Holder of the Truth- CYOA

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Hey guys, I'm tryin' my hand at writing a CYOA. It's my first one, so I don't expect my story writing to be all super good or anything, but I will try my hardest to make a very good one.

If no one votes, I guess I'll just write it as a story

So, here goes!

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Actually just forget it... I'm gonna start on Gamefaqs first as a test run

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CYOA BEGiN! ;D

The first thing that you saw when you woke up... was nothing. You were quickly met with a pitch-black darkness and a deafening silence. You seemed to be lying face-up on a cold, hard slab, and you were completely incapable of moving.... there must have been restraints on your hands.

Your entire body was aching with a massive pain, as if some ax-crazy madman had taken to your insides with an incredibly sharp axe... your head hurt especially. You tried to think back to your own name, any memories even. But that only made your head hurt worse.

Suddenly, an extremely bright light was cut on above you, and your eyes were overloaded, temporarily blinding you. Damn, their electricity bill must have been enormous....

After your eyes adjusted, you squinted and tried to move your head to get a look around.... but to no avail. Though, you could see that the ceiling was a dull, metallic grey.

"Fufufufu... it seems that my little test subject has returned to the land of living... that is excellent." a smooth, yet highly creepy voice echoed around the room. You heard two sets of footsteps, and then two men loomed over you.

One of them was wearing thick-rimmed glasses, with grey hair. He wore a high-collared purple shirt with a white waistband and dark purple pants. He was jotting something down into a notepad.

But the one that drew your attention... he was just... unique-looking, to put it nicely. He had extremely pale white skin, black waist-length hair. His eyes... were narrowed into slits, exactly like a snake's. The man had on grey garbs with a purple rope tied around his waist.

The look he was giving you... was what was creeping you out the most. It was as if you were his trapped prey... and he was the predator, just relishing his victory.

"Lord Orochimaru." the man wearing glasses spoke, wrenching you from your thoughts. He continued to speak.

"The subject has been stabilized, and he is ready for further experimentation." What?! What the hell?

The other man, who must have been Orochimaru, simply smiled and stared into your eyes. "Excellent, Kabuto."

He kept his eyes locked on yours as he spoke. "You see, I have been watching you, observing you for some time, child. You are a prodigy, much like myself. Your skill... " he chuckled, which sounded unnatural, forced.

"I seem to have forgotten everything about you, child. Please tell me, what area do you specialize in? I wouldn't want to waste my time..."

A). Ninjutsu
B). Taijutsu
C). Genjutsu
D). Kenjutsu

You closed your eyes and your thoughts drifted.... then you saw an image, a steel katana dripping with fresh red blood.

"Ummm... I guess I was a swordsman." you rasped, hoping that it would be an acceptable answer. Orochimaru grimaced, while Kabuto flipped through the papers on his clipboard.

"My lord, initial data from the early observations dictate that this child also has a special kekkei genkai... the ability to manipulate his own blood." Kabuto's voice seemed to have a weird edge to it... like he was somewhat excited. Wait, you could control your own blood? Holy crap... you sounded like a kick-ass dude!

"Good! It would have been so disappointing if all we had to work with was a simple swordsman... those are a dime a dozen over places like Kumogakure..." Orochimaru's mouth contorted into a twisted smile.

"Since your village shunned the members of your clan, and they all turned on you, you won't be missed." Kabuto said apathetically. Wow.... no one cared about you? Not even a little bit? Damn, that was a bit of a downer....

"Now, we will be modifying you, to your limits. Try not to scream, because you might attract the attention of... several undesirable ninja that are prowling around my lab at the moment." Orochimaru nodded at Kabuto, who formed handseals and formed chakra scalpels.

"You'll definitely feel this in the morning... "Kabuto said in a mocking tone. What, haven't these idiots heard of anaesthetics?!

As if to answer your question, you felt a strong blow connect with your temple. Everything immediately faded to black.

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"You will always be my host, master Ko. You may have chosen this route... but I will always be there for you." Yaksha stood in front of your mental gates. Waterfalls of blood flowed in the distance, and there were rocky platforms scattered in a river of blood as well.[/i]"

In her hand was the sword that your clan had given you. The one that you swore to protect, as a way of ensuring your heritage, that you belonged. You loved your clan to death, and if the only way to save it, was to seal that sword within your soul, your blood? You would not hesitate.

You gave a determined glare to Yaksha, and she handed you the sword. She then stepped aside.

"Just remember, master Ko, I will always love you."

