Chapter 1: A Genin at Last
Introductions Arc
Disclaimer: Senri belongs Natsumi Mukai. I am only using him to further my story. All other characters and plot belong to me. Enjoy.
It was Saru Uzumaki's final day in the ninja academy. His blonde hair shined brightly as the heat of the sun beat down on it. His lightly tanned skin radiated with sweat from sitting in a hot classroom all day. He was in a simple black top and white pants with the Uzumaki symbol on the side. His emerald green eyes gazed around for what must have been the 100th time. This is taking forever, he thought.
It was time for the final exam. Sure he was excited, but he was more concerned to see if Raven Uchiha would pass it. Raven was the girl with inky black hair that sat next to him all year. He tried to talk to her, but she was never really interested in him.
Fiercely he thought, that is definitely going to change once we get put on the same team.
Very quickly, he found out the Raven's favorite color was purple. Throughout the entire year she came to school in different assortments of purple and black tops and bottoms. Today, she had a purple striped black shirt with black pants. He looked away, so she wouldn't see him staring.
From the first moment he saw her, he couldn't help but marvel at her beauty. It just isn't fair, he thought. Why doesn't she just notice how awesome I am already?
Looking around to distract himself, he saw the red and tan paint chipping of walls of the classroom. The air smelling of old paper. That smell has always bothered Saru, but not for much longer. He was almost free from all the bookwork and could get on to some real ninja duties.
"Kira sensei is already 20 minutes late. Can she take any longer? I can't stand being bored for this length of time," Saru complained.
"Saru," Raven chided. "I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why she's not here yet."
"But Raven, she's taking so loooonnnnnggg."
"Who's taking so long Saru," a voice whispered menacingly behind him.
Slowly, he turned around to stare into the eyes of Kira sensei glaring at him.
She stood up to her full height of 5'7'' staring down at him with her crimson eyes. Her jet-black hair came down past her shoulders onto her back. It was swaying with the wind from the open window. She had on a black shirt, pants, and green vest that most chunin and jonin wore.
"It's a funny story actually," Saru began to laugh nervously. "We were just talking about you."
Coldly Kira spoke, "Instead of concerning yourself with what I do, maybe you should be studying for the final exam."
At that, Saru's grin sprung out blinding the room. "Oh, that won't be problem," he assured her confidently.
"Hmm," Kira said as she walked toward the front of the class. "Now then," Kira spoke in an authoritative voice that quieted the class down instantly. "As all of you know, we will be having your graduation exam to see if you are ready to become genin. The exam will be on the Transformation jutsu, the Substitution jutsu, and the Clone jutsu. I warn you all now. A large portion of you will be staying in the academy. Now then to get this underway. When you hear your name being called, get up and walk to the room across the hall. You will be performing the exam there." Picking up her clipboard from her desk and glancing at it she calls, "First up, Raven Uchiha."
"Oh," Raven squeaks out in surprise. Then cheerfully, "I'm ready, Kira sensei."
As she starts to get up Saru calls out supportively, "I know you'll do great Raven."
"Thanks, but I'm not quite as good as you, Saru."
Hearing this brought a great blush to his face. Luckily she turned away just in time, he thought.
Bah. What was that? You expect to get the ladies and you blush at something like that. You humans are so pitiable. It's not even funny, Son Goku exclaimed harshly.
Sighing and closing his eyes, Saru began to dive into himself. He let himself be enveloped by the special room that contained his tailed beast. The room was about 2000 feet high and wide. It was covered in a dense jungle that moved as if it was going to attack intruders at any sign of trouble. It had a single clearing with brown dirt where the four tails was allowed to lay. Opening his eyes he saw he was face to face with Son Goku.
