A/N: Well, the idea behind this one is to start off my little ficlet type thing. Since I'm bored, and it's chapter one, I'll appease any Revenge fans, and hope that many upcoming fans enjoy this little tidbit of what my Shippuuden ideas consist of.
I ran through a couple of fights I was going to do, and I decided that the best one would be the meeting between Naruto, Sasuke, and Ino at the point where Sasuke fights Team 7 and pwns them..yeah...I hated that. So I changed everything. This wasn't pre-written, luckily, but the fight was permeated in my head.
In order to both lengthen this chapter, as well as get this freakin storyline out of my head, I'll get out all of the pertinent info beforehand so that this fight's significance, as well as the abilities some have.
In a large nutshell, Naruto was nearly killed a long time ago by some Iwa buttholes masquerading as Konoha-nin. Kakashi, blinded by stupidity, helped em. Years later, after being taken in by an old man who plays some significance a little later in this one, he joins Team 7. He gets cheap shots in on Kakashi until the Chuunin Exams, when Kakashi is detained until about this time in the story.
Before the Finals, Naruto trains with a secret sect of monks, who will all appear in a different fic. Unbeknownst to him, Ino trains in a different location by the exact same sect. Also, Ino's mother knew the monks, as they helped seal off her family traits...those of the Uchiha clan. So yeah, Ino has a fully developed and trained Sharingan by the time that this battle occurs. The political ramnifications are pretty big, but they don't pertain to this fight. And also, she and her mother don't 'reveal' themselves as Uchiha until a short time after Sasuke's defection. The reason...well...I'll write those fights later.
Anyway, Naruto and Ino return to the temple during the month before Sasuke's defection, going back to training. During this time, Naruto and Ino develop a unsually close friendship for only truly knowing each other for a short amount of time. Then, one day, Naruto leaves suddenly, going off to stop Sasuke from going to the snake. Instead, he gets into a scuffle with Itachi, one that has him go all the way to four-tails before Itachi takes him down. Akatsuki then unseals the Kyuubi, only to have the unsealing backfire when it somehow releases the beast. It turns out to be apart of Naruto and the monks' plan to stop Akatsuki anyway, as they use the distraction to get Naruto out of there.
Naruto, partially alive, gets revived later on by the monks, and spends three months in a coma. During this time, Sasuke has defected and gone to Oro, but it took him longer than usual to get settled in due to many attacks on his bases and whatnot.
When Naruto awakes, he returns to his training, and they return at this point, where Ino has been tasked to track down Sasuke and bring him back, along with a few other familiar ninja...
Oto no Kuni, noon...
In the wake of the explosion that just occurred, there stood the pride of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Sasuke. Wearing loose robes over his torso with black pants, he stared down at the Konoha-nin that had found his location.
Down below stood Hyuuga Hinata, Yamato, Sai, and Yamanaka Ino. Sai and Yamato had completely schooled faces, a testament to their ANBU training, while Hinata had a slightly crazed grin with her activated Byakugan, and Ino just looked plain angry. They prepared themselves to fight Sasuke, while he only laughed at their efforts.
"You really think that you four can defeat me? You can never hope to match my skill level now."
"Don't play with us Uchiha. You know that you are outmatched. Even without me here, they could still take you. With a real clan heiress here, you're just signing your death wish. Surrender, or prepare to die."
"As if you could kill me."
Sasuke began to draw his chokuto, and disappeared in a flash. Within seconds, he was right next to Sai, who barely blocked the strike intended for his heart. Sai attempted a counterattack, but his efforts were returned with a kick into the ribs that sent him flying.
"Pathetic."
He went to swipe at Hinata, but the mentally twisted Hyuuga bent her spine at an unnatural angle to dodge it. She then extended her leg to deliver a kick to Sasuke's midsection. The Uchiha wanted to laugh at the ineffectiveness of her attack, only to vomit blood before he could do so.
"Wh-what the hell?"
"They may say Neji is one of the most talented Hyuuga in generations, but whoever made that notion never expected me to have the skill that I have. Neji may be a powerhouse, but he lacks the finesse of the true Hyuuga heir."
"This wound means nothing."
