First of all, thank you for reading this story. This was a collaboration
between myself and my good friend, Jessie. I write everything, she edits.
Also, Naruto is the property of Kishimoto Masashi. I'm just borrowing the
characters, setting, story, and everything else pertaining to the manga
Naruto. Ummm.....that's it.
Dedication: To Jessie, a great editor. Hah! I hope you're reading this you person who does everything too fast!
The Wind That Splits the Leaf
Chapter 1 It was a perfect day. The sun was high, clouds were gone, and a slight breeze was blowing. A large mountain stood over a forest like a shepherd watching his flock. A slowly moving river crisscrossed wildly in the woods, trickling softly. A pair of swallows soared up into the sky, but strangely. The bird's flight wasn't the smooth, gliding typical of birds. These birds were erratic, flapping their wings so quickly that it was like two propellers were driving the bird forward.
BOOM CRASH
Naruto slammed into a tree hard. Ten seconds ago, he had landed on a tree surrounded by what seemed like a hundred explosion notes. He had leaped into the air just in time, but the force of the explosions made Naruto clumsy. As soon as he hit the tree, he flipped upward off the tree and bounded off into the branches, snarling like a lion. Orochimaru was right there, on top of a giant snake, bombarding Sasuke with a ton of normal sized summoned snakes. Sasuke had a kunai in each hand and was slicing and dicing snakes as fast as Orochimaru sent them. Both seemed rather busy. Naruto reached toward his pouch and pulled out two kunai of his own. He launched both and clasped his hands together. His fingers flew into an intricate dance and Naruto sent his chakra into the kunai.
Kage Shuriken Bunshin no Jutsu!
The two kunai doubled into four, then eight, then sixteen, then thirty-two, and kept on doubling until it was impossible to keep count. Orochimaru's left eye glanced at the oncoming kunai and flipped off the snake head. Half the kunai slammed into the snake on the side of its head, killing it instantly. The other half missed Orchimaru by a hair. Sasuke, now with a split second break clasped his own hands together.
Fuuton! Kaze no Yaiba no Jutsu!
Using his hands, Sasuke began to put his hands into motions of throwing large shuriken. From each hand, a blast of wind shot out, wind that spun straight toward Orochimaru falling in the air. A dozen of the death winds were zeroing in on Orochimaru. Orochimaru whirled in mid air and spun his own hands.
Fuuton! Wind Shield no Jutsu!
A wall of solid air surrounded the pale ninja. The wind blades slammed into the shield, destroying it, but not Orochimaru. Orochimaru landed and watched as Sasuke and Naruto hurled toward him. Sasuke got there first, going for Orochimaru's gut with a spinning kick. Orochimaru took it and then stiffened as five kunai and shuriken grew out of his head. There was a flash of smoke and light, and Orochimaru was a log. Naruto and Sasuke both whirled around so that they were back to back with one another. After the sound of battle, the silence in the forest was eerily freaky.
"Did he run?" Naruto murmured. "No, I can sense him," Sasuke replied grimly. "We'd better go full out." Naruto grinned, "Now, you're talking."
Both shinobi were still, then chakra was suddenly coming out of both of them like a dam exploding. Sasuke had his eyes closed with a look of concentration painted on his face. He opened his eyes, revealing the red and black of the infamous Sharingan eyes. Naruto's own eyes changed from the light blue to a feral yellow. His whisker markings grew and his hands curled ever so slightly. Suddenly, the blonde ninja brought his hands together. Using the index and middle fingers of each hand, he crossed them into a + sign.
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
The Kage Bunshin burst into action, running, jumping, and hopping in a direction that Sasuke pointed out. Orochimaru watched as the Kage Bunshin approached him. So, they finally decided to go serious. He burst into the air and met the Kage Bunshin head on. The sleeves of his robes rippled and five snakes appear out of each one. Orochimaru crouched, then spun, whipping the snakes in a rapid circular motion. Each snake grabbed hold of a Kage Bunshin and crashed them into one another. The Bunshin kept bursting smoke, but Naruto kept the onslaught going. Naruto suddenly stopped and dashed straight toward Orochimaru. He flipped into the air and landed behind Orochimaru. He then spun with a great circular spin kick straight at Orochimaru's neck. Orochimaru ducked without even looking, dodging the kick. He pushed off and whirled to look at Naruto.
"Bad move," whispered Sasuke.
Right underneath Orochimaru Sasuke pushed off the ground with his arms and blasted Orchimaru straight up into the air. He then pushed off again, this time coming up right behind Orochimaru in the Kage Buyou that Rock Lee had made famous. Orochimaru smirked.