Her long, silver hair was beautiful. The visor that forever covered her eyes appeared fogged up, as if she had been crying.

You walked over to Yaksha and gave her a deep hug, cradling her within your arms. She began to let out deep, wrenching sobs, her small frame shaking with each one.

After about 5 minutes of this, she released herself from your arms and turned, walking away from you. You watched her until she went behind the waterfalls.

You then turned to the gates. Unsheathing your sword, you looked at its beautiful red blade, felt its specially crafted hilt in your palms. It would be a long time before you would use it again.

You were going to make this last one count.

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You were suddenly jerked from your sleep by an explosion. Kabuto stood over you, a look of surprise on his face. "But how could they have discovered the lab already..."

Orochimaru shook his head. "It was inevitable. Kabuto. But don't worry... they are here for Sasuke, and knowing the nine-tails brat, he will charge in blindly... meaning a disadvantage." he smirked, then looked at you.

"So, child, I see that you have been awakened... excellent. Now we can put you on a test run." Orochimaru's voice had taken on an intrigued tone.

What? Why? Huh? You were still sort of stuck on that dream...

"Kabuto, lift the restraints." Kabuto walked out of your line of sight. After a couple of seconds, you felt lighter and more free. Instantly, you sat up, finally able to see the entire room... seems that you'd been on a crudely set up operating table.

The entire room was dull and dark... there were flashing lights in the right corner of the room... the one light shone overhead, illuminating the center, where you were. Directly in front of you was a door...

"Now, child, the reports say that your name is Ko, correct?"

You shrugged in response, not even sure. But the name felt right... like it fitted you.

"Ko. Go intercept those pesky Leaf ninja... they will most definitely disrupt the progress that I am making in my other experiments, and that just won't do at all."

Orochimaru's voice was just dripping with poison, yet it seemed as if he were enjoying this somehow. Whatever, as long as you got to go stretch...

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You got quickly strup off the table and stretched out your arms and legs. Orochimaru tossed you a grasscutter, a chukuto.

"That is a sword that is relatively simple to use and master... it should definitely help you get used to the art of kenjutsu."

"Thanks." The handle of the weapon felt relatively light, but also very cold. Hmmm... whatever, must not have been used in a long while.

Kabuto walked over to you and handed you a small bottle, which held about 8 sandy-colored pills. He then handed you another bottle with 3 small black pills.

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"The first bottle contains soldier pills. Those fully replenish your stamina and chakra supply." Kabuto then handed you a mirror.

Peering inside, you could see that you had a pale skin complexion... you own hair was wild and unkempth , about waist-length. Your eyes were red- red schlera with white irises... cool.

You wore a grey garment similar to Orochimaru, except yours was sleeveless and bore a musical note on the center. There was a purple rope tied around your waist, and you also wore grey pants with black ninja sandals.

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Oddly enough, there was a strange mark on your neck... it was like three intersecting sixes... and it actually kind of hurt, even though it was more of a dull pain.

"That is the curse mark, that mark on your neck. It will give you a burst of chakra when you really need it.... I would encourage you to use it as much as you can, I'd like to see how it interacts with your Blood Release..." Kabuto pointed at the second bottle.

He explained that the black pills would force your body to accomodate to the Cursed Seal, exponentially increasing its power and effect... but he warned you not to use them too much, if you valued your sanity.

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Well, looks like it was time to get going.... the explosions were getting louder and closer...

" Try not to die out there, please. I haven't collected enough DNA from you yet, and someone with a Blood Release ability is very rare." Orochimaru said with mock concern. You wanted to cut that pale-faced bastard in half... but you could feel that he was leagues above in every area.

Swallowing your pride, you walked out of the room, placing the chokuto in your waistband.

You stepped into a long, orange corridor. It was lit dimly with torches, and the fire crackling was the only thing that you could hear besides your own footsteps. Taking a deep breath, you kept walking.

After what seemed like an eternity, you finally reached another corridor, cutting your path into four directions. Where would you go.... listening out, you weighed your decisions.

A). Left
B). Right
C). Forward
D). Backward

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You took a left and kept walking... and walking... and walking... goddamn it, who the hell could live here and not get lost?! Geez...

Soon you came to a door, and you tried to open it by turning the knob... no luck. You then grasped the handle of the chukuto and drew it from its scabbard. Looking at the blade, you noticed that it was completely scarlet red... what's more, it appeared to have ornate markings.... kind of cool.

