What if…alternate hand seals?
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, the emo angst-muffin known as Sasuke would have tripped on a rock, cracked his head open, and died an ignominious death by the end of the third episode.
Warnings: Borderline crack, and the massacre of the art of dancing.
What if…alternate hand seals?
By Spazzcat
The Nidaime Hokage and the Shodaime Hokage stood side by side atop the cliff, looking down over the village that they had built. Though it was still young, Konohagakure no Sato was prospering, and growing quickly.
The two men watched for a while. Then, the Nidaime spoke.
"You know brother, I've been thinking. If we want the other hidden villages to take us seriously, we need something that will make us stand out."
The Shodaime glanced at him. "Go on…"
The Nidaime continued. "So, then I thought, what about a different method for using jutsu? I mean, every village uses the same hand seals for the same jutsu, so what if we used something else to focus the chakra?"
The Shodaime was very curious now. "I'm listening…"
The Nidaime smirked. "Here's my idea…"
Two and a half months later, the two Hokage had completed their new system and were ready to test it. They ambushed a team of helpless Kusa-nin with the excuse that they needed the supply of tulip bulbs that the grass ninjas were carrying.
Once they had the ninjas cornered, they decided to test their new 'hand seals'. The two Hokage began gathering chakra for Katon Karyuu Endan, but instead of forming hand seals…
…they began a long series of dance moves, including but not limited to the chicken dance, the electric slide, the grand jete, the Macarena, and for some reason the Mexican hat dance.
The great leaf ninjas were performing the moves fast and flawlessly—almost. On the very last move, a complicated two-step, the Nidaime slipped and fell, distracting the Shodaime, and causing both of their jutsu to fizzle out and vanish.
Luckily for them, the grass ninjas laughed so hard that they fell over and cracked their skulls open, dying a bloody, albeit cheerful, death.
The two leaf shinobi just stayed where they were for a while. Finally, the Nidaime spoke. "Let's just clean up, go home, and never speak of this again."
The Shodaime didn't say anything. He was too busy trying not to laugh.