Saru was once again reminded of how cool Son looked. He was 40 feet tall, easily enveloping most of the space around him in the room. He had green skin with red fur all over. He was packed with muscle, and had a build like a gorilla. Saru liked his face best of all. His face was covered in the red fur with only skin showing on his ears and nose to eyes and forehead. He had two elongated blunt fangs coming down form ether side of his mouth. His pair of horns, curving upwards from his forehead, formed a crown. Strangely enough, had a big round opening in his mouth and no tongue. He had white pupils surrounded by starch yellow irises. Those eyes were now directly staring into his eyes.
Cut me some slack, Saru yelled defiantly back while holding his ground against the great beast. I'd like to see you try charming the most beautiful 12-year-old ninja that ever lived.
Whatever. I'm going to sleep, Son says suddenly uninterested.Wake me if anything interesting happens. As Son was turned around causing a dust cloud to form, Saru's eyes burned as he squinted to see Son's four tails. Each one was at least 30 feet in length and had spike like protrusions coming out of them.
As Son had already fallen asleep, Saru took it as a sign that he should leave and go back to reality. He closed his eyes once again and imagined the room around him melting away as if someone sprayed water on a painting. Within a few seconds he was back.
Saru opened his eyes and found to his dismay that that everybody was gone. "Where did everybody go?" he said aloud in surprise. Crap. I have to get a hold of controlling the time I take while I'm in there, he mentally scolded himself.
Out of nowhere Kira's voice drifted into the room. "Senri Tooa," it said matter a fact.
A boy stood up from behind Gentatsu and started a slow graceful tread toward the door. Senri snapped his head up and stared dumfounded at the boy. Where did he come from? I didn't even sense his presence, Saru thought astonished. He looks like some Indian or something.
Looking at him Saru couldn't help but notice how tall he was. Exasperated he thought, He must be at least 5'4''. How's that fair? He gets awesome height, and I get stuck with 4'10''.
Taking a closer look he noticed Senri had a deep tan. It's as if he spends all his time in the sun. With a shock he saw his brown hair and eyes with a bandage covering one eye. I wonder what happened, Saru thought curious.
Saru saw that he was only covered in a plain light brown shirt and pants. As the tall boy turned and made his way out the door Saru was shocked to see an expression of serenity on the boys face.
"Finally," Saru shouted to the empty room. "I can have my space." Leaning back in his chair and kicking his feet up on the desk, he started to wonder how Raven did. She probably did fine, he assured himself.
Exclaiming out in happiness, " Hey, when we get put on the same team, she can finally see the real me! Then we'll get together and we can be the strongest of the leaf village."
While he mused on with his thoughts, Kira's stern voice appeared in the room again. "Last up is Saru Uzumaki."
"It's about time Kira sensei," Saru said while hopping up. "Do you know how long you've kept me waiting?" Confidently he says, "Oh well, I guess if you have to save the best for last I can't stop you." Walking up the wooden floor of the classroom he suddenly started to panic. Where'd all my confidence go? he thought nervously. As he went passed rows of desk, his palms began to sweat. Why am I getting so nervous? After all I'm the best ninja there is, he tried to assure himself.
He kept telling himself this as he went out of the door and across the hall. Stopping just before the door he froze. Close your eyes, he told himself soothingly, and let yourself relax. He stood in the narrow hallway letting the cool breeze wash over his hot skin.
Opening his eyes, he noticed all the details before him. The chipping paint of the hallway same as the classroom. The sound of the creaking boards drifted up to him, from the place where he stood. The door that stood before him was unmarked. It was dark brown with the bright silver handle close to his right hand. Turning the handle and opening the door he let the bright light swarm over him. With a grin plastered on his face, he thinks half encouraging half sarcastic. Here goes nothing I guess.
Kira's Perspective
Sighing, she pumped chakra into her vocal cords and sternly called, "Last up is Saru Uzumaki." It's finally the last one, Kira thought exasperated. After Saru, I can take a break from the academy and go on missions again. I'm getting too rusty just staying in the ninja academy teaching.
