INCARNATE OF OBITO UCHIHA

Chapter 18: The Intend To Protect

The Training Ground Forty Four -also known as the 'Forest Of Death'-is quite different than most training grounds in the Hidden Leaf Village. The trees were taller and bigger than most tropical trees, forming a broad canopy that doesn't let much sunlight through them, and they housed terrifying creatures most of them happen to be highly venomous and carnivorous. Not many shinobi liked to go into the training ground Forty Four, and those that do aren't exactly the average shinobi. People like Anko Mitarashi, who thinks of the Forest of death as her own backyard, are very rare people, and rightfully totally insane.

And because the Universe loves trolling with Team Seven, of course the next Stage happened to be taking place in the Forest of Death, and of course their next proctor happened to be Anko Mitarashi.

"Um..." Sakura said as she tentatively raised her hand, "Can I forfeit? Please?"

Anko shot her a smug look and said, "Nope."

A moment later, everyone fund Sakura sitting in a corner, sulking as a depressed aura surrounded her -and were those mushrooms growing around her?- while Naruto and Sasuke patted her arm soothingly, whispering, "There, there."

'I am doomeddd...'

Anko cackled as she watched everyone giving Team Seven incredulous looks. "I take it you know about Training Ground Forty Four?"

"Unfortunately." The three of them mumbled in unison.

Anko squinted her eyes at them -why do they seem so familiar?- and then she snapped her fingers when she remembered why they seem so familiar t her, "Ah, you're the brats who always get saddled with the unluckies!" If it was possible, the depressing aura surrounding them got even darker.

Anko chuckled and said, "Tough luck, kids."

She then clapped her hands to grab attention of every genin present and hollered, "Alright Maggots! Listen up!" She then pointed at the creepy forest behind her and said, "This creepy looking place is where the Second Phase of the Chunin Exams will be held. This is training ground Forty Four, otherwise known as-" her grey eyes to a mad glint as she licked her lower lip for the intimidation factor, "the Forest of Death."

Team Seven shivered in unison. Yeah, no need to make them terrified of this place, they already know how scary this place really is.

Of course, some idiots -like Kiba, damn dog boy!- puffed his chest like an overgrown mutt and exclaimed haughtily, "And is that supposed to scare us away?" He snorted and pointed at Team Seven and said, "We're not like these wimps. We can handle a little horror."

Sasuke and Naruto bristled at the insult -no one gets to call them wimps! The bastard- but stopped when Sakura placed a hand each of their shoulder and squeezed it reassuringly, making them calm down a bit.

Sakura then smiled sweetly at Kiba as she walked nearer to him, and the boy almost fell for her act, cuz a second later found him whimpering as Sakura punched the ground before him, causing him to land in a huge ass crater.

Anko whistled in the background. "Now that's an impressive punch."

"Don't flatter yourself, Dog-breath." Sakura sneered as her green eyes flashed coldly at him, "That place," she pointed at the Forest of Death, "Isn't a playground, you know." Her eyes stared forlornly at the creepy forest as she said, "That place is hell on earth, if you know what I mean." She then glanced back at him and sneered, "People like you get killed in fifteen minutes max. if they're not careful in places like that."

A tense silence stretched over them, as many genin shifted uncomfortably, staring nervously at the forest as well as her. A moment later, Hinata shuffled nervously as she rushed to her teammates aid.