"This won't help you Sasuke-kun. Your Shishi Rendan is nothing." "Who said I would do a Shishi Rendan?"
Bandages suddenly wrapped around Orochimaru. The bandages were so fast that Orochimaru looked like a mummy in a split second.
"Omote Renge!?" Orochimaru's eyes widened. "No, something better than that."
Naruto was still on the ground, watching Sasuke and Orochimaru float in the air. His right hand was in front of him, palm up. His left hand was above it, palm down. Naruto concentrated. A swirling vortex of chakra formed, centered between his hands. Soon a ball of pure chakra the size of a base was in between his palms. The chakra ball calmed down, looking as smooth as glass.
"Meet Rasengan," Sasuke whispered into Orochimaru's right ear. Orochimaru stiffened, "You would sacrifice yourself holding me to let Rasengan work?" Sasuke chuckled, "What do you think?"
Naruto leaped into the air, right hand back, ready to slam the chakra ball into Sasuke. Right before Naruto reached Sasuke however, Sasuke disappeared in a flash of smoke. Naruto grinned.
"Kage Bunshin works everytime."
He slammed his right hand into Orochimaru. For a split second, nothing happened. Then Orochimaru's front started to swirl around. His entire front torso exploded in a swirling storm of blood and intestines. Naruto dropped to the ground, landing on his hands and feet. Sasuke landed beside him. Orochimaru's body hit the dirt floor with a thump, like a slab of meat onto a kitchen counter.
Clap, clap, clap
"I have to tell you Sasuke-kun, that was brilliant. That Rasengan was even better then what Jiraiya could do, Naruto-kun."
The two Leaf ninja whirled around. There stood Orochimaru, front intact and all. The snake-like ninja smiled.
"Now Sasuke-kun. I expected better from you. Especially since you were using Sharingan. You didn't even see me use Kawarimi no Jutsu." Orochimaru's smiled deepened, looking exactly like a predator.
A predator stalking it's prey.
"Now, it's my turn."
Kage Shuriken Bunshin no Jutsu – Shadow Shuriken Clone Technique
Fuuton! Kaze no Yaiba no Jutsu – Wind type! Wind Blade Technique
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu – Shadow Clone Technique
Shishi Rendan – Lion Combo
Omote Renge – Initial Lotus
Dedication: To Jessie, a great editor. Hah! I hope you're reading this you person who does everything too fast!
The Wind That Splits the Leaf
Chapter 1 It was a perfect day. The sun was high, clouds were gone, and a slight breeze was blowing. A large mountain stood over a forest like a shepherd watching his flock. A slowly moving river crisscrossed wildly in the woods, trickling softly. A pair of swallows soared up into the sky, but strangely. The bird's flight wasn't the smooth, gliding typical of birds. These birds were erratic, flapping their wings so quickly that it was like two propellers were driving the bird forward.
BOOM CRASH
Naruto slammed into a tree hard. Ten seconds ago, he had landed on a tree surrounded by what seemed like a hundred explosion notes. He had leaped into the air just in time, but the force of the explosions made Naruto clumsy. As soon as he hit the tree, he flipped upward off the tree and bounded off into the branches, snarling like a lion. Orochimaru was right there, on top of a giant snake, bombarding Sasuke with a ton of normal sized summoned snakes. Sasuke had a kunai in each hand and was slicing and dicing snakes as fast as Orochimaru sent them. Both seemed rather busy. Naruto reached toward his pouch and pulled out two kunai of his own. He launched both and clasped his hands together. His fingers flew into an intricate dance and Naruto sent his chakra into the kunai.
Kage Shuriken Bunshin no Jutsu!
The two kunai doubled into four, then eight, then sixteen, then thirty-two, and kept on doubling until it was impossible to keep count. Orochimaru's left eye glanced at the oncoming kunai and flipped off the snake head. Half the kunai slammed into the snake on the side of its head, killing it instantly. The other half missed Orchimaru by a hair. Sasuke, now with a split second break clasped his own hands together.
Fuuton! Kaze no Yaiba no Jutsu!
Using his hands, Sasuke began to put his hands into motions of throwing large shuriken. From each hand, a blast of wind shot out, wind that spun straight toward Orochimaru falling in the air. A dozen of the death winds were zeroing in on Orochimaru. Orochimaru whirled in mid air and spun his own hands.
Fuuton! Wind Shield no Jutsu!