Kira looked at the hot room she was forced to sit in for the last hour. The walls and ceiling were a lime green. There was a single desk and chair, which she was sitting at. The only other object in the room was a potted plant in the corner that was very leafy. Most of the reason it felt hot was because the air felt like it was charged due to all the failed attempts of the students to release their chakra properly. She sat up straighter in her chair, feeling the hard wood press against her back. Kira heard a noise outside the door. She figured Saru was outside, and decided that she should just wait patiently.
And after a minute or two of waiting, Saru opened the door with a bang and charged in. He had a smile on his face that was all confidence and a twinkle in his green eyes that screamed mischievousness.
Pushing down her exasperation, she put up her cool mask once again and stated, "You must first perform the Transformation jutsu."
"No problem teach," Saru said smoothly. Watching him make the correct handsign, she checked off a box on her list. Then she watched him build up chakra into his chest. He then let the chakra flow out and cover his body as a smoke appeared around him. When the smoke cleared she saw a little brown monkey in his place.
Very impressive, she thought appraisingly. She checked off a few more boxes. Usually beginners need to study a subject thoroughly before transforming into one, and there aren't any monkeys around here that he'd have a chance to study.
"You can transform back now."
"So what else do you have for me?" Saru says cockily.
"Next you have to complete the Substitution jutsu," Kira spoke authoritatively. For this one, he has to use a quick burst of chakra to increase his speed, so he can replace himself with another object around him without me noticing.
"Whatever you say Kira sensei," Saru spoke in a childish tone with a mock salute. He then built up chakra in his legs, preparing to make the switch. With a burst of smoke he grabbed the clipboard out of her hands and tried to jump behind her. Instead he tripped on the desk and fell on his face.
Gritting her teeth, Kira said, "Next time you try to use the Substitution jutsu, make sure you pick an object that I can't see. Not something in my hand." She checked off no boxes for that one. The only thing he did right was build up his chakra, she grumbled. You couldn't even execute it properly. With her anger under control, Kira told him, "Finally, you have to successfully perform the Clone jutsu."
Saru let out a sigh of relief. Performing the handsigns quickly, he built up a manageable amount of chakra and spit it into 4 equal sections. Doing this, he successfully created 4 identical clones of himself.
Checking off a row of boxes, she had to admit to herself that he impressed her with the last jutsu. Out of all the people she tested, nobody did the clone jutsu as smoothly or as well as Saru. But there was still the matter of him messing up the Substitution jutsu.
"Well?" Saru asked with a tinge of desperation. "How'd I do?"
Letting out a sigh of a hard day at work, Kira glanced quickly at her clipboard and back to Saru. She counted the points up that he earned. Kira looked unblinkingly into Saru's eyes and said, "You…"
Saru's Perspective
Kira's piercing gaze was unnerving. He could hardly concentrate on anything with her looking at him like that. I can't believe I messed up on the Substitution jutsu, Saru cursed to himself. I must have practiced it a thousand times. How could I be so stupid!? Now I might fail and not be able to become an awesome ninja. I might not be able to be with Raven.
As his horror was spreading he heard, "You… passed. Congratulations, you are now a genin."
He let out the biggest cry of happiness that he thought was possible. Jumping all over he cried, "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You will not regret this. Yes, now I'm on my way to becoming the strongest ninja there ever was, and I can be with Raven."
"Settle down Saru." Kira said, forcefully breaking through his dance of euphoria. "You're going to want to settle down because you're not done."
"What?" he asked in disbelief. "I thought I was done. You told me I was done. You can't just-"
Standing up quickly Kira shouted sternly, "I said settle down." Saru stopped talking immediately and looked her. "Now, you're going to want to head to room 3-A with the rest of the students that passed. Wait there for me."
Saru couldn't get out of the classroom fast enough. Walking down the familiar hallways to his former weapons class was a breeze. Thoughts of him on missions filled his mind as he walked through the twisting hallways. He approached the door with the number 3-A above it. Instead of feeling nervous like before, he was filled with confidence. Saru pushed it open to see the class was only filled with about 15 students. Scanning the students, he found Raven and ran up to her in happiness.
