Naruto Anonymous

Chapter 3: The Challenge Part 1

"Jinchuuriki are destructive creatures by nature,

however if trained form a young age one can manipulate that destructive

force into something that can be used as a weapon"

~Danzou

The past few days had gone by smoothly. Naruto got into the routine of waking up to having a breakfast cooked for him by Rei, then going to the academy, getting picked up and taken out for ramen.

Naruto started to think this must be what other children with parents and family felt like all the time, and he liked it a lot.

Naruto was also happy to find out that the presents he left out for the anbu looking after him three nights ago accepted his small token of appreciation even though he didn't know who they were.

Naruto was currently sitting in class not paying attention to the teacher explaining things. His mind was thinking back to this morning.

**** Flashback Start ****

Ryuu, Rei, Jo, and Naruto were all sitting around Naruto's apartment enjoying another great breakfast full of joy and laughter when there was a knock at the door.

Rei got up and answered. An anbu with a hawk mask handed Rei a piece of paper then vanished.

Rei looked down to the paper and saw it was addressed to Ryuu. "Ryuu-sama a message has come for you" she said handing him the note.

Ryuu opened the message and read it. "Well seems like today I get to shine in front of an audience." Ryuu said over exaggerating.

"So the council has finally got around to rounding up the lambs" Jo snorted.

"Now now Jo-chan I'm sure they have picked only the very best to fight against me today" Ryuu said.

"Your going to fight the village ninja today. That's so cool! Can I come?" Naruto asked getting excited.

"Sorry Naruto you have to go to the academy. It's important you go so you can become a great ninja" Ryuu explained.

"Aww can't I just skip out on today? I really want to go and see you beat all those guys" Naruto pouted.

"Now Naruto nothing exciting is going to happen. Just a bunch of adults hanging around a field. Nothing someone like you would be interested in. So be a good boy and go to the academy" Ryuu told him.

"Fine" Naruto grumbled taking a bite of food.

"Rei and Jo will walk you to the academy and pick you up. I will be unable to because of the council today, but I promise we shall have some good food after I finish up what I have to do today alright" Ryuu said smiling down at Naruto. Naruto nodded with a smile on his face.

****Flashback End****

So here Naruto was sitting in class with the irresistible urge to ditch class and go find where Ryuu was and watch. However he knew Ryuu asked him to come here so he would stay as to not disappoint him.

Ryuu casually walked towards a large training field where all the council member were standing as well as several Uchiha, Hyuuga and some random ninja's.

"Ryuu do you have any idea how late you are?" Koharu screeched.

"Yes you were supposed to be here over an hour ago. Perhaps you aren't taking your situation as serious as you should" Homura added.

"Yea yea say what ever you want *yawn*. I overslept then I needed to *yawn* needed to get something to eat that's why I'm so late" Ryuu said between yawns

"Anyway I'm here now so why don't you introduce me to my opponents." Ryuu lazily said.

"Certainly Ryuu if you will follow me please." Sarutobi answered.

"I will introduce you to the first five opponents that you will face in one on one combat" the Hokage explained.

Ryuu and Sarutobi walked to a group of the five ninja's that almost seemed out of place amongst the rest. The group lined up and stood at attention when they seen their hokage approach. Ryuu and Sarutobi moved to the first person.

"This is Yuuhi Kurenai she is an experienced Chuunin on the fast track to become a full fledge jounin. She is Konoha's best at casting and dispelling genjutsu and will test you on both during the challenge." Sarutobi explained.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Kurenai-san. It will be interesting to see what kinds of genjutsu you can create." Ryuu complemented.

"Thank you Ryuu-san I'm looking forward to seeing your skill in the art of genjutsu as well." Kurenai replied.

"Just Ryuu will be fine I don't like any titles attached to my name makes me uneasy" Ryuu corrected her.

"As you wish Ryuu" Kurenai said.

Ryuu smiled and he and the Hokage moved onto the second person. "This is Maito Gai. Don't let his appearance fool you he is a jounin of the leaf and is one of the finest taijutsu experts in the village. He will be your opponent for that part of the test" the hokage said.

"Pleased to meet you Gai-san. I hope to be able to go all out against you during our fight" Ryuu said.

"YOSH! May the flames of our youth burn brighter then the sun as we do combat" Gai exclaimed.

Ryuu just stared at the man for a second and the smiled. "Yes let us do that" Ryuu replied and moved on ahead of the Hokage.

Sarutobi just chuckled mentally about Ryuu meeting Gai. "Your third opponent is Gekkou Hayate a special jounin he is Konoha's resident kenjutsu master" Sarutobi said.

"It will be an honour to clash blades with a fellow kenjutsu user once again" Ryuu said.

"Like wise. Konoha has so few who are skilled with a blade. I hope you don't disappoint" Hayate answered. Ryuu nodded to the man and moved on with the Hokage.

"Up fourth is Hatake Kakashi. Currently enrolled as an Anbu captain. He will be testing you of all things ninjutsu related" the hokage explained.

"So copy cat Kakashi will be testing me in ninjutsu huh. I would have thought the council would have picked an Uchiha but I guess they are saving them for my later matches" Ryuu said to himself.

