Chained Beast 2.0 (Naruto Quest)

"Hmph..." you grunted, holding the paper flat in your palm. You began to flow chakra into it and the paper exploded into a small and bright fireball, leaving nothing behind! You gave a devilish grin and clenched the fist where the paper was. No doubt about it, your affinity was your unique fire! It was always stronger than the puny flames humans tried to muster! You began to think if the seal had weakened slightly if you could get your affinity to override whatever your host's affinity was.

"O-Oh. I've never seen that before..." the nurse said, writing it down. There was a few more tests, mainly testing how your body was. In the end, your body was generally malnourished and weakened, but nothing some training couldn't fix. You were still over the moon about your fire being retained and the nurse told you something about all the tests being finished.

"So I can leave now?" you asked.

"No, Lord Orochimaru is going to talk with you now," the nurse replied. You rolled your eyes, but right now, not even that creepy snake man could bring you down! You waited in the room for what felt like eternity, ruining your good mood and replacing it with your usual temper. Finally, Orochimaru entered the room, a file in his hand as he closed the door behind him.

"Took you long enough!" you growled, glaring at Orochimaru.

"I wanted to see the results of your tests. I am glad to see you are okay...Nine Tails." Orochimaru bluntly said. Your eyes widened in shock and you leaped out of the seat you were in. How could he know?! Your mind was racing with possible answers but it was cut off by Orochimaru's amused chuckle. "Ah, do not fret. I am the only one here who knows."

"Was it the tests?!" you snapped, activating the Byakugan defensively.

"Oh no, you give yourself far too much credit. Your behavior fell in line with the legendary Bijuu who plagued Jihopan with its mere presence. Of course, you aren't even a fraction of a shadow of yourself, aren't you?" Orochimaru calmly taunted.

"You...!" you shouted. "How dare you disrespect me!"

"Hm, your rage is just as volatile as the stories said. Then again, the First Hokage himself defeated you and his wife sealed you into a human. Ah, I just do love researching history..."

"I'll kill you!" you roared, preparing to strike. However, Orochimaru suddenly pushed his arm forward and many snakes emerged from his sleeve! Before you could react, the snakes wrapped around your arms and legs and lifted you into the air. "Let me go!"

"You should calm down. It would be a waste of potential to imprison you as the Leaf did, I want to make a deal with you...ah, I shall still use the Hinata moniker for now."

"Deal?" you said through bared teeth.

"Yes. Become a shinobi of the Sound. I shall personally train you and you shall gain great strength. All I ask for in return is for me to research you thoroughly. Your body is a Hyuga and you're a Bijuu. Either one would mean vast potential for research, but together you are a unique specimen!" Orochimaru exclaimed, putting you down and retracting the snakes back into his sleeve.

"I am to be you toy for you to play with?" you growled.

"If you want to think of it that way, though you're too rare to be a mere toy..." Orochimaru trailed off. There was a tense moment as you and Orochimaru stared each other down. You hated that he knew who you were, but you did need the training, you couldn't survive forever in these lands with just basic ninja skills. But that research...you shudder to think what he might do with you.

Well, what will you do? Will you agree to this, or will you refuse Orochimaru's offer?

[] Tell Orochimaru that as long as he keeps his end of the bargain and properly train you, you will do as he asks. For the time being, anyway.

[] You will agree to the terms, but you will try your hardest to defend yourself if needed.

[] Agree, but warn Orochimaru under no uncertain terms that if he betrays you, you will see him and his village razed to the ground.

[] You will accept the deal, but make a point of not being Orochimaru's pawn by sending a blast of killing intent and walking out of the room.

[] Decline the deal. There is no way you will accept such an offer!

[] Write In.

"I will agree, only if you keep your end of the bargain, properly train me, and make me your assistant for your research. Of course that in itself will require tutoring but we can benefit from each other," you said. You absolutely hated being underneath Orochimaru, but there wasn't much you can do in your position. Plus, with his research, you might find a way to break this accursed seal that kept you trapped!