Sasuke moved to strike Hinata, only to be intercepted by Ino and Yamato. Sasuke did some quick hand seals before he swung his sword with all his might.
"Chidori Nagashi!"
Lightning chakra surrounded Sasuke's body, and he cut Yamato's sword in half. Due to the surprise of having an ANBU ninjato cut so easily, Yamato could only avoid being killed by Sasuke's blade. But that didn't mean that he wasn't hit, as a long slash mark made itself known across the ANBU captain's chest. He fell to the ground, finding that he couldn't move.
'So, his lightning chakra paralyzes after the blow as well. What a terrible jutsu...'
Sasuke moved with speed unseen to Yamato to try and finish the job, but his blade was stopped by a sudden flame that was aimed at his head. He dodged it nimbly, but he was grazed by the two follow-up attacks. He turned to see who was attacking him, seeing Ino in a taijutsu stance and a strange chakra that surrounded her.
"What an interesting jutsu...I guess that some fangirls do train instead of just fawning."
"I haven't 'fawned' over you since the Chuunin Exams. The ways of the fangirl are lost to me."
"Sakura said the same thing."
"Sakura loved you too much to plunge her blade into you. Sadly for you, I know how to heal you, so I don't have the same qualms. I'd kill you now if I didn't have explicit orders not to."
"Explicit orders, huh? Then why isn't Sakura here then?"
Ino narrowed her eyes at the arrogant Uchiha before answering.
"She has other business...that you don't need to know Uchiha."
Sasuke smirked at the Yamanaka girl before activating his Sharingan.
"You say my clan's name so callously, it would seem as though you are underestimating the Sharingan's abilities."
Ino smirked even more than Sasuke. She closed her eyes before talking once more.
"No, Sasuke...I would never underestimate the power of the Sharingan..."
She opened her eyes to reveal her own fully developed, three-tomoe Sharingan.
"I just doubt that yours is better than mine."
Sasuke stood in awe. He wondered at first if this was some sort of genjutsu, but he instantly realized that his Sharingan would have seen through it. He wondered if her eyes were implanted, like Kakashi, but that thought was squashed as he saw that Ino's Sharingan was activated, not constantly in use, and the fact that her chakra had a strong resemblance to his and Itachi's. She was an Uchiha, and a legitimate member.
"H-how?"
"My mother was an outcast, and was primed to be executed for eloping with my father. While pregnant with me, she was able to seal off both our traits from the Uchiha clan, and even her ninja abilities. During the invasion by your master, she removed the master seal and my Sharingan activated instantly. In fact, she's serving on the council right now as the Uchiha clan head."
"So...you're an outcast...I wonder..."
"Itachi never knew of us. Besides, it's not like he would've come after us anyway."
"So, you don't feel any hatred towards him?"
"Not enough to make me join you, asshole."
"Then you are a traitor and I will finish what they started!"
Sasuke struck out at Ino, only to get a fist of flame coming at him. He narrowly dodged, but go another graze along his cheek. He backed up while performing handseals. Ino copied his movements perfectly, and they both performed the jutsu at the same time.
"Katon: Ryuuka no jutsu!"
"Katon: Ryuuka no jutsu!"
Both flaming dragons collided with each other, cancelling each other out. Sasuke was about to perform another jutsu, but he stopped in order to dodge the dragon that was formed out of the two fires that were supposed have died out after they impacted.
"What the hell? How can you do that?"
"I control fire itself. I actually live up to my pedigree as an Uchiha. The fan feeds the flames. Nobody likes lightning Sasuke."
The Uchiha heir merely glared at her, attempting to trap her in a genjutsu. Before he could, however, he felt cold steel at his neck. He turned to see Ino with the Magenkyou in her eyes, and he almost blanched in response.
"That's impossible!"
"Of course."
The 'Ino' next to him dissolved into nothing, and he found that he had a restraining seals placed all over his body. The real Ino was standing across from him, smirking almost evilly. Sasuke only looked on in confusion, only to realize the true cause of his predicament.
"Genjutsu..."