"I assure you Ryuu I am more then capable of testing your ninjutsu skills since I know the most ninjutsu in the entire village outside the Hokage" Kakashi replied.

"Then I look forward to our match Kakashi-san." Ryuu said.

They proceeded to the last person in the group of five. The Hokage was about to introduce the last person when Ryuu spoke up "You!" he exclaimed.

"What are you surprised to see little old me?" the women replied in a teasing manner. Ryuu smirked at her playfulness.

"This is" the Hokage began.

"Mitarashi Anko serves as a special jounin and part time anbu. I guess you will be testing me in stealth, assassination, and interrogation techniques right beautiful." Ryuu said teasing back.

"Play your cards right and you might just get tested in more then that" Anko said licking her lips.

*cough* "Any how these are your first five opponents you can choose any order in which to face them" Sarutobi explained.

Ryuu thought for a moment. "Hmmm I guess I'll Fight Kurenai in genjutsu first, Hayate in kenjutsu second, Kakashi in ninjutsu third, Gai in taijutsu fourth and save the deadly Anko for last. I hope this is fine with the rest of the council." Ryuu said looking in their direction.

"I have no problems" Koharu replied "That's fine" Homura said.

Just then Rei and Jo came walking into the field. "Ah just in time ladies." Ryuu said

"What are they doing here?" One of the civilian council members spoke up.

"Well I figure a lot of the ninjas will have questions on how I do certain things so Rei and Jo will be on the sidelines to answer questions as I go along since I won't be able to" Ryuu explained.

"How are our ninja supposed to protect themselves from coming in contact with your body's seemingly natural defence? It makes the fight a little one sided when all you have to do is touch them with a finger to knock them out." Danzou objected.

"I'm glad you brought that up Danzou." Ryuu said. He then proceeded to remove the huge scroll he was wearing and unravelled it slightly. Everyone saw various seals and patterns inked out on the scroll. Some of which no one recognized.

Ryuu placed two fingers on a certain marking and channelled a small amount of chakra into it. Out popped several pairs of gloves into existence. "These gloves will provide a temporary immunity to the electrical shocks and allow the wearer the ability to fight me without getting knocked out. Just in case some of you decide you might want to swipe some to use against me at a later time let me tell you right now that this protects you from the LOWEST electrical discharge my body is emanating at the moment. If I was to increase the electrical flow through out my body and some one touched me they would die instantly regardless if they wore the gloves or not. You have nothing to fear here today though as I am able to control the output as easily as it is to breath." Ryuu explained.

"If that's the case then that is fine" Danzou replied in a monotone voice.

"Well then you all get a feel for the gloves and then we shall get started ok" Ryuu said giving off a cheesy smile. Ryuu walked out into the middle of the field and waited until Kurenai joined him about twenty feet away.

"I will be refereeing the matches the winner is declared when a ninja is rendered unconscious or gives up." The Hokage explained. "There will be no killing blows is that understood" Ryuu and Kurenai nodded.

"Are there any questions or concerns before we begin?" Sarutobi asked

"Yes Hokage-san, can you please make sure that anyone that posses the sharigan keep it deactivated if they are not participating in the current match. I don't mind them copying any moves I may use against them in combat but I do mind if they simply stand there stealing what people work hard to create" Ryuu said.

The Hokage nodded and turned to the Uchiha. "If any Uchiha activates their sharigan outside of combat during this exercise it will be seen as treason and punishment will be dealt accordingly. Do I make my self clear" Sarutobi spoke with authority. All the sharigan users got the message loud and clear. "Well then Ryuu vs. Kurenai begin!"

***First Match Ryuu vs. Yuuhi Kurenai***

Ryuu just stood there smiling at his opponent as Kurenai did a few fast hand seals "Kokohi no Jutsu" (False Place Technique) Kurenai called out.

Kurenai seemed to shimmer out of existence to all who watched. The Hyuuga activated their Byakugan. Kurenai may have disappeared to the regular eyes but the Hyuuga could still follow her chakra signature.

Ryuu smirked. "Your going to have to do better then that Kurenai if you want to fool me" he said. Ryuu then closed his eyes for a few seconds and when he opened them they were the glistening silver that he showed before.

"I. See. You. Kurenai." Ryuu called out.

"What does he mean he can see her? Does he posses a bloodline trait similar to the Hyuuga?" Tsume asked Rei and Jo.

Rei decided to answer the question "No, Ryuu-sama doesn't posses anything as advanced as that. With genjutsu of the type Kurenai is using the user has to expend chakra around themselves in order to create a type of cloak. From what Ryuu-sama has explained to me he can see the aura given off from the cloak thus a rough outline of the caster." Rei explained. Tsume satisfied with the answer went back to watching the fight.

Ryuu was currently moving around following his invisible opponent's movements. Ryuu quickly drew a kunai out of his coat and threw it in a direction. Ryuu continued this several times. To the spectators it looked as if Ryuu was going crazy flinging kunai every which way.

Finally one of the kunai cut something and blood seemingly began to come out of thin air. A few seconds later Kurenai shimmered back into existence.

"I'm a little insulted that you would use such a low level genjutsu on me Kurenai" Ryuu said in a mock hurtful tone.

