A few weeks later Chero was in her room once again perfecting a new type of nail polish. She sat on her bed in her pajamas still wearing the locket, painting her nails purple. She had made many attempts and hoped this would be the final product. She blew on her nails trying to get them to dry.
There was a knock on her door.
“What is it?” she asked.
“Jugen-sama wants to speak to you.” a figure asked.
“Alright. I’ll be there as soon as my nails dry.”
The figure rolled his eyes and sighed, “Women....”
When Chero’s nails dried she put on her black shorts and black fishnet top with red accents. She pulled her sleeveless black top that showed her net covered stomach. The shirt had red straps and a red stripe along the bottom. Last she pulled on her split skirt. Chero had made it black with the signature clouds that were required. She pulled on her black and red knee length boots and went to her mirror for her hair. Her hair had grown long. It was almost to the middle of her back. She needed to get it cut, but that was for another day. She tied her grass village headband on.
Fingering the slash she had placed through the headband she frowned.
“Well I better go, before Jugen-sama gets angry.” she sighed.
Chero entered a dark room where her leader stood waiting for her.
“What took you so long?”
“I had to wait for my nails to dry and I wasn’t dressed yet.” Chero said holding up her painted fingers.
“Well, I have a job for you.”
“What another assassination?”
“Sorta.....”
“Well who am I killing?”
“I think you’ll enjoy this mission. It’s what you’ve been waiting for, for so long. I want you to reek havoc in the Sound Village. I want you to kill Sasuke Uchiha.”
A small smile appeared on Chero’s face.
“That’s perfect. I get to test out my new jutsu. I wont let you down.”
“I hope not.”
When Chero arrived at the Sound village she decided she needed some way to get Sasuke to come out and fight her. Rather than look for him she might as well mess with his village. If Chero knew Sasuke, which she did, then he would come running to save his precious village.
She started out small, setting fires and attacking, but not killing villagers. It was only when the ninjas came out did the blood start to fly.
She fought through every single ninja in the village and Sasuke still hadn’t shown up. She stamped her foot in anger. She heard a noise and jumped into a close by tree.
A young boy, about twelve or thirteen with a hair style that Chero could only describe as a cockatoo or a duck’s butt. His hair was brown and he could hardly be more than a genin. His hair looked familiar. Chero’s eyes got wide as she realized this brat must belong to Sasuke.
If she attacked his son surely he would show up.
She threw a kunai at him, but he dodged. He then responded by throwing five shuriken at her. She quickly used the substitution jutsu.
She stood behind him and looked him over.
“Grass ninja?” he questioned.
She quickly punched him in the stomach and slapped him aside.
“Come on Sasuke Uchiha You that much of a coward that you wont even help your own son? Oh well I might as well have fun with this.” she thought.
“Hmph Is this the best the Sound Village has got? A few weak ninjas? Pathetic ”
The boy stood up on his feet.
“I may have underestimated you...” she said quietly.
“D@mn straight you’ve under estimated me, and now your gonna pay.” he spoke, while making hand signs.
“Earth style: sandstorm jutsu ” the boy yelled.
The wind started to pick up. Swirling sand in a funnel like form. Chero covered her eyes trying to prevent sand from getting in her eyes. The twister suddenly stopped, but the boy was gone.
She closed her eyes and felt him nearing her. She spun around to face him running at her with a kunai. She jumped back and dodged the punches he threw.
She slapped his hands down and threw some of her own punches. He tried to
dodge, but was way too slow, allowing Chero to make contact.
Blood spewed from the boys mouth making Chero grin slightly as he slammed to the ground.
“For a Genin you’re not so bad.”
He stood up anger burning in his eyes.
“Well aren’t you a determined brat?”
“Shut up What are you? Two years older than me? You’re not that old yourself ”
Chero winced at the anger in his tone. It made her think of her father.
“You think your so much better than me when you haven’t even won yet ” the boy said, his voice booming with anger.
“Well its hard not to take up a superior tone when all the ninja in this village are so pathetic that they relay on genin to fight their battles for them.”Chero said all the hatred towards her father building up inside her.
“Just who the heck do you are talking bad about my village like that?” he asked, spitting the question out at her.
“I’m Chero Aoyama, former grass ninja and the one who will bring the sound village to it’s knees.” Chero responded.
“The heck if you will ”said he cried, rushing at her, kunai in hand.
He lunged at her with the kunai, Chero moved to the side avoiding the attack, Risha spun around and attempted to back fist Chero, but she caught his fist.
“What about you? Who are you?” Chero asked softly.
“I’m Risha Uchiha.”
She knew it This was Sasuke’s son But didn’t Sasuke care that his son was getting his butt kicked? Chero was disappointed in Sasuke...She thought he was better than this.
Chero punch him in the rib, causing a crack that she was sure was a rib. She let go of him, allowing him to fall to the ground. She stared him down, her eyes filled with hate, yet she felt bad for th kid. His father was no where in sight. Sasuke must be a real jerk. Like her own father....
Risha’s eyes widened. He scrambled to his feet and ran off. Chero smiled.
“Well that’s taken care of....Now to find Sasuke.”
Chero was just about to go searching again when a shuriken flew past her ear. She turned around to see an academy student holding a kunai in his hand.
“Stupid brat. You have no idea who you are messing with.”
The child threw the kunai at Chero, but Chero caught it in her right hand. She prepared to strike the student down with his own kunai, when another kunai knocked the kunai she was holding out of her hand. She turned and saw Risha standing there.
“So, you came back.” she said slightly taken aback.
“Of course.” he said confidently.
Chero smiled sadly.
“He’s like Don...Not giving up and wanting to protect everyone...” she thought
He crossed his fingers together and announced the production of his Shadow clones. Chero’s eyes widened in surprise as three clones charged towards her in a zigzag motion. She quickly threw shurikens at each of them, leaving one behind. She grinned at she raced towards the real one. She stretched her fist back and struck, but gasped when Risha disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
“A shadow clone? ”
She scanned the area and jumped back. Something broke on her foot, she turned around to see a barrage of kunai. Chero jumped back, narrowly avoiding the kunai.
“I’ve got you now ” Risha shouted.
She quickly turned to see the brat rushing at her with a kunai in his hand. He jabbed it at her, but Chero gracefully danced around him countering with a good punch.
He fell back, but quickly regained balance. Chero quickly rushed at him throwing punches and kicks. He desperately tired to avoid them all, but couldn’t. Chero knocked him around like a rag doll, causing blood to flew like crimson fireworks. She gave him one last kick to the head, allowing him to hit the ground.
He stood completely still, Chero looking down at him.
“You put up a good fight and you did everything you could to protect your village, for that I commend you…Rest in peace,”she said, bowing her head respectfully to him.
Why did this brat remind her so much of Don? She wanted him dead, for having a happy life, yet she wanted to hug and protect him for being so much like her brother.
She clutched her necklace and turned away.
“Shadow clone jutsu ”
She turned quickly to see Risha standing with a clone beside him.
“How are you still able to move? ”
“I’m a Uchiha We’re incredibly stubborn.”
The clone rushed at Chero ready to attack, but Chero finished it off quickly.
“Well it looks like it’s time to end this.” She said walking towards the boy.
“Yeah it does.” he said grinning.
“What are yo-”, Chero began, but then from beneath her Risha jumped up and grabbed her from behind, holding her arms and legs by locking his around them he stopped Chero from moving.
“What the heck is this? ” Chero demanded.
“That would be the real me.”
“Darn it This brat is smarter than I anticipated.”
“Now lets finish this,” Risha said, while making the hand signs for the fireball jutsu.
The Risha clone took a deep breath.