Without thinking twice, you cut through the steel like butter, cleaving the door in half with ease! Kicking the pieces out of the way, you went inside.

The room was much like the one that you were initially held in: dull, gray, and boring. You could see several machines flashing in the corners, making small whirring and clacking sounds. In the center of the room was a large table, and on that table;

Lain out in front of you were four items.

One was a sword, sheathed, of course. It's sheath was red, with gold markings covering the entirety of it. You noticed that it carried a foul stench... one of blood.

Next to it was a scroll that said "Secrets of the Impure World Resurrection", There was also a scroll with the picture of an old, white snake on it.

After that, was a small gourd of clear-colored water, with the sign "Hero Water" labeled on it. Next to that was a small scroll that said "Basic Water and Fire Release Jutsu" on it.

Finally... there was a large metal gauntlet, with pores all over it. It appeared to be scratched and somewhat worn. Next to it, was a small set of bells and two long tubes.

Interesting... you must have stumbled into some sort of vault... now, which treasure would you take? I mean, Orochimaru did see the need to kidnap you, so you should take something to compensate from all of the pain and suffering!

A). The sword... it feels like it's calling out to you....
B). The set of scrolls... the Impure World sounded awesome!
C). The jar of Hero Water and the jutsu scroll! Yeah, you were gonna be a hero!
D). A gauntlet, some bells and a tube... sounds creative!

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You picked up the sword, holding the sheath in your palm... it felt so natural...

[glow=red,2,300][/glow]I'm so proud of you, master Ko... good job![glow=red,2,300][/glow]

Wait, was that a voice? You turned and looked around frantically, maybe it was Kabuto or Orochimaru? They wouldn't take too kindly to you just taking whatever you wanted... even though this sword felt like it was yours.

After 2 more minutes of pointless searching, you noticed that no one else was around. You then heard an explosion, and Kabuto burst into the room, slid on the floor, and hit the opposite wall headfirst, at an almost untraceable speed.

Thinking quick, you grabbed the scroll of the Impure World Resurrection and the snake scroll, tucked them into your waistband, and ran out of the room. You were not ready to fight whatever it was that could do that, so...

Coming across the intersection, you just kept going right, made another right, then a left, then cut up. Soon, you came across a wide open space... torches lit this room at every corner, and you could make out a statue of two intertwining snakes.

There appeared to be four people standing, all of their backs to you. And they were talking to someone, but you couldn't see who it was, because... ya know, the other people were blocking your path.

One had on a green flak jacket, with brown bushy hair. Another had blonde, spiky hair and was wearing an orange jumpsuit. The one next to the blondie had shoulder-length, pink hair, and had on a red shirt with a pink dress. Must've been a girl. The one next to her had on a black shirt that completely exposed his midriff.

Uhh... didn't seem like this would be an event that you would be invited to. The tension in this air was so thick that you doubted that you could even cut it with your chukuto...

"You're so naive... I wasn't brainwashed, Naruto. I chose to leave the Leaf. And I don't care if Orochimaru wants my body... as long as I have the power to crush... him, then he can have it."

You then saw a blur leap up the snake statues. But there wasn't any torch up there, so the only thing that you could tell about him was that he had red eyes...

The guy then lifted his arm up and a large flash of lightning erupted, you were blinded and thrown back, all at the same time.

You felt yourself slam into a wall, and the wind was knocked out of your system. While you didn't pass out, you tried to regain your breath with gulps of air.

After about 3 minutes of that, you regained your breath, and managed to stand up. Now you could clearly see this guy, who felt the need to blow everything the hell up.

He had spiky hair, especially in the back and his bangs framed the side of his face. He was wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt open at the torso. The guy was also wearing a purple rope waistband, like you, where he kept his sword... like you. What. The. Fuck.

The four ninja were now getting up and recovering from the blast... this dude must have been on drugs to blow off the type of stone that this place was made from.


"Tch, one of Orochimaru's little test subjects has gotten free... he really needs to keep an eye on these little rats, they're very annoying to deal with." the boy said in a voice dripping with boredom.

Before you could even take offense, the boy was directly in front of you, blade drawn and ready to take off your head. Instinctively, you drew your chukuto at a speed that astounded even you and parried his move, then tried to counterattack. The boy flipped back and landed a few feet from you, scoffing.

"Hmm... that's odd. It's very rarely that I find a subject that can keep track of my swordsmanship abilities. Looks like you might actually be some fun." he chuckled to himself.