A wall of solid air surrounded the pale ninja. The wind blades slammed into the shield, destroying it, but not Orochimaru. Orochimaru landed and watched as Sasuke and Naruto hurled toward him. Sasuke got there first, going for Orochimaru's gut with a spinning kick. Orochimaru took it and then stiffened as five kunai and shuriken grew out of his head. There was a flash of smoke and light, and Orochimaru was a log. Naruto and Sasuke both whirled around so that they were back to back with one another. After the sound of battle, the silence in the forest was eerily freaky.
"Did he run?" Naruto murmured. "No, I can sense him," Sasuke replied grimly. "We'd better go full out." Naruto grinned, "Now, you're talking."
Both shinobi were still, then chakra was suddenly coming out of both of them like a dam exploding. Sasuke had his eyes closed with a look of concentration painted on his face. He opened his eyes, revealing the red and black of the infamous Sharingan eyes. Naruto's own eyes changed from the light blue to a feral yellow. His whisker markings grew and his hands curled ever so slightly. Suddenly, the blonde ninja brought his hands together. Using the index and middle fingers of each hand, he crossed them into a + sign.
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
The Kage Bunshin burst into action, running, jumping, and hopping in a direction that Sasuke pointed out. Orochimaru watched as the Kage Bunshin approached him. So, they finally decided to go serious. He burst into the air and met the Kage Bunshin head on. The sleeves of his robes rippled and five snakes appear out of each one. Orochimaru crouched, then spun, whipping the snakes in a rapid circular motion. Each snake grabbed hold of a Kage Bunshin and crashed them into one another. The Bunshin kept bursting smoke, but Naruto kept the onslaught going. Naruto suddenly stopped and dashed straight toward Orochimaru. He flipped into the air and landed behind Orochimaru. He then spun with a great circular spin kick straight at Orochimaru's neck. Orochimaru ducked without even looking, dodging the kick. He pushed off and whirled to look at Naruto.
"Bad move," whispered Sasuke.
Right underneath Orochimaru Sasuke pushed off the ground with his arms and blasted Orchimaru straight up into the air. He then pushed off again, this time coming up right behind Orochimaru in the Kage Buyou that Rock Lee had made famous. Orochimaru smirked.
"This won't help you Sasuke-kun. Your Shishi Rendan is nothing." "Who said I would do a Shishi Rendan?"
Bandages suddenly wrapped around Orochimaru. The bandages were so fast that Orochimaru looked like a mummy in a split second.
"Omote Renge!?" Orochimaru's eyes widened. "No, something better than that."
Naruto was still on the ground, watching Sasuke and Orochimaru float in the air. His right hand was in front of him, palm up. His left hand was above it, palm down. Naruto concentrated. A swirling vortex of chakra formed, centered between his hands. Soon a ball of pure chakra the size of a base was in between his palms. The chakra ball calmed down, looking as smooth as glass.
"Meet Rasengan," Sasuke whispered into Orochimaru's right ear. Orochimaru stiffened, "You would sacrifice yourself holding me to let Rasengan work?" Sasuke chuckled, "What do you think?"
Naruto leaped into the air, right hand back, ready to slam the chakra ball into Sasuke. Right before Naruto reached Sasuke however, Sasuke disappeared in a flash of smoke. Naruto grinned.
"Kage Bunshin works everytime."
He slammed his right hand into Orochimaru. For a split second, nothing happened. Then Orochimaru's front started to swirl around. His entire front torso exploded in a swirling storm of blood and intestines. Naruto dropped to the ground, landing on his hands and feet. Sasuke landed beside him. Orochimaru's body hit the dirt floor with a thump, like a slab of meat onto a kitchen counter.
Clap, clap, clap
"I have to tell you Sasuke-kun, that was brilliant. That Rasengan was even better then what Jiraiya could do, Naruto-kun."
The two Leaf ninja whirled around. There stood Orochimaru, front intact and all. The snake-like ninja smiled.
"Now Sasuke-kun. I expected better from you. Especially since you were using Sharingan. You didn't even see me use Kawarimi no Jutsu." Orochimaru's smiled deepened, looking exactly like a predator.
A predator stalking it's prey.
"Now, it's my turn."
Kage Shuriken Bunshin no Jutsu – Shadow Shuriken Clone Technique
Fuuton! Kaze no Yaiba no Jutsu – Wind type! Wind Blade Technique
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu – Shadow Clone Technique
Shishi Rendan – Lion Combo
Omote Renge – Initial Lotus