"I'm just getting warmed up" Kurenai said as she tied a piece of cloth on her arm. Kurenai then did another set of hand seals "Flower Petal Dissolve" she shouted.

Kurenai then broke up into thousands of cherry blossoms swirling around the field. With each pass more and more petals began to stick on Ryuu covering him.

"hmmm interesting genjutsu you have. Immobilizes the opponent as well as dissolve them. A worthy genjutsu indeed but unfortunately not good enough. I'm sure being a genjutsu expert your aware of the many methods of dispelling genjutsu" Ryuu explained as more blossoms covered his arms and legs.

"A shock of pain to the system is the most common but when that doesn't work one usually tries to lower there chakra levels to a point the genjutsu can no longer take hold" Ryuu continued in a normal manner as the petals covered his torso and making their way up his neck.

The council once again looked at Ryuu wondering what he was doing standing there letting the genjutsu take its full affect. "But the most preferred method I like to use is a chakra pulse. It's my own design" Ryuu said.

With that said Ryuu began building up chakra to the point that his body had a light blue glow. All of a sudden Ryuu released the chakra and created a sort of blast wave of chakra that rocked the entire field instantly dispelling the genjutsu and forcing Kurenai to fall to the ground several feet away.

"What was that just now?" Hiashi asked.

Jo answered the question this time. "Ryuu-sama's own creation. The chakra pulse. Ryuu-sama gathers chakra all around his body and releases it in a blast wave. It disrupts the finely tuned chakra control of the genjutsu user by shorting all other external flows of chakra. However its not very practical with any allies using genjutsu as it cancels every genjutsu within the blast radius" Jo explained.

"Just how far can this blast wave travel?" Inoichi asked.

"Depending on the chakra capacity and control it can be as small as a few meters or cover the whole village" Jo replied.

Some of the shinobi paled at the thought of every genjutsu being dispelled in the village.

On the field Kurenai was panting slightly as the last genjutsu took a lot of chakra and control to maintain. "You are doing quite well Kurenai, but like a lot of genjutsu users you maintain a high level of control at the cost of chakra capacity, and as such can only use a handful of high level techniques before becoming exhausted. Allow me to take the offensive and demonstrate one of my least lethal Genjutsu" Ryuu said.

Ryuu went through a mess of hand seals and called out. "Kokuangyou no Jutsu" (Journey into Black Darkness Technique). Everything around Kurenai suddenly went black.

"That's one of the Nidaime's signature jutsu how does someone like him know it" Homura asked.

Jo once again answered. "Ryuu-sama knows many jutsu from many different times. It's only natural that he would learn such jutsu with time being on his side" Jo said. Homura didn't accept that answer but decided to hold his tongue.

Back with Kurenai she was at a loss. No matter how far she ran in any direction it was still the same blackness. Kurenai calmed down and thought a moment. She pulled out a kunai and stabbed herself in the leg. She was surprised when the genjutsu didn't dispel. She had to do something else to break loose. She decided to lower her chakra.

Kurenai lowered her chakra signature to almost non existence. The darkness started to fade away until Kurenai found herself standing in the field in the same spot she was before and Ryuu smiling at her.

"You have a real talent Kurenai I'm surprised you broke an A ranked jutsu so easy." Ryuu said complementing the genjutsu mistress.

"Thank you Ryuu but I think its about time I finish this with my greatest genjutsu. Kurenai went through a longer and more complicated set of hand seals this time. "Magen • Jubaku Satsu" (Demonic Illusion • Tree Binding Death) she called out.

Kurenai once again vanished but this time a tree sprouted from behind Ryuu and wrapped around him pinning his arms. Kurenai then appeared from within the tree above Ryuu's head kunai at his throat. "Do you surrender?" Kurenai asked. "From a B ranked jutsu. I don't think so" Ryuu said smiling. Once again Ryuu shot out a chakra pulse only a stronger one. The force from the chakra was great enough to blow Kurenai twenty feet away.

"I commend you on your efforts Kurenai, however I'm going to end this now. You have proven to me you have the skill to break A ranked genjutsu so I'm forced to use an S Ranked jutsu. But don't worry this isn't going to cause any bodily harm. Ryuu's eyes glowed silver again and he went through a long chain of seals faster then the eyes of everyone else could see. "Demonic Illusion • Demonic Body Manipulation" he cried out.

Ryuu locked eyes with Kurenai and instantly she passed out. "What's Ryuu doing now?" Danzou asked.

"Ryuu-sama has placed Kurenai in a dream like state that he controls. Its similar to that of a sharigan user but instead of the user feeling absolute pain the subject feels unsurpassable pleasure" Rei explained.

"Pleasure? that doesn't seem like a very effective means against an experienced shinobi" Chouza pointed out.

"On the contrary Akimichi-san. Shinobi are trained to endure a lot of pain but how many are trained to endure absolute pleasure. The sense of pleasure overloads a shinobi's senses and cant help but fall victim to it" Rei said.

"So then why is something like that genjutsu S Rank like Ryuu said" Shibi asked.