Without warning, tendrils of wood spiraled around the boy and constricted him. The blonde boy got up instantly, formed a blue orb in his palm, and ran towards the other boy, who was struggling to escape from his bonds.

What should you do? This didn't even involve you....

A). Just run! You can leave Orochimaru's hideout scot-free!
B). Take your chance, and attack the trapped boy! Screw honor! (Boss Fight)
C). Stop the blonde boy... that's not fair at all.... (Boss Fight)
D). Just watch, if the dude can blow up a room, then he can get out of this!

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You looked around, then ran straight past the trapped boy and the blonde boy, and the rest of the ninja. You then leaped off of a piece of debris, and over the large wall.

Hearing a large explosion behind you, you turned around and saw the red-eyed boy behind the blonde-haired one. The red-eyed boy then lifted his arm into the sky again. You knew what was coming, so you just turned around and ran.

You didn't stop running until you reached a forest. Without any choice, you just went in.

Trekking through the forest, and it was a dark, somewhat shadowy place. The treetops rose over the sky, blotting out all but a few traces of sunlight. You could hear the chattering and chirping of the various insects and birds that called this place home.

After what seemed like 15 mins, you heard voices in the distance.

"Lord Orochimaru wants the subject back immediately, we can't afford to lose this one!" a female voice, obviously flustered and aggravated, echoed. You heard branches breaking underfoot, and several flutes being played... the hell?

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You leaned up against a tree, with your hands on your chukuto's handle. Looked like you were gonna have to fight for your freedom... and an odd, yet comfortable sense of excitement filled you.

Suddenly, three ninja jumped down in your face, all wearing gray garments. They had on headwear with forehead protectors, which had on the same musical note that you had on your garments.

One had on a earpiece, and he spoke into it. "Lady Noise, the subject has been found. Coordinates have been relayed to you."

"Heh, you're gonna get it now. Noise is one crazy little bitch, and Lord Orochimaru only brings her out when he doesn't wanna lose something valuable." one of the ninja spoke in a gruff voice.

"Awww... I didn't know that he cared so much. Unfortunately..." you ran at one of the ninja and flipped over him, then caught him with a perfect roundhouse kick to the temple. He instantly crumpled onto the ground. "I don't swing that way."

The two other ninja rushed you, with the one closest to you trying to punch you in the face. You instinctively ducked, and moved in front of the other ninja.

Grabbing his waist, you suplexed him into the ground, then flipped backwards over the first ninja and just axe kicked him right under the chin, knocking him into the air. He fell back to the ground, really hard.

"Yeah... he might just be dead." you scratched the back of your head. Shrugging, you thought of what to do next....

A). Loot em'! Maybe they've got somethin' of value...
B). Just leave, you gotta keep moving.
C). Sounded like reinforcements were comin? Should be fun!
D). Do you hear some sort of.... voice calling you?

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You shrugged and decided to stick around for their reinforcements. Meanwhile, you just leaned back against a tree and unsheathed the sword that you had stolen from Orochimaru...

The sword itself was just completely beautiful. The blade was a dazzling silver, and it was clear enough that you could see your reflection in the blade... it looked like it had been crafted for a special someone. It made you feel unworthy just holding it in your hands.

Suddenly, you felt a small breeze behind your back. Turning around, you only saw a fist smash into your face, and you flew back through several trees, landing hard on a stump. Shit! Your back... it was killing you! And your nose... you held it to cover up the blood... damn, what a punch.

Your vision was somewhat blurry. But you could see a figure clad in black walking towards you. Shaking your head, you squinted and the figure came into focus...

It was a woman... a very suggestively dressed woman. She had on a corset, tied tightly to loosely expose her cleavage. Other than that. she had on a cloak over that. and wore a long black dress that covered her knees. From what you could tell, she didn't appear to have any shoes on.

She had short, shoulder length black hair, with a pale skin complexion. But what stuck out the most... were her eyes. Her irises were purple... and she seemed to be staring deep into your soul. Whoever this chick was, you got an extremely creepy vibe from her.

"YOU!" the woman screeched. Her face was twisted in anger. "How DARE you try to escape from Lord Orochimaru!" spittle flew from her mouth, and her eyes were bulging. Ummm... okay....

"He was so hospitable to you... he was so kind to you, just like he was to me...", her face softened, and tears welled up in her eyes. The first thing that came to your head: this was one seriously misguided chick.