"Hm, fine," Orochimaru dully replied, as if he didn't care about your offer. He didn't even think on it! You felt like screaming at him, but it would do no good. You merely clenched your fists and asked, "When will the training begin?"

"Tomorrow. You will be escorted to a private training area. You can leave now, though remember, if you try to leave the Sound without my permission, I will have to punish you..." Orochimaru said with a small smile. You glared at him, but he merely left the room, leaving you by yourself. You sighed and sat back down in the chair, letting yourself relax.

You made it to the Sound, but was it worth it? Now you're trapped here, but at least Orochimaru was willing to let you do as you please. Plus, if he could find a way to break that seal then...

You sat for awhile longer before getting up and leaving the hospital. A Sound shinobi was outside waiting for you, handing you a leather pouch filled with money. He also gave you a slip of paper. After he was gone, you unfolded the paper and saw it was directions for your new home. At least Orochimaru was willing to give you that.

Feeling rather tired, you decided to see what kind of place Orochimaru had given you. Following the directions, you eventually found an apartment complex and it seemed your place was at the very top, on the fifth floor. You began walking up the steps but to your annoyance, you saw someone sleeping in the middle of the stairway! He was obnoxiously spread out so you couldn't simply walk over him. From what you could see, the person looked only a few years older than you and had long, shaggy black hair. He wore a tattered black cloak that covered his body like a blanket.

"Get out of my way!" you shouted. The man suddenly jolted awake and shook his head before looking at you.

"Oh...heya. You the new girl?" the man asked, his voice tired and groggy. He stood up, scratching the stubble on his chin.

"You know of me?" you defensively asked, getting ready to pull out your dagger.

"Yeah, yeah. Got a message from the boss to help ya get all settled in," the man replied. "Oh, you have the Byakugan? Sweet."

"Get out of my way," you growled.

"Oh, the feisty type, are we? That's cool. So what's yer name?" the man asked, scratching his head.

"Hinata, now out of the way!" you snapped back.

"Cool, cool. I'm Azasuke Uyeda," he responded, oblivious to your anger. "Sorry for takin' a nap, just got real tired, y'know?"

Azasuke's Theme

"I do not care! Get out of my way or you will feel my wrath! This is your last warning!"

"Okay."

Azasuke let you pass by him, finally, and you quickly stomped to the top of the complex, where you found your apartment. You turned the knob on the door, but it was locked! There wasn't a key or anything in the pouch you got! Did Orochimaru forget?

"Oh, sorry, hold on..." Azasuke said, appearing behind you. While you didn't have your Byakugan activated at the moment, you wondered how he could have crept up on you! He reached into his cloak and pulled out a key, fitting it into the knob, and unlocking the door. You pushed him away and entered the door. To your disgust, the apartment you were supposed to live in was absolutely filthy! There was trash everywhere and stains on the floor, old take out and dirty dishes covered any table or counter you could see, and the less said about the living room couch the better!

"What is this?!" you barked through gritted teeth.

"Our apartment, sweet place, eh?" Azasuke casually said, walking in and flopping directly on the couch. "By the by, already got a girlfriend so no weird stuff, 'kay? You can get the bedroom, should be okay right?"

"I have to share this hovel with you?!" you angrily exclaimed.

"Yep. Told ya I was gonna help you settle in! Imma be your guide to the Sound, so if you wanna know anythin' just give me a holler," Azasuke explained. "Although...this couch...its embrace...hmmmm..."

Azasuke then closed his eyes and within moments, fell asleep!

What the hell was this?! Some sort of sick joke?!

What will you do?

[] Tell Azasuke to get the hell out of your apartment or else he will pay!

[] Screw this, leave and find a new place to live!

[] Whatever, as long as you have the bedroom to yourself you will be fine.

[] Stab Azasuke, this filthy apartment needs some red on it!

[] Write In.