"Of course. I don't have the Magenkyou, although I am working on a way to obtain it without the best friend killing thing. But what I do have is a comprehensive knowledge of the human mind due my status as a Yamanaka, and a pretty well written psych profile on you. Capturing you in that genjutsu was as simple as performing a Bunshin."
Sasuke growled in anger, but he only felt the restraints get stronger. He looked behind him, seeing Yamato still holding the ram seal. The Mokuton user only stared impassively at the Uchiha boy, angering the teen even more. Next to him was the Hyuuga heiress, who looked bored beyond reason now that Sasuke was captured.
"I told you to give up Uchiha. We've got numbers, and now you know that we have skill as well. The only reason that you're needed alive is for breeding material. Ino isn't in line for succession in your clan, and her mother is the head by way of being the only loyal Uchiha of age. Come quietly, or else."
"Or else what? You'll kill him?"
Hinata cursed as her rant was cut off by the timely arrival of Orochimaru. Next to him was a white haired man that had a zanbatou on his back, and another with spiky orange hair. The first man looked slightly bloodthirsty, while the second looked like he was concealing his emotions the best he could.
"Damn, you just had to show up, didn't you snake?"
"Don't sass me you naïve Hyuuga girl. I'd kill you now if I didn't want your special eyes as well as Sasuke's. In any case, I can't let you take Sasuke away. I've grown attached to him, unfortunately."
His tone made Hinata and Ino shudder in disgust, but they quickly schooled themselves and prepared for battle.
"Aren't you going to come and get him?"
"Why would I need to? Kabuto has already made arrangements for his retrieval."
Ino's Sharingan eyes widened as she noticed four evil looking chakra signatures emerging from the ground. She attempted to grab Sasuke, but the chakras' sources emerged from the ground, four curse seal monsters, and surrounded their master. Ino only looked on in disgust as one of them tore off some of it's flesh and put it over Sasuke's curse seal. The Uchiha boy healed almost instantly afterward, and the beasts tore off the restraint seals. He stood once more, anger and hatred in his eyes.
"Now we finish this."
"No, Sasuke, we're leaving. This place is getting a little...crowded."
Sasuke looked at the Sannin in defiance, but quickly complied with the order without a word. Ino and Hinata, as well as a recovered Sai, all made a move to stop him, only to have the two men that flanked Orochimaru stop them, as well as the four curse seal monsters.
"I'm afraid that you won't be stopping us anytime soon. Sasuke, let's go."
"Don't stop on my account."
Before they could react, the four monsters met an untimely end from decapitating slashes from a naginata. The weapon's owner had bright yellow hair, wore an orange robe over a loose black shirt and orange pants. On the back of the robe, the kanji for wind was stitched inside of a circle. The icy blue eyes and whisker marks gave away the teen's identity as Uzumaki Naruto.
The Konoha-nin, as well as Sasuke, all looked astonished at both Naruto being alive as well as his skill with a weapon he had never been seen using before. Orochimaru looked just plain pissed, while the two subordinates were simply impassive.
"So...you're alive?"
"I would have told you, Ino, but I needed to stay incognito. I stayed at the temple in Kaze no Kuni. It was the only place I could practice my Kuuki Mage without distractions."(Air Bending)
"Are you returning with us?"
Naruto shook his head.
"I still have..."
A flame blast nearly took his hair off. He deflected it at the last second, allowing him to keep his current appearance. He turned to see a pissed off Ino. He merely sighed and got into a stance with his naginata.
"I'm guessing that this wasn't a request."
"It wasn't."
Ino charged at Naruto, who only jumped away from the strike. He shook his head in exasperation while turning to see that Hinata and Sai had engaged the two others in single combat. He turned to see Orochimaru and Sasuke beginning to leave, only to be nearly killed by a chakra claw strike that destroyed whatever was left of the base. Orochimaru went from irritated to apprenhensive, knowing that the new arrival was no pushover.
"Iruka-kun, I wasn't expecting you."
Sasuke looked in confusion, only to see his former academy teacher walking towards the two of them. Iruka wore a white jacket and white pants, having no shirt underneath. His face hadn't changed in the slightest, except him missing his hitai-ite and his demeanor was one of a trained killer, not a teacher.