"Its S Rank for a couple reasons. If the caster does not have extremely good chakra control of the genjutsu the person trapped most likely will die from pleasure overload. Plus the chakra required for such a full body genjutsu is more then most genjutsu using shinobi could afford to put out in one technique" Rei said.

Back on the training field Kurenai was wriggling in pleasure. Ryuu was simply standing there never moving. Everyone wondered what could be happening to Kurenai to make her cry out with such lustful moans.

"Do either of you know what goes on during this genjutsu" Sarutobi asked a bit curious.

"Everyone is different because everyone has a different opinion of what ultimate pleasure is" Jo said.

"To one person ultimate pleasure could mean unlimited buffet while another could be a perverted fantasy" she continued.

Kurenai gave out one finally loud moan making everyone look back at the field. Ryuu's eyes had returned to normal and looked back at the crowd.

"I believe Kurenai has passed out from exhaustion Hokage-san would you please call the match" Ryuu said.

"Right, the winner of the first match is Ryuu" the Hokage said.

Ryuu picked Kurenai up and carried her over to the crowed. Anko was one of the first to rush over to her.

"Will she be alright?" Anko as a little concerned.

"She will be perfectly fine, she will wake up in a couple hours probably feeling like a million bucks" Ryuu said.

"What kind of pleasure did she feel" Anko questioned.

"I'm sorry I wont say. Everyone who experiences that genjutsu involves a personal nature to them and I wont reveal those personal feelings to anyone else. If you want to know you can ask her yourself when she wakes up" Ryuu said with a little smile.

"Shall we continue on with the second match then" Ryuu pointed out.

Everyone moved back to where they were leaving the unconscious Kurenai to rest with a small smile of satisfaction on her face.

Hayate walked out onto the field and drew his katana getting into a battle stance. Ryuu drew the two swords that where resting on his lower back and got into a stance himself. "Alright the second match is between Ryuu and Gekkou Hayate. Begin!" Sarutobi signalled

***Second Match Ryuu vs. Gekkou Hayate***

Ryuu and Hayate stood opposite one another unmoving and unwavering. They had been standing still for almost ten minutes now.

"What are they doing just standing there? Why don't they do something?" a council man grumbled.

Jo decided to speak up. "The two are not attacking because they are getting a feel for each other. What they are doing is playing out every possible move in their minds. Only highly skilled swordsmen are capable of this." Jo explained sounding a little annoyed. Everyone turned back to the fight not wanting to miss the moment one of them made their move.

Suddenly both Ryuu's and Hayate's eyes snapped open and they charged one another. Hayate swung his sword down and Ryuu blocked by making an x of his two swords. Hayate stepped back an raised his blade for another blow. Ryuu parried the strike with his left sword deflecting it down and away. Ryuu brought his right sword up ready to strike a defenceless Hayate.

Hayate was quick enough to roll out of the way before Ryuu connected. "Ryuu is cheating using two swords when Hayate-san is only using one" Chika exclaimed.

"It may be true that Ryuu is using two swords against one but they each have an advantage over the other. Using two blades allows for quicker strikes from different locations, however using one blade allows the user a more powerful strike. So they balance each other out" The Hokage explained.

"I'm afraid you mistaken Hokage-san" Rei said pointing to the battle. Hayate was on the defensive this time as Ryuu was striking down one sword after the other. Ryuu swung down again and Hayate blocked. He winced when Ryuu's blade impacted with his own. Another and another Hayate was slowly loosing strength.

"What's wrong with Hayate he seems to be having trouble blocking Ryuu's strikes." Hiashi asked.

"That would be because Ryuu-sama's swords are special. Each one weighs two hundred pounds making all six he posses twelve hundred pounds he's carrying at any given moment" Rei said.

"That must require a tremendous amount of strength just to move let alone move they way Ryuu has been" Tsume commented.

"Exactly. Between the weight of the sword and the force Ryuu-sama is putting behind the blows Hayate-san is getting tired quickly" Rei explained.

Hayate skidded back several feet from another menacing blow by Ryuu. "Even though your swords weigh a lot. The way you handle them is quite impressive" Hayate commented.

"Your exceptionally skilled yourself. Even though your using one blade against my two you are holding your ground fairly well" Ryuu shot back.

Hayate stood up fully, wiping some sweat off of his brow and getting back into an attack stance. "I think its time that we stop playing around and get serious" Hayate stated.

Hayate then proceeded to gather chakra around his sword. "It takes a lot of control for a kenjutsu user to apply their nature affinity to the weapons they use, however once they are capable of doing so it increases the attack power ten fold" Hayate said.

All of a sudden his sword drove into the ground. "Earth Assault Technique" Hayate called out. The ground started to shoot out jagged spikes of earth in a line towards Ryuu. Ryuu just stood where he was smirking. Once the spikes drew near Ryuu raised both arms and struck the swords to the ground with a mighty blow. The ninja around the area felt the ground shake slightly from the force of the impact.

"Not bad but your going to have to do better then that if you are going to stand a chance" Ryuu said.

"I'm just getting started" Hayate said.

He charged towards Ryuu with a greater speed then before. "Leaf Style: Dance of the Crescent Moon" he called out.

Two clones popped into existence on different sides created a triangle formation attack. "Even if you have two swords you can't block three strikes" Hayate said as the clones and the real one struck Ryuu.