"Raven! You made it!" Saru exclaimed in happiness.
With a smile Raven said, "I see you passed too! That's great."
"I know." Saru smiled and then replied nervously, "Ma-maybe we c-ca-can be p-put on the sa-same team."
"It's very unlikely, there are going to be 5 teams," Raven replies, matter-a-fact, but after seeing the dejected look on Saru's face, she adds, "but I'd really like to be your teammate."
At that moment, the door opened to the weapons classroom. Now stripped of all weapons that once hung up on the wall. Striding up to the center chalkboard, Kira cleared her throat and said. "Now then, as most of you know, you will be put into teams of three and have a jonin be put in charge of each team. I will now announce the teams."
Please be with Raven. Please be with Raven, Saru thought intently.
"First off, Team 12. It will consist of Inoi Yamanaka, Cho Akimichi, Shikaru Nara, and your jonin in charge will be me, Kira Sarutobi. You will report to your me at Training ground 7 at 7:00 am."
"Hahahahaha. That sucks for you guys. You have to endure Kira sensei for much longer now," Saru laughs out hysterically.
Inoi turned around and shot him a glare that made his blood freeze.
Gentatsu didn't know how a blonde twelve year-old could instill more fear in him than any jonin could with a single look. It's ridiculous, Saru exclaimed internally.
"Moving on," Kira said coolly. "Team 13 will consist of Raven Uchiha-"
This is my moment, Saru thought desperately. Come on. Come on.
"Saru Uzumaki-"
Yeeeeeeesssssssss, Saru screamed inside his head. He would have screamed out loud, but he didn't want Raven to know about his crush yet.
"and Senri Tooa. Your jonin in charge will be Roku Haruno. You will report to Training ground 5 at 7:00 am."
As Saru tried to sleep that night he couldn't stop thinking about the next day. He couldn't wait till he met his new sensei and proved himself. Then there was Raven and him. He had a crush on her since he first laid eyes on her. Now that they were going to be put on the same team, he could finally bond with her how he wanted. As Saru was falling asleep that night, he had one final thought. I can't wait for tomorrow.
Roku's Perspective
The first thing he heard that morning his alarm clock going off inside his single-room apartment. He slammed his hand down on it, shutting it off. Time to face a new day I guess. He opened his eyes with a yawn. Roku got up out of bed to see his apartment. It was a small apartment. The ceiling was 8 feet high, and the room about 12 feet in width and length. The only furniture in the room was a dresser, a table, and his bed. Clothes were thrown everywhere. His trash from dinner was still on the table. Messy as usual, he thought tiredly. I really should get a maid.
He stumbled over to his dresser on the far side of the room to get his outfit. After about a minute of digging he found it. His outfit comprised the general black suit that most jonin wore. He had a black chunin vest instead of the usual green ones, and lastly the was his white forearm protector he kept on his left arm.
Roku walked over to the mirror and looked in it to find his bright yellow eyes staring back at him. His light red hair always made the stand out. Especially against his peachy skin. I can't seem to remember what I am supposed to be doing today, he pondered. It had something to do with kids. Oh well. Probably nothing.
He quickly brushed his teeth and set out into the village to the Hokage's mansion to speak with the Hokage. He always loved the leaf village. It was his favorite of all the hidden villages. He had originally grown up in the Hidden Stone village, but moved to the Konoha after he visited when he was kid. Now he was proud to serve the village and go out on missions. Maybe I can get a genin team.
Freezing in his tracks, he face-palmed himself. Oh crap! That's what I was supposed to do, he mentally cursed himself. Taking off in the opposite direction, he headed toward Training Ground 5 where he was supposed to meet his new students. While jumping across rooftops, he thought, I seriously need to get a new memory. For two weeks I looked forward to getting a team and then when I do, I forget. Sheepishly he thought, I guess I have to see if they can actually pass my test first before we become a team.