"So the schoolteacher did have some skill."
"Sasuke, do not underestimate Iruka-kun. He outclasses you in ways you can't even dream of. That attack was akin to you throwing a kunai at a civilian to get your point across. He isn't even breathing seriously yet."
Sasuke's eyes widened, but he didn't get the chance to ask another question when a bolt of lightning struck right next to Iruka. A man appeared in the wake of the bolt, having black hair that flowed almost endlessly, a tachi on his waist, a black haori over a white kosode underneath, and black hakama. His stern brown eyes looked at the two criminals with veiled contempt.
"So...I finally get to meet the famous Uchiha heir. Doesn't look near as skilled as the Yamanaka girl, however. She's at least dangerous."
"Kaname-san, don't underestimate him. That little show earlier was barely a fouth of his capabilities. Ino won because of her superior intelligence and talent in genjutsu using the Sharingan, as well as her knowledge of Sasuke's mind itself."
"I'm not underestimating the kid, Iruka-san. It's just that I've seen the Yamanaka girl in action as well, and she held back considerably in that little scuffle they had."
"Do you two want to get out of our way? We have more important things to worry about than some old teacher and a sword holding loser."
Iruka and Kaname both smirked at Sasuke's arrogant comment, but they quickly got serious as they prepared themselves mentally for battle.
"You seemed to be enjoying yourself in your earlier fight, so why don't we just continue where you left off? Iruka, you want the snake?"
The former academy worker put his right hand over his face, a bloodthirsty grin placing itself on his face as he did so. With that, killing intent comparable to a Bijuu washed over the two Oto-nin, causing Sasuke to activate his Sharingan just to resist it, while Orochimaru was able to resist it rather easily.
"With pleasure!"
Finishing his sentence by pulling his hand over his face, chakra emitted from the hand formed a mask over Iruka's face. The portion above the mouth was shaped like a panther's skull, while the lower end simply had a teeth-like design on it. The mask itself was a dull gray in color, and behind it Iruka's eyes had changed to yellow pupils with black sclera. His entire presence changed around him, causing the air to become oppressive and heavy. The other three warriors merely shrugged off most of the effect, however, giving a testament to how strong they were.
"Now, let's have some fun!"
Iruka pointed his right index and middle fingers at the two snake users, and chakra began to gather extremely quickly to the area. Orochimaru's eyes widened as the chakra quickly compressed and was released before he could properly react.
"Cero!"
A bright flash was followed by an explosion of enormous magnitude. Kaname whistled at the destruction and power, and gave a smile and thumbs up to Iruka. The masked ninja didn't give any returning gestures, instead focused on what was going to come from the smoke cloud.
"What's with the serious look, Iruka?"
"They are not pushovers. Be on your guard."
Kaname smiled at Iruka's comment, which gave no warning as he drew his tachi and nearly took the head off of Sasuke, who had attempted to attack from behind. The Uchiha boy only kept his cranium because of his Sharingan, and it showed when he suddenly felt blood coming from his arms and chest. He stumbled backwards, staring at the man he'd tried to kill only moments before.
'What is he? I barely saw the first strike with my Sharingan...I only saw a couple of others because he struck the same area multiple times...'
Kaname's mirth filled expression from before was completely gone, and his blade was poised to kill the Uchiha boy.
"You know, it's pretty rude to attack someone from behind. Not too honorable."
"Honor is useless in the shinobi world. You should know that."
"Well, just to clue you in, I'm a samurai. I used to be allied with the Fire Daimyo, but he's got guys like you protecting him now. But now is not the time to discuss such frivolous political matters..."
Instantly, lightning began to surround Kaname's body. Sasuke thought it was chakra at first, but he noticed that an aura of strange chakra was creating the lightning. He wondered how such a jutsu could exist, just before one of the lightning bolts nearly struck him in the chest. He stared at the burn on the rock behind him, noting that it was just as powerful as a Chidori, just unfocused.
"You..."
"What? Naruto wants to separate you and the snake, permanently. He knew that Konoha would send ninja, ones that he knew, so he went ahead to distract them. Iruka's fighting Orochimaru, and I decided to tag along. I heard that you know something about lightning. Let me show you how it's done."