Hayate's eyes widened when he hit Ryuu with all three blows. The man simply didn't block any of them he was just standing there. Ryuu put his finger into his ear cleaning it out while he was yawning.

"Impressive that such a young person in this village knows and is able to perform the dance of the crescent moon so well. However I want to show you that that particular technique would work on almost any ninja it wouldn't not work on someone such as I" Ryuu explained.

The two Hayate clones went up in a puff of smoke before Ryuu grabbed a hold of the sword where it was going into his body. Ryuu pulled the sword completely out and the wound was sealed almost instantaneously. Ryuu let go of Hayate's sword and Hayate jumped back to a safer distance. "Something like that isn't going to stop me" Hayate said. Again Hayate drew chakra into his sword. This time how ever he swung the sword down at the ground. "Earth Tsunami Technique" he called out.

This time a large wave of earth moved towards the black haired man. Ryuu brought up his black swords in an X position waiting for the wave to come closer. Just as the wave was a few feet away from impact. "Raiton: Grand Spark Technique" Ryuu cried out. Ryuu swung both swords away from his body and created a lightning bolt in its wake. The bolt struck the wave of earth creating a large hole. The hole was large enough that it allowed Ryuu to stand in it as the wave passed on both sides of him and impacting a tree several yards behind him.

"What was that technique Ryuu used right now?" Fugaku asked looking towards the two women.

"It's not really a technique Ryuu-sama simply channelled some of the electricity from himself into his swords creating a miniature lighting strike" Rei explained.

"Hmph he is not even taking any of this seriously. All he is doing is using the bare minimum how does he expect to win our favour" one of the council member spoke.

"He probably thinks this is all too troublesome to even try so he is simple doing as little work as possible" Shikaku replied in a lazy tone.

"I assure you Ryuu-sama is taking this very seriously. Something very important to him is riding on these little skirmishes, however if Ryuu-sama was to go all out then it would be the same as unleashing a demon upon this village again" Jo stated.

"Besides Ryuu-sama has many more fights ahead of him where his opponents only have one match. It's only natural that Ryuu wouldn't be using all of his strength so early on." Jo continued

Back on the field the last move left Hayate panting heavily. "Your abilities are commendable for someone as young as you are but I'm afraid that I must end this match here and now." Ryuu said.

Ryuu suddenly planted his swords into the ground and reached over his shoulders and pulled out his second pair of swords and planted them next to the first two. Ryuu the pulled out the third pair from his hips. He then grabbed two of the ones in the ground in each hand so he was holding three swords in each hand.

Ryuu threw four of them into the air towards Hayate. Hayate brought up his sword to guard but then realized all the swords landed all around him several feet away making a loose circle. "Six Sword Style: Dance of the Crimson Blossom" Ryuu said. All of a sudden blurred out of sight. Hayate felt something blunt impact his body a brief moment later and then another and another.

"What's going on I didn't see Ryuu move?" Tsume questioned.

"Ryuu-sama's dance of the crimson blossom. Ryuu-sama throws all six swords around an enemy. Then he increases his speed grabbing a sword, striking fast and moving to another sword. Upon reaching that sword he grabs it to stop, plants the other in the ground and grabs the one stopping him and launches at the opponent again all in one swift motion. The reason its called the dance of the crimson blossom is that usually the blood of the opponent is spraying around like cherry blossom petals" Rei explained.

"So your saying Ryuu is going to kill Hayate" Koharu shrieked.

"No, Ryuu-sama has turned the blade backwards so that he is striking Hayate-san with the blunt side of the blade." Rei told the elder.

"It's finished" Jo said pointing at the field.

Ryuu was still moving fast around the poor shinobi and then with one last strike he stopped a few feet behind Hayate. Five of Ryuu's swords were in their sheaths on Ryuu's body the sixth was in Ryuu's outstretched arm. Ryuu then slide the last of his swords back to its resting place. When the hilt clicked signalling that it had been slid in all the way Hayate collapsed.

"The winner of the second match is Ryuu" the Hokage said.

Ryuu picked up Hayate's body and brought him off the training field. "He should be alright in a couple days although he might be a bit sore." Ryuu said.

"Please be a little more careful with my shinobi Ryuu. I can't have you knocking all of them unconscious" The Hokage said. Ryuu nodded.

"Well then I guess we should move onto the third match up" Ryuu said.

Kakashi nodded and strolled onto the field. Before Ryuu walked onto the field he planted all six swords into the ground around Rei and Jo. He also dropped his massive scroll beside Jo. The scroll made a small crater. Everyone was looking at the scroll and Ryuu. Ryuu rubbed the back of his head.

"I guess I should have told all of you that my personal scroll weighs about four hundred pounds" Ryuu said casually.

"So your saying each sword is two hundred pounds and you wear six of them and that scroll your carrying is four hundred pounds for a grand total of sixteen hundred pounds" Homura asked.

"Well not exactly I'm carrying more weight then that but yea I'm carrying it around most of the time" Ryuu said nonchalantly.

