Ryo: Naruto's Older Brother | BOOK I

Chapter 12: Konoha's Traveling Flash

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Ryo chapter 12: Konoha's traveling flash

Emiko's POV:

We all kept our eyes on Kakashi and Ryo. Zabuza had just broken our ranks as if they were a twig, I have to say, I expect as much from the  b@stard. Tazuna seemed pretty shaken up at seeing Zabuza's blade, up close and personal, and the other genin didn't look so good either.

That's when everything went to hell.

And it all started with Kakashi being sent flying towards us. My eyes widened in surprise as a jumped up and stopped his journey. He cough for a second before muttering

"Dam... What in kami's name Ryo..."

I bent down to heal him, seeing as had, apparently Ryo had given him, 3 fractured ribs. The other genin kept the eyes on Ryo and Riki, but I kept my eyes on Kakashi, who was also looking at him. As I as almost done healing him, Riki trotted over and took a defensive stance nearby.

Chakra spiked in the area towards Ryo and I looked over. Ryo was in the middle of a jutsu I didn't recognize. Suddenly he took out his left katana and Chakra become visible in the air. At first, time seemed to be in slow motion. Everyone, not even the birds and animals around us, dared to make a sound in fear of drawing either of the shinobi's attention. But it was when time seemed to go back to normal, or even speed up did I realize, I recognized that dreaded chakra.

*****FLASHBACK*****

5 years ago

"Ryo!" I yelled out. Ryo, being the go fast person he is, at gotten out of eye sight. I knew where we were heading, and I sensed his chakra signature, but I didn't put my mind at ease at all.

I had been sensing weird chakra signatures ever since we left the hidden valley village 3 days ago. They continued to follow us and I was beginning to worry. I have told Ryo what had been happening, but he told me no one was following us and we were fine.

But that's not what he said with his eyes. His eyes told me that he knew what was going on, and he didn't like it. He has been playing dumb for the past 3 days, secretly trying to shake the pursuers, but with no luck. And the fact that Ryo was so worried about it, was telling me something.

I sighed and tried to catch up to him, when something, or better yet, someone grabbed my ankle and pulled me down. I cried out and tried to get away when I felt the coolness of kunai against my throat.

One of the men who grabbed me, a man with a white mask and long black hair, took out a senbon need and threw it at me. It punctured my wrist and I felt it go numb. But slowly the numbness spread over my whole body, leaving me feeling like vapor, or a ghost. I snuck a glance at the needle the noticed the thin layer of yellow around it.

Poison.

The man with the kunai at my throat let go, and I dropped fast to the ground. I braced for a impact that would never come though, because the man from earlier quickly caught me before my head hit the ground.

"Careful Zabuza, the poison is still making its ways around her body, dropping her, or her going such sudden movement will cancel out the poison." He said to his companion, Zabuza it seemed.

The Zabuza person snorted and chuckled. "What ever you say, haku. Now hopefully the traveling flash will take the bait."

Haku, or the man holding me sighed and laid me down under a tree, tying my wrist and gagging me. Now out of the mans hands, I noticed how small he was. Either he was a late bloomer, or her was younger, just a bit younger the Ryo actually.

I wanted to ask what they wanted form me but I had multiple problems. 1- I was gagged. 2-I was numb. 3- I would get an answer I already knew.

They had mentioned, the traveling flash. Ryo's name in the bingo books. They either wanted to duel him and maybe win, to get money, or they had personal grudges, or something.

After a short time, I felt Ryo's chakra signature burst into the scene. And his chakra, felt down right pi$$ed. I could feel the killing intent rolling off him like waves.

It got so bad, I fainted right there and missed the battle. But there would be plenty more at that. I guess you could say after that Zabuza and Haku, had an intense "rivalry" against me and Ryo.

If you could call trying to kill each other, but always narrowly missing every time we came within 3 miles of each other, a rivalry.

I always went against Haku, and Ryo against Zabuza. But each time, we all had narrowly escaped death. Some of the times I clearly remember: Haku once got a kunai, 3 millimeters from his heart, and would have died if Zabuza decided to make an appearance just that moment. Another, Zabuza had almost hit 0 level of chakra, and was in a coma for 3 weeks.

I myself once got a senbon in the heart, and would have killed me if it had hit 1cm to the right. And Ryo had been pushed off a cliff and fell 100ft into ragging seas. He only survived because of a quick substitution jutsu, done at the absolute last minute... Like he told me his feet were in the water.

But there was one time, I remember clearly. It was the last "battle" we did before coming to the leaf. It was when I was 10.

***3 years later***

"Emiko... Get ready, THEY are nearby and probably sense our chakra." Ryo suddenly said as we were walking to our next village.

We waited for Zabuza and Haku to make their way over to us. Finally after 20 minutes, they emerged, no words were passed but we began our battle for the that day. This battle was one of the few times when Zabuza and Ryo made their way farther and farther away from me and Haku.

But after 30 minutes of battle, a killing intent so powerful, enough to make me and Haku freeze in our tracks, ripped through the air like a knife. Me and Haku both looked at each other, as if to dare the other one to attack, but we didn't. Instead we seemed to make a temporary truce, we were both concerned for our senseis.

Staying on the temporary truce, me and Haku made our way over to where our senseis were battling. We both made it to the clearing as both of our senseis collapsed to the ground from exhaustion. Although Zabuza seemed far worse of then Ryo. I stole a glance at Haku and he rushed forward to try and heal Zabuza.

I picked up and supported Ryo and motioned Riki to come out of hiding. When I was sure we could make it to our next village I quietly told Haku.

"I hope you heal your sensei. I know how precious he is to you. I'm sorry I can not do anything to help, I have my own sensei's well being to deal with."I bowed my head to my apparent Rival. I turned around and was a bout to jump back into the trees when I added. "It's sad really. If we hadn't gotten off on the wrong foot, we all could have been either good comrades, or even friends. Until next time... Haku."

Authors note:

Sorry this is mainly a filler to smooth out the connection of Zabuza and Haku to Ryo and Emiko

JA NE!!!

-Kakahi