Arriving there he found to his dismay that no one was there yet. What? I thought for sure I was late. Checking his watch he face palmed again. It's only 6:15. Dang it. I forgot I set my alarm for six instead of my usual seven in my anticipation. Now I have to wait 45 minutes for them to get here. He closed his eyes and leaned up against closest tree for the wait.
45 minutes later
He opened his eyes and to his dismay didn't see anybody. Quizzically he thought, where could they be? He leapt up to the top of the tree gazing out. He saw three kids walking his way. There they are, he thought in triumph. He hopped back down noiselessly and waited till they got there.
As they approached, he saw the blonde boy in black and white being very loud as he talked on about how strong he was. The brown haired one was dressed up in a brown nature getup and was staring up at the birds in the sky. The girl in purple was looking at the blonde one and listening to him drone on.
"Come over here," Roku shouted to them. They turned his way to see him leaning up against the tree.
While they all walked over, Saru called, "Who are you? And what's up with those weird hair and eyes."
Seeing red for a second he exclaimed, "My hair and eyes are not weird. They're perfectly ordinary." Getting his temper under control he spoke in a more positive tone. "As for the first question, I am your new sensei." Whispering under his breath, "Maybe."
"What was that Roku sensei? I didn't catch that last part," Raven asked politely.
"Nothing, nothing. Now, we have to get to know one another better. So I want us all to say are names, dreams, likes, dislikes, and hobbies. That sorta thing. Who wants to go first?"
Saru's hand shot up in the air faster than a rocket. "I do. I do," he said excitedly. Roku motioned for him to go ahead. "My name is Saru Uzumaki. My dream is to become the strongest ninja there ever was, and marry the prettiest ninja."
Sending a small glance at Raven, he blushed. Oh great. Now I have to deal with teenage drama, Roku thought tiredly.
"I like monkeys, food, and training. I dislike vegetables, clowns, and written tests. Roku choked back a laugh at that one. "As for my hobbies… Just training I guess."
"Very good," Roku says back in a professional manner. "Next you," he gestures at Raven.
"Ok. My name is Raven Uchiha."
An Uchiha. Sweet, Roku thought with glee, I got lucky with this bunch.
"My dream is to become a strong ninja and have a family. I like flowers, sand, the color purple, and intelligence tests. I don't really dislike anything. For my hobby, it would have to be studying."
"Ok that's pretty good. And lastly you," He pointed at Senri.
Senri just stood there shaking his head.
"You don't feel like saying anything."
He continued shaking his head.
Saru suddenly said, "How about you Roku sensei?"
"Good idea Saru. I'll join in. My Name is Roku Haruno. I've achieved my dream already. I like running, fighting, and I guess just training in general. I dislike my own bad memory. As for hobbies, I don't have anything special."
"Hey! You never actually told us you dream," Saru barked out accusingly.
"Oh yeah that's right. My dream was to be the fastest ninja in history."
Saru's eyes went wide while Raven asked, "How fast are you?"
Roku replied with a sly grin, "You'll have to find out."
"Ok then. On to business you guys. I'm sorry to say this, but you all will have to take another test. A one-on-one battle."
Saru started to protest, but then heard the word battle. "I guess it'll be fine. At least I get to show off my skills a bit."
"Here is the part your not going to like. If I don't deem you worthy. You will be sent back to the academy immediately." Roku issues this last statement as a threat.
"No fair!" Saru and Raven cried.
Vigorously, Saru said, "I was finally supposed to be done with that stupid academy!"
"Yeah," Raven said in agreement. "We earned our place here."
Roku smiled. "Then I guess your going to have to prove that to me. Since it wouldn't be fair to fight you as a full jonin, I will only be using 5% of my power. Ok." Walking over to the middle of the field he called, "First up will be Raven."
Suddenly calm, she walked over and called back, "Fine."
He closed his eyes and took a moment to address his surroundings. He picked the training ground perfectly. It was a big open space with a single large tree. Perfect for one on one battles. Covering the ground was a fine layer of dirt with hard packed earth underneath. Just in case they surprise me with earth jutsu, he thought pleasantly. The smell of pine washed over him as the wind picked up. He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and called with as much a sensei like voice as he could muster, "Begin."
