallway that she has yet to explore. 'The exit must be hidden in the wall or down a hallway I can't see. I'll find it soon enough.' She thought to herself and looked around the new area. The ceiling was maybe 60 or 70 feet high up to allow room for aerial attacks. It was built in a large circle to fit maybe half a village in it with different terrain: water, rocky, desert, and an area with trees. High up is an observation area where she could get a glimpse of nine people, the tenth down here with her. It had protective papers to cancel any jutsu headed straight for them and was in the perfect position so monitor the entire arena.

Lillith stopped in the middle as Tobi jumped up to the others. She tightened the straps of her mask and gave a silent prayer that it wouldn't fall off now that her protective charm has fully warn off. Her head shot up as the 'leader' began to speak. "Today you will face off against Itachi. Our only rule is no fatal attacks, we need you both alive."

"No promises." She retorted in a sickly sweet voice just to spite him. A raven hair man jumped down, landing across from her, and she recognized him as the great Itachi Uchiha. She'd heard of his talent so there weren't many surprises he could throw at her. Lillith remained in a relaxed stance and watched him with a bored expression as he took a fighting stance. "You might be a little fun to play with.. easy to break though."

Itachi looked at her slightly confused, but quickly got back his stoic facade as their leader spoke again, "FIGHT!" Lillith didn't move a muscle which threw a few of the off-guard. They expected her to attack first, but no, she waited for the fight to come to her. The Uchiha slowly circled her at a fair distance trying to size her up and she merely turned her head slightly to follow him with her eyes. The air was heavy with tension so thick that even a blunt stick could cut through it. The only sounds were the almost silent steps coming from the man.

The silence and bored stance from his opponent were grating on his nerves and his patience. He slowed down to a crawl behind her and threw a kunai straight for her spine to paralyze her. It came within inches of her skin before she reached behind her and caught it between two fingers and spun around, throwing it straight back at him. He dodged it gaining a small nick on his cheek in the process. "Took you long enough. I thought I'd have to wait forever." She rolled her eyes at him, further aggravating the Uchiha.

He clenched his fists and shot a large fireball at her. A few up in the observation deck flinched, knowing the power of his fire attacks, but gasped as she waved it away with a flick of the wrist. "Come on, Itachi. Make this a little interesting." He growled at her and activated his sharingan, catching her right in the eyes. His lips twitched up in a smirk as she began to scream. "AH! Make it stop! Make it stop! AHH! AHHAHAHAHAHA!" Her screams delved into hysterical laughter, confusion everyone.

She bent forward, holding her stomach as her laughter echoed around the room. "That shit won't work with me. I'm fucking immune." She charged forward at the end of her sentence and punched Itachi across the jaw, knocking him to the ground. Her gold eyes were glowing brightly as she stood over him and kicked him hard flinging him a good 20 feet. "You think my eyes are just for show? That they aren't gold for a reason." She questioned.

He coughed as he attempted to get up, but was met with another fierce kick sending him high up into the air. She did a sarcastic bow towards those watching as Itachi began to fall. As he grew close to her, she spun around kicking him again straight for the thick cement wall. Much to her disappointment, he turned into a flock of ravens before he could hit it and materialized a good distance from her. She pouted, even though he couldn't see it and raised her hand off to the side, materializing her staff. "You ruined it. It was starting to get fun."

"I am not your toy!" He yelled back at her, losing his cool slightly.

"Oh, but you are. You're my shiny new toy and I intend to break you by the time I'm done." She tapped her staff on the ground and the ground shook at their feet. The cracks headed straight for Itachi, following his every move as he tried to dodge them. She used this distraction to sneak up behind him and catch him in a headlock, slamming him down to the ground again. He managed to kick out at her and knocked her back a few steps. The Uchiha jumped to his feet and backed away a few steps to catch his breath.

"You will never break me."

"That was a nice hit, but it's too late.. you're already broken, you just don't know it yet." She pointed her staff at his chest. He looked down to find several explosive tags placed there. Before he could react, they exploded and knocked him unconscious, ending the fight.

She turned to face the observation deck again and growled. "Give me a fucking challenge!" She screamed and sent an energy blade straight for them. It dissipated from the protective seal, but the force still hit them hard. "Send Hidan down here. We have a score to settle."

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