"What kind of ridiculous story are you trying to trick us with. No person alive could carry around that much weight all the time" Homura said getting angry

"You may not believe me but have any of you tried lifting my swords. Go ahead any of you may try to lift them out of the ground. A few members from the civilian council tried and couldn't being too out of shape. Next up a few of the shinobi tried including Hiashi, Fugaku, Tsume and Chouza.

Hiashi and Fugaku although were shinobi they did not rely so much on their strength rather they specialized in speed. Not to mention the fact that both were clan heads and never did a days labour in their lives. So when the two went to lift the swords they managed to lift them out of the ground but couldn't even lift them up like a proper sword. Ryuu smirked at the two strongest clan heads attempts.

Tsume's attempt was a little better as she managed to lift the sword up but to try and actually swing something like that around was way too much for the Inuzuka clan head. Tsume suddenly became unbalanced but before she could fall Ryuu caught her and the sword. Tsume looked surprised that Ryuu stopped her. Ryuu just smiled at her and moved on.

Chouza's attempt was the best he managed to swing the sword but admitted after there was no way even with his impressive muscular strength that he could carry six and still battle the way Ryuu was.

"I hope that puts you at ease council members. Now if you will excuse me I have kept Kakashi waiting long enough" Ryuu said. With that said Ryuu walked onto the field facing off with the one eyed jounin. "This is the third match between Ryuu and Hatake Kakashi. Begin!"

***Third Match Ryuu vs. Hatake Kakashi***

Kakashi immediately lifted up his head band to reveal a sharigan eye with three tomes spinning wildly.

"Getting serious right away Kakashi. That's good. I will allow you to copy any jutsu that you can during this fight" Ryuu said taking a fighting stance.

Kakashi was first to act going through a short set of seals. "Katon: Endan (Fire Element: Fireball)" Kakashi spit out a small fireball that raced towards Ryuu. Ryuu just jumped out of the way allowing the fireball to hit the ground behind him.

"Too weak Kakashi your going to need something better then that" Ryuu said mocking the silver haired jounin.

Kakashi then manoeuvred into position and did another set of hand seals. "Suiryuudan no Jutsu (Water Dragon Projectile Technique)" Kakashi launched a large column of water in the shape of a dragon towards the black haired man.

Ryuu did some hand seals of his own. "Doryuu Heki (Earth Style Wall)" A small rock wall rose up from the ground and blocked the impact of the water dragon spraying the loose water all over the training field. Ryuu jumped far away from the water as not to get hit.

"*sigh* that was a close call I almost got wet there" Ryuu said sounding relieved.

Kakashi observed Ryuu's reaction at avoiding the water and quickly made some more hand seals. "Daibakufu no Jutsu (Grand Waterfall Technique)".

A large force of water was shot out from Kakashi and shot towards Ryuu. The torrent of water was wide enough and high enough Ryuu hade no place to go less run outside the training field.

The water struck Ryuu with a great force washing him back and knocking him into a large stone. The water quickly subsided showing Ryuu sprawled out on the ground with puddles all around.

"Ha ha ha look at that. I knew that an elite ninja like Kakashi could beat that fool" A council member shouted out.

"It would appear that Ryuu has indeed been defeated" Shibi concluded.

"Troublesome" Shikaku said.

"No. Ryuu-sama has not been defeated" Jo said.

"You have a lot of devotion to your master but even you should realize he has lost" Hiashi said in his Hyuuga arrogance.

Back out on the field Ryuu was starting to throw electricity off his body. The man begin to stir.

"Uhg, you shouldn't have gotten me wet" Ryuu said as he stood back up once again.

The electricity around him seemed to get more violent. "Now that I'm wet I can't control the electricity flowing through my body quite as well." Ryuu stated.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Kakashi questioned.

"Everything Kakashi. This whole field is wet and I don't control how the electricity of my body arcs when I'm wet. I think you know what I'm getting at" Ryuu said smiling. Kakashi's eyes shot wide open.

"What does it mean?" Chika asked oblivious as to what was going on.

"Ryuu-sama holds a demon based on lightning. Water conducts electricity extremely well. Kakashi thought water was Ryuu's weakness due to his avoidance of the water from the previous attack, however by using the water based jutsu he has made the entire area wet meaning Ryuu doesn't even have to be close to Kakashi to use lightning based attacks" Rei explained.

"I commend you Kakashi for being able to use such high level water techniques with so little water, however this shall be your down fall" Ryuu said.

Ryuu slammed his hand down on the wet ground and bolts of electricity flew of him and through the water soaked earth.

Kakashi tried to jump up to avoid a shock however gravity and all its glory pulled the jounin back down to earth where Kakashi got shocked.

Kakashi was surprised it was a fairly strong shock but it didn't seem as strong as the one he witnessed when Ryuu first came to the village. Ryuu removed his hand from the ground and smirked.

"Simply electrocuting you until you pass out wouldn't be any fun at all. Besides those gloves your wearing protect you from non lethal levels" The black haired man explained.

Ryuu acted quickly and ended his set of seal with a tiger seal. Ryuu then took in a deep breath. "Housenka no Jutsu (Mythical Fire Phoenix Technique)" Ryuu said spitting several head sized fire balls towards Kakashi.

