The Crystal Serpent [Naruto X Oc] |Book 1

Chapter 28: A Father's Curse

"Someone has determination; I see," The grass ninja said with a creepy smile on her face.

"As long as my comrades are in danger, I won't run away in fear!" Kei shouted, charging toward the grass ninja.

Her eyes widened as she saw the girl vanish before she could even land a hit.

'Where did she go.' Kei thought, looking around for her opponent, when she suddenly felt someone behind and turned to attack.

However, her attack was stopped by a tongue that grabbed her wrist.

"You won't take me down that easily," She said back, sending a kick toward the woman, but she jumped back as she dodged the incoming kick.

"It seems the little crystal snake has sensory skills," The woman chuckled.

"Yes, mom has always told me it was a skill given to me by my father," Kei said, getting ready to swipe her sword at the woman again.

"Ah, just as I thought, you're definitely her," The woman whispered, bringing a finger up to her eye.

Kei suddenly felt her body freeze up an image of her body covered in blood and started to feel herself shaking.

'What going? Why can't I stop shaking?' Kei thought as she tried to stop herself from shaking. She tried to bring her sword up for another attack.

"Ah, haven't given up yet. I see," The woman smirked as the woman made hand signs and made a gust of wind send Kei flying into a tree.

"Ahh!" Kei screamed as she slammed into a tree."Oh, I'm not done yet," She said as she slowly tried to get on up.

"You should give up your nowhere close to my level, young serpent," The woman said, chuckling as she walked over to Kei, who was slowly getting up with her sword.

"I won't give up on you; I won't hurt my friends!" Kei exclaimed as she stood up with a hardened expression and jumped in the air, swinging her sword towards the woman.

"Ah, someone got her strength back," The woman mocked, jumping back as Kei's sword sliced into the tree instead.

"However you lose," The woman said, wrapping her tongue around Kei's body and pulling her close as she opened her mouth and bit on Kei's neck.

"Ahh!!!" Kei screamed in pain as she felt a burning sensation in her neck as she was dropped onto the ground.

Kei looked at the woman who started to walk away before whispering something into Kei's ear.

"My, you have grown into my child, but your Kekkei Genkai needs work," She whispered as her voice turned deeper like a male."We'll meet again soon."

Kei's eyes widened slightly hearing that, but she didn't have a chance to say anything as the woman disappeared into a cloud of smoke.

'My child, no, it couldn't be.' Kei thought before she let out a blood-curdling scream before the world around her with entirely black.

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Meanwhile elsewhere...

Akira was helping Naruto out of the mouth of a giant brown snake with blood coming out of it after being killed by Kaito's kunai.

"You alright, Naruto?" Akira asked once Naruto was free.

"Yeah, thanks for the help," Naruto said with a smile."Through I could of free myself, Believe it!"

"Yeah, sure didn't look like it," Kaito said with a smirk.

"Knock it off, Kait-" Akira trailed off suddenly, getting a bad feeling.

"Akira?" Kaito questioned as he noticed that Akira had suddenly stopped talking.

He turned to see Akira's eyes widen as she turned to look in the direction of where Kei had gone earlier.

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto asked, trying to get Akira.

"Kaito, we need to go," Akira said, looking back at Kaito.

"Hey, what's the matter, Akira?!" Naruto asked worriedly.

"Kei, something wrong with her chakra feels weak," Akira said."I think she Is injured," She replied.

"What Kei hurt?! How what happened!?" Naruto asked worriedly.

"Kei, I knew we. I shouldn't have let her go alone to help Team Seven," Kaito stated."What happened to them?"He asked.

"I don't sense their chakra near her," Akira replied."There is somewhere else. I'm guessing Kei helped them get away from trying to hold the enemy back, but she probably couldn't hold them back any longer. I was picking up a strong bloodlust earlier through," Akira explained.

"Kei, we have to help her!"

"No, Naruto, you help your teammates if the enemy took down Kei; they're going to need you," Kaito stated."Akira and I will go get Kei and take care of her. So don't worry about your girlfriend," He said with a smirk on his face.

"Hey, she's not my girlfriend. We were just friends!" Naruto shouted, blushing slightly."Sakura is going to be my girlfriend!"

"Oh, come on, already it obvious you love Kei. Your blushing, beside Sakura in love with Sauske and I, can tell that it is not just fangirling," Akira said.

"Akira, right, even I can see that by how much she cares for him," Kaito smirked."Now enough, let's go; Kei needs us, and Naruto, your team ends you."

"Right, make sure Kei survives," Naruto said, looking at Akira and Kaito before taking off to find Sasuke and Sakura.

"We will!" Akira called out as she and Kaito took off in the direction she sensed Kei chakra.

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Akira and Kaito rushed through the forest of death in the direction of where Akira was feeling Kei chakra coming from, thanks to her family's sensory skills.

"How close are we?" Kaito asked.

"Where almost there, she just up ahead," Akira replied.

After a bit more running, they enter the clearing to see an unconscious Kei lying on the ground with her sword in her hand.

"Kei!" Akira exclaimed, running over to Kei and examining her condition.

"What happened to her?" Kaito asked, joining Akira.

"I don't know, but she is burning up

"Why don't we take off her jacket to help cool her down," Kaito said.

"That might, but I think it best if we find a safe place for her to rest and recover," Akira said, picking up Kei.

"Good idea, but we still need to try and find a scroll," Kaito said, taking Kei's sword.

"We will we both take turns watching her while the other search for a scroll," Akira replied.

"Sounds like a plan," Kaito agreed.

Akira and Kaito then left the clearing to find a place for Kei to rest and recover.

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