"You just threw all of that away.... how could you... you broke his heart... how could you... *sob*" the woman buried her face into her hands and began to weep loudly... oh, boy, what a basket case.

How were you gonna handle this?

A). Sympathize with her! You did kind of just... leave the place/
B). Try to persuade her that Orochimaru isn't as kind as she thinks he is...
C). Screw that! She better move outta your way before you make her!
D). Play her side, then make up a story and get outta there!

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"Look, lady." You walked towards her. "That pale-faced bastard is not someone I would consider a kind guy. Now you can get out of my way, or be fodder for my swords." you grasped the handle of your chukuto.

Almost instantly, the air around the woman thickened and became noticeably colder. The woman stopped sobbing and slowly looked up at you, with a face that you could describe as nothing less than full of wrath.

".... you dare to insult my lord? You dare to insult my love?! You dare to insult my REASON FOR LIVING?!"

The woman straightened up, then purple chakra began to leak out of her mouth, slowly moving across her until it enveloped her body in a complete aura.

Unsheathing your chukuto, you dropped into a low fighting stance with your knees bent and your sword held in a reverse grip.

"YOU WILL FEEL MY WRATH!" the woman suddenly appeared in front of you, with her right fist cocked back. She tried to punch you, but you managed to leap back. Immediately, she moved in front of you and swung on your side, her fist crashing into your jaw.

You flew back again, though this time you managed to stop yourself by twisting your body in the air and stabbing your sword into the ground, slowing down your momentum. She dislocated your jaw with that punch! You groaned as you re-adjusted it, which still hurt.

So she was a hand to hand fighter... great. You still weren't even sure how you were managing to fight like this... apparently, battle instinct was something you were born with.

Feeling another small breeze, you turned around and reflexively side-stepped another punch. Then you tried to go on the offensive, lunging at her with your sword. She simply disappeared, then reappeared about 30 feet away from you.

Damn, she was too fast... and you couldn't even track her properly yet. And to make matters worse, you were beginning to feel an increasingly burning pain near your neck... what were you gonna do?

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A). Run, you have no chance against this chick!
B). Stand your ground and try to find a weakness!
C). Reason with her... maybe there's a chance
D). Ughh.... that burning....

You winced as the burning began to spread to your entire neck, then slowly to your entire face... although, it did start to hurt less... and you couldn't feel as much pain in your jaw, or nose.



She disappeared from sight, and you felt a breeze from above you. Backflipping, you saw as the woman shot through your former position with such force that there was a small explosion of dirt and rocks. She even left a small crater....


You were really getting tired of this crazy ass woman. And you felt highly irritated as she was just putting you on the defensive... well no more!


That burning feeling began to spread all over your body... but it felt good, and you felt re-energized... as if someone had given you a burst of adrenaline... it was amazing! You charged at the woman, drawing both your chukuto and katana.


Using them to cut through the smoke, you then then swung both blades at the woman while she was still recoiling from her attack.

She backstepped twice to avoid the attacks, then tried to move in close for a shovel hook. But you dodged by side stepping, flipped over her, and slashed at her from behind.


You managed to get in two clean cuts across her exposed back, then leaped backwards as she lashed out with a spinning backfist.


Now facing you, she hissed at you, then disappeared. Feeling a stronger wind, you reached out at the sides and grasped a few strands of hair, then pulled them, wrenching the woman out of the air.

"How--" her words were forced down her throat when you cocked back your fist, then buried it in her stomach and twisted it. She gasped for air as you knocked the wind out of her.

Then you threw her high into the air, stabbed your swords into the ground, and ran up the closest tree. Launching yourself off of it, you used the momentum to deliver a powerful knee thrust to her stomach.

Her eyes bulged in her sockets, and she coughed up blood on your leg. You then grabbed her waist and flipped her upside down so that her head was facing the ground.

Locking your legs around her, you began to spin, as the two of
you plummeted to the ground fast.

"Cursed Finishing Spiral Spear!", you roared, as you slammed her headfirst into the ground, hard. You then leaped off before you could feel the impact.

The woman's head was buried completely. and her body was sticking out of the ground at a very strange angle. Heh, it was pure beauty!

Now... what to do with her... she was in such a difficult position... well, difficult for her, but quite advantageous for you. And your swords were close to her. So many different ways to end her!

A). Pull her out of the ground and snap her neck!
B). Let her become a nice little drink for your swords...
C). Why don't you pull a Kano?
D). Another Cursed Finisher?!
E). Wait... this isn't you... just leave her alone!