Kakashi acted fast and threw up a mud wall similar to what Ryuu used earlier. The fireballs impacted with the wall taking out chunks but the wall served its purpose.

Kakashi dropped the wall and immediately used a jutsu of his own. "Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique)" A larger and stronger version of the simple fireball technique flew towards Ryuu scorching all the ground in its wake.

Ryuu took a deep breath of air yet again "Daitoppa (Great Breakthrough)"and blew out a great gust of wind straight towards the fireball.

"Hmph obviously he doesn't know the elemental weaknesses and strengths using a wind jutsu to counter a fire jutsu" Fugaku sneered.

Everyone was expecting Kakashi's fireball to just consume the wind getting bigger and stronger on its path towards Ryuu. This was not the case however as the wind hit the fireball and stopped it in its track. Not only did the wind stop the fireball it seemed to push it back while extinguishing it in the process. By the time the fireball made its way back to Kakashi. All the ninja felt was a gust of hot air as both jutsu had burnt them selves out so to speak.

Fugaku couldn't believe his eyes. Granted Kakashi wasn't as proficient with fire jutsu as the great Uchiha clan but he was a strong ninja. To simply cancel out his fireball with a wind jutsu was madness.

On the field Kakashi was panting heavily. "You must be running low on chakra after so many jutsu in such a short time. Not to mention using your sharigan eye as well." Ryuu pointed out.

"I…..*pant*….. Am…..*pant*…. Just a little…..*pant* tired" Kakashi said breathing heavy.

"Take a couple of soldier pills or something I'll wait" Ryuu said.

Kakashi nodded and opened a pouch on the front of his vest. He pulled out two spherical items and popped them in his mouth. Ryuu nodded towards the man signalling it was time to start again.

Kakashi used the time with taking his soldier pills on what jutsu may work against someone like Ryuu. The only solution he could come up with was his own original jutsu the chidori.

Kakashi did the necessary seals and got into the position. Ryuu just stood there looking at the jutsu happening in front of him.

"This is my only original technique. Since I only have enough chakra for one shot it will be my final stand as well" Kakashi explained.

Kakashi's chakra gathered around his hand making visible in the form of lightning. Suddenly Kakashi burst forth from his spot reeling his arm back into striking position. "Chidori (Thousand Birds)" Kakashi cried out thrusting the ball of electricity into Ryuu.

There was a bright flash of light blinding everyone on the field from seeing the impact of the jutsu. Once the light subsided everyone look towards the two ninja in the field. Ryuu was standing in the same place and Kakashi was in front of him with his hand outstretched towards Ryuu.

The surprising thing was the small space between the two combatants and the lack of injury on Ryuu. "Impossible" Kakashi whispered. "No its quite possible Kakashi" Ryuu replied. "Using a lightning based jutsu on someone who is already surrounded by lightning isn't a very effective means of attack." Ryuu continued.

"I don't understand what happened? Why did Kakashi's attack fail?" Inoichi questioned.

"Kakashi's attack failed because no matter how strong or fast a Raiton jutsu hits Ryuu-sama he simply creates the same force in an opposite force of electricity effectively negating the attack." Rei explained.

"So that means no Raiton jutsu will work on him ever?" Tsume asked.

"Precisely Kakashi's attack is grand but against Ryuu-sama it will never do harm" Rei spoke.

There was quiet whispers amongst the onlookers about Ryuu's abilities. Rei and Jo paid no mind to them.

"….. So you see Kakashi that's why your attack failed" Ryuu finished explaining.

Kakashi was barley able to stand due to his chakra levels being so low. "I guess its time to show you a special jutsu in my vast arsenal. This particular jutsu seems to defy anything a shinobi should be able to do" Ryuu said.

Ryuu jumped past Kakashi and distanced himself about fifty feet away. Ryuu gathered a large amount of chakra this time performing a string of at least two hundred hand seals ending in something different then the twelve known seals. "Five Heads of the Dragon Technique" Ryuu called out. There was a low rumble and all of a sudden five things shot straight up and out of Ryuu's body.

"What was that?" Danzou asked.

"That's one of Ryuu-sama's original techniques. It essentially is a combination of all of the different elemental dragon techniques" Jo said.

"That's impossible. No one can handle a jutsu containing all five elements at once" Homura objected

"What may seem impossible for you Ryuu-sama can make a reality since he is a very special case" Rei said looking at Ryuu with a bit of pride.

Sure enough Jo's description was right. In the air five dragon like figures were swirling up into the sky. Once they reached a certain height they all turned around and plummeted to the ground intending to strike the target.

Kakashi was a little worried because he was the target and was wondering if he was going to be able to dodge the attack.

"What ever you do don't move Kakashi no harm will come to you" Ryuu said seriously.

Kakashi took Ryuu's warning seriously and didn't move. Sure enough all five of the elemental dragons broke up into five points. The five struck the ground in a pentagon formation around Kakashi. A lot of dust and debris was thrown up in the air. After it had all settled down five distinct impact craters were scene around Kakashi.

Kakashi looking at the destruction was glad he wasn't struck by that or he probably wouldn't be around any more.

"Kakashi can you continue?" Ryuu asked.

"I'm afraid I used up all my chakra in the last failed attack" Kakashi said.