She didn't dash forward like he was expecting. Fine then, he thought confidently. I'll kick start this battle by testing her with some Ninjutsu.
He leapt back into the air 20 feet up and called, "Fire Style: Fire Ball jutsu." The giant burning orb left his mouth and sailed directly toward Raven. She dove out of the way at the last second, throwing shuriken at him same time. He managed to twist and dodge them by a hair. They were so close he felt them whizzing by his ears. Landing, he ran to the side preparing his next jutsu. "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower jutsu," he shouted as he made his way behind her. Raven tried to jump away in time but ended up getting nicked by one on the leg.
"Ahh," She screamed out in pain, as she put the fire out.
Maybe I over did it a little bit, Roku thought regretfully. Snapping back to a instructor's mindset he thought, Now Taijutsu.
Raven threw herself at him with kunai in hand. While dodging her attempts at thrust and swipes, he thought, this is pathetic. I thought she was a member of the Uchiha clan. I guess I made her out to be better than she was. While dodging another thrust that sailed past him, he brought his knee up into her gut and heard a satisfying, "Umph."
He stepped back a bit as Raven got to her feet. "I'm not done," she struggled to get out.
"I would have been disappointed if you were," he replied.
Then a voice called out, "You can do it Raven! Give it your best!"
Raven smiled as Saru cheered her on. She then put on a determined look on her face and said, "That's right. I've worked too hard to go back to the ninja academy now." Suddenly her purple eyes shifted to red ones.
Looking closely he saw that she had two tomoes already. Whistling in appreciation he said, "Very well done." Maybe there is hope for her. She can already activate her Sharingan with two tomoes.
He dashed toward her leaping up to perform a spinning back kick. She ducked down just in time to avoid it and at the same time thrust her kunai up at him. He substituted with a branch from the tree just in time. Not bad. Not bad. It's impressive to dodge my kick with no warning.
Then he tried to look at her, but found he couldn't. When he finally saw it he turned his head to the side in confusion. The area around her was as clear as day, but whenever he tried to focus on her directly he found he couldn't.
"Hahahahahahaha," He let out in a burst of laughter. He visibly relaxed. "So that's how you dodged my kick. When did you activate your Genjutsu?
"Right when I activated my Sharingan," Raven replied stricken that he figured it out.
"Games over," he called out while making the correct handsign. "Release."
Reality turned back to normal and he could focus on Raven again. He quickly charged forward and threw left hook at her side. She stepped closer to him to avoid. Bad move, he thought. My right hand is still free.
He pulled his left arm back and twisted his hips to perform his right uppercut. His hit nailed her square in the jaw and she was sent flying. Raven hit against the tree with a loud thud and fell down on the ground face first.
"Oh no," He heard Saru call out as he frantically rushed over to her.
I guess he's checking on her to make sure I didn't kill her.
"Don't worry. She only be out for an hour or so. Then she'll be good as new," Roku tries to say this last part reassuringly. It did not turn out with the desired affects.
"You better be ready to pay for what you did to Raven," He spat out. Saru got onto a wide spread stance and pulled out a small pole on his back.
It's only about a foot long. What kind of damage can he do to me with that?
He got his answer a second later when the pole suddenly extended out till it was 6 feet.
Back with the cocky smile, Saru answered Roku's unasked question, "It is a special weapon I developed myself. If I put my chakra into it a certain way it can shrink and grow anywhere between 1 to 6 feet."
"That is pretty interesting," Roku says matter-a-fact. "Now lets see how good you are with it."
Roku dashed forward and acted like he was going to throw a punch when he changed his center of gravity and slid under Saru, trying to kick him in the chest. Saru however had a different plan. He hopped to the side and swept his staff at feet level hoping to catch Roku in the jaw.