Kaname's body exploded in lightning, his strange chakra increasing tenfold. Sasuke steeled himself, activating his Chidori Nagashi. The two raised their swords, and promptly vanished in pure speed. They reappeared after closing the distance between each other, their swords clashing. Sasuke's eyes widened slightly before he jumped backwards, a bolt of lightning from the air above nearly killing him. He shakily rose his sword toward Kaname, who only chuckled before dispelling his lightning aura.
"I wanted to play around a little, but it seems that you can't sense my attacks as well as predicted. So, let's wrap this up."
"Indeed, you foolish samurai."
Before he could react, a horde of snakes wrapped around Kaname's body. He simply channeled his chakra, and lightning once again streaked around his body randomly, shocking and killing the snakes. He looked at the perpetrator, who was on top of the snake boss, Manda. Below, Iruka stood completely still, before holding out his entire palm towards Orochimaru. He then channeled a blue and black colored chakra in his hand, before it compressed and he released it.
"Gran Rey Cero!"
The blast was fifty times the power of his original blast, and even more times faster. It engulfed Manda completely, and Iruka smirked at the damage he'd done. His mood was shot when he saw shed skin, or parts of it rather, laying on the ground instead of the snake boss. He cursed before looking over at Kaname's area, noticing that Sasuke sank into the ground suddenly. Kaname looked confused, only to see Iruka shatter his mask.
"What happened?"
"They got away. He's gone. Let's tell Naruto..."
"No, not yet. He's still fighting with the Yamanaka girl. And it looks like it's getting interesting."
"Like how?"
"From how she's countering his moves, I'd say that her Sharingan is activated."
"So she has the advantage...unless Naruto picks up the pace."
They stared on as Ino sent flame after flame at Naruto, who simply used air currents to deflect them. Ino then formed two flaming whips in her hands and began to strike randomly at Naruto. He dodged the first strike, but the raw control Ino possessed over the whips got him twice before he formed an air dome to stop them.
'Damn...Sasuke and Orochimaru are both gone, and that means this mission is a failure...I wish Ino would let me off that easy. With her Sharingan active, I can fight her using Mage techniques alone, since she'll just predict them before they happen. This was so much easier when she only had two tomoe...'
Naruto punctuated his last thought by crossing his fingers together in a familiar seal. Ino scoffed at his plan, preparing another blast of fire to stop him. She shot it with a powerful punching thrust, and it almost reached Naruto before she heard him speak.
"Kage Bunshin no jutsu."
A wall of clones blocked Naruto from the flames, and another one was present behind the original, who simply pointed his naginata at the Yamanaka girl.
"You sure that you want to go through with this?"
"You're coming back with us, Naruto. No matter if I have to break your arms and legs or burn you half to death."
Naruto chuckled at the notion before sighing once more. He relaxed his entire body before simply channeling more chakra than he already had. He looked up with a mix of seriousness and irritation in his eyes.
"Fine, then I'll just have to fight fire with fire. Kitsune Bi: Houou Suto!"(Fox Fire: Phoenix Strike)
Instantly, silver colored flames appeared around Naruto, forming a phoenix within seconds. Just as soon as it formed, it launched itself toward Ino, who simply clasped her hands together before separating them. She stared on in amazement when the phoenix didn't dissipate, or even break apart.
'What? Even fire jutsu that use regular chakra would vanish when I do that? What the hell is this Kitsune Bi?'
She braced herself for impact, only to have the phoenix simply encase her in its body. She felt no burning sensation, which gave away the true essence of Naruto's technique.
"Hmph. A Seishin-teki shojo."(Psychic Manifestation)
From outside the flames, she heard Naruto's voice.
"Exactly. If you try to leave, the outer flames will burn you. You just have to wait until it dissipates, after I've left far from here."
"I won't stop just because of this little setback, you know."
"I do, Ino. I do."
Within a minute, the fire was gone, and only a pissed off Ino, an unconscious Yamato, a slightly wounded Sai, and an impassive Hinata remained.
So, what do you guys think? Do you regret that I gave up on the Revenge series?