Sorry it's been almost forever since I've posted anything, but I lost all desire to write for a while. Decided to work on something else while my HP story festers in the back of my brain. I hope you enjoy this, it should only be a few chapters long (depends on how much it grows when I rewrite the draft)
I'm not sure that I'm really happy with the way the fight came out, so please let me know what you think.

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Breathe, land, step, jump.
Tense, crouch, focus, explode.
Branch, leaves, air, tree.
Scuff mark on that branch, freshly scattered leaves, snap of broken twig, missing piece of bark.
Need to be faster, need to push harder, need to catch them, need to save her.
All thats to be seen is an orange blur in the canopy of the forest.

"Stop looking behind you and watch where you're going."
"The little bastard seems to be catching up."
"Well why don't you go slow him back down then."
"Fine. I'll meet you at depot 17."

Duck, roll, pivot, guard.
They've split up. One stayed to slow you down, while the other gets away.
There is no time, going to lose them, need to keep moving, end this quick.
Lunge, swipe, block, retreat.
Parry, spin, kick, flip.
Block, punch, duck, grab.
Pull, twist, stab, death.
27 seconds, took to long, rip off the mask, he was from Cloud.

"I hope he managed to kill the little bastard. The border isn't that far now. Just need one more minute."

"STOP!"

"What? How did you catch up so fast? That should have taken at least 3 minutes to get here!"

"Let her go, and I won't hurt you. Your friend is dead. No reason for you to join him."

The ninja holds his captive in front of his body, with a kunai pressed tightly against her throat drawing a trail of blood. "She doesn't need to be alive, though it is preferred. Come any closer and she will die."

"I won't let you kill her. I'll just have to stop you before you can." With one hand out of view, the pursuer makes a series of seals and focuses a bit of chakra.

POOF! Three clones surround the ninja, two already thrusting a kunai, the third pulling the captive away. The ninja ducks and parries both clones and throws a shuriken at the third. Wheeling around, he stabs at thin air, right as his pursuer appears. Rolling back, he send two more kunai at his opponent but takes a blow from one of the clones. Outnumbered, he keeps retreating, drawing closer to the captive. With a final twist, he dispels the two clones and launches at the third. Ducking to avoid his pursuers weapons, he stabs through the third clone and deep into the side of the captive.

'NO!' Angry that the ninja stabbed the captive, he draws more chakra into his hand. Molding, shaping, spinning, swirling. In the blink of an eye, he vanishes and reappears with his arm thrust out into the ninjas back. He lets go of his control, and the energy lashes out, tearing and shredding anything it can reach. The ninja is blown forward into a rock, and his grip on the captives hood, pulls her along. Two feet to his left. Where there is no rock. Over the end of a deep ravine. The pursuer freezes in shock, and watches her body tumble out into the air. With the hood pulled back, he finally catches a glimpse of her face just as she disappears.

"HINATA!!!!"

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As always, this is not beta-ed. If you would like to beta, and help make my write less sucktacular, feel free to let me know.