Roku saw this, flipped over onto his back, and performed a half push up half jump to avoid it. He landed on his feet and did a couple back flips to get some space. He skidded a few feet and came to a stop. Stepping up his speed, he appeared before Saru in a flash throwing a right punch. Saru dodged the punch by centimeters and lashed out. Roku wasn't expecting that. He caught the full force of the blow as the staff snapped his face to the side. He felt blood start to gather in his mouth where his cheek was cut. He spat it out a little distance away from where he was standing and wiped his mouth. I gotta say you impressed me kid. Your Taijutsu is pretty superb. Now lets see how you fight from a distance.
He disappeared from Saru's sight once more and reappeared 20 yards behind him.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower jutsu."
Saru snapped his head around at Roku. "Time to show off all my secret training," he yelled. Wielding his staff, he jumped up in the air swinging it in a downward arc yelling, "Wind Style: Wind Scythe jutsu.
Bad move kid, Roku thought with a smile. The wind only makes them stronger.
And they did just that. Seeing them all grow twice their original size, Saru realized his mistake. He moved his staff above his head and started spinning it rapidly. As soon as the mini fireballs hit the staff they seemed to disperse. Genius, Roku thought astonished. He used wind chakra on his staff and sucked the oxygen out of the flames.
"It's time to end this."
Something in Roku's voice made Saru take a step back and prepare himself. Roku relaxed some of his muscles. Time to take it up a notch.
As he took a step forward the world slowed down. He noticed everything in slow motion. The dust he kicked up hung in midair with no sign of descending. The birds in the air seemed to pause in midair. The fight always gets boring when I get like this.
The next thing Saru knew was that he was lying on the ground. Roku watched him struggling to get up. With a final hit to the back of the head, the boy blacked out and slumped to the ground.
Roku picked Saru up and carried him next to Raven. Then resuming back to his original place he beckoned Senri over. Senri walked over to the place where Saru formally lay. Roku was interested this boy most of all.
"Begin," Roku called out. Senri's expression of serenity that he had until now changed. With shock clearly on his face, he watched Senri's eyes become as bloodthirsty as a wild animal.
"Raaaaahhhhhhhh," Senri answered with a bloodcurdling roared. He charged at Roku with blinding speed, slashing through his shirt and some of his chest. Roku picked up his speed when he realized what a monster he was up against.
This kid is easily as strong as a chunin with physical ability alone, Roku thought in surprise. What did he cut me with? Looking at his arm for a weapon, he found it. He saw that Senri's right arm was suddenly changed into that of a bear's arm. The claws of the brown arm was dripping with blood of the man he just cut.
He tried jumping up in the air and dropping down with a axe kick. Senri easily blocked it with his bear arm and threw him off like he was nothing. It must be bear mimicry. That one is a particular hard beast mastery to perform too.
Senri charged him sending a wave of killing intent Roku's way. Roku took a step back on how strong the killing intent was. I've only experienced this facing off against enemy jonin, he exclaimed.
Roku leaped out of the way just as Senri charged past. He stopped and turned around. Then unexpectedly he shrunk to his knees clutching his head. "Aaaahhhhhh," he cried out in pain.
I think he's trying to get control, Roku thought bewildered.
Almost as soon as the pain started, it ended. Senri stopped clutching his head and looked up once more. That wild look was back in his eyes. Roku saw an enormous amount of chakra gathering in the boy's feet and arm. He's going for one last attack, Roku thought suddenly.
Senri ran forward with claws extended looking to kill. Roku disappeared in a black flash just as Senri's hand was inches from piercing his heart. As Roku reappeared behind Senri. He fell to the ground. Chakra Exhaustion got him at the end I guess, Roku thought tiredly. If that was any other jonin then they would probably have been impaled by that last attack.
Looking over the three unconscious ninja Roku had one thought. This is going to be a one really strange team.
Hope you liked it. Please review with any constructive criticism you have. Tell me how I did on the fight scenes, it was the most I was unsure of.