"Hokage-san call the match" Ryuu said.

The Hokage nodded. "The winner of the third match is Ryuu"

Most of the civilians were upset Kakashi lost as well as the elders of the shinobi council. Most of the clan heads had mixed reactions. Shikaku thought it was troublesome, Chouza, Shibi and Inoichi were surprised by the man's abilities. Hiashi and Fugaku were neutral on the whole situation. Tsume on the hand was quite impressed. She thought that Ryuu was quite impressive so far. The level of strength and skill he demonstrated so far had caught her attention, and if some one were to notice she was taking glances at the man even after his fight ended.

Ryuu helped Kakashi wobble off the field and sat him next to Rei. "Rei-chan Kakashi is suffering from some chakra exhaustion can you help him out" Ryuu asked.

"Hai. Ryuu-sama" Rei replied.

"Thank you" he said strolling back out onto the field. Rei pulled a small vial of some liquid out of her pocket.

"Here drink this it will help you recover your chakra faster then anything you may have here" She said handing Kakashi the vial.

"How do I know this isn't some kind of poison?" Kakashi asked adjusting his headband over his eye.

"What reason would I have to poison you here and now?" Rei questioned.

Kakashi shrugged and took the vial. He could feel an instant effect on his chakra. He looked at Rei. Rei nodded and looked back towards Ryuu. Ryuu waited for his next opponent in the now slightly battered training field.

"YOSH its time for Konoha's Azure beast to make an appearance" Gai shouted out.

Gai jumped into the centre of the field several meters from Ryuu. "I salute you for defeating my youthful rival Kakashi. The power of youth burns brightly in you" Gai shouted.

"Uh thanks Gai, your flames of youth burn equally bright" Ryuu said with a forced smile.

As Ryuu and Gai were having a conversation about youth Kurenai stirred from her slumber. She sat up and looked around.

"What happened? Where am I?" She asked.

"Finally up huh sleepy head" Anko said walking up to the red eyed beauty.

Kurenai suddenly remember what had happened to her and blushed.

"Oh are you remembering a certain naughty genjutsu Kurenai-chan" Anko teased.

"Don't be ridiculous Anko, there was no such thing" Kurenai scolded.

"Oh, by the way you were moaning and squirming I would say otherwise" Anko said leaning in closer.

"Ugh Anko your impossible" Kurenai said pushing the purple haired women away.

Kurenai stood up and looked around. "So what happened while I was out?" She asked.

"Well Ryuu beat Hayate and Kakashi with some pretty fancy moves without even breaking a sweat. Now he is about to face off against Gai." Anko explained.

Everyone was quieting down for the on coming match. Kurenai made her way forward to watch as well.

On the field Gai and Ryuu had ended their chit chat and took their respective taijutsu stances. Gai in his traditional Iron Fist style and Ryuu who was just standing there arms at his sides. The Hokage cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "The fourth match up is Ryuu against Maito Gai. Begin!" he shouted.

***Fourth Match Ryuu vs. Maito Gai***

As soon as the Hokage said begin the two raced towards each other at break neck speeds. Gai threw a mid level kick to Ryuu's gut. In an act of pure aerobics Ryuu bent back allowing the kick to blow over him missing his face by a few inches.

As soon as Gai's leg past Ryuu, Ryuu quickly straitened up and spun around with a low leg sweep aiming for Gai's support leg. The sweep however never connected as Gai jumped forward to avoid it.

Ryuu wasn't going to let Gai get any rest as he pushed his assault further. Ryuu threw a series of punches and kicks in rapid succession all of which Gai parried, blocked, or dodged completely.

"Look at them go. Gai is really getting a run for his money against Ryuu isn't he" Anko pointed out.

"Gai is just toying with Ryuu right now. I have seen it many times when I am his opponent" Kakashi interrupted.

Anko just looked amazed and went back to watching the fight. Ryuu was slowing up in his attacks a little. Gai took this opportunity to strike back.

On one of Ryuu's punches instead of blocking Gai ducked underneath and got up inside of Ryuu's guard. It's was Gai's turn to release a flurry of punches to Ryuu's unprotected body. On Gai's last strike he put a little more muscle into it sending Ryuu skidding across the ground several meters.

Ryuu began to laugh out loud "ha ha ha ha ha this is excellent. I underestimated you Gai, however this time I wont be as easy going" Ryuu said stretching a little.

Ryuu bent down until he was almost on all fours like a dog. Everyone was looking at him curiously. All of a sudden Ryuu took of like a speeding kunai straight at Gai. Gai had little time to respond as Ryuu began his assault again only this time twice as fast as before.

Gai was still having no problem keeping up with Ryuu at the moment, but Gai was surprised that every few strikes Ryuu was increasing his speed as well as strength forcing the green clad ninja to keep up.

The match was very fast paced to all those who where observing from across the field. Many of the younger ninja had a hard time following every strike, but everyone had the thought of not wanting to end up in a fist fight with either of the two men.

Out on the field Ryuu threw another punch that Gai avoided but he rapidly threw another right into Gai's gut sending him flying into a tree. Ryuu did not pursue instead just stood there with his arm and fist outstretched from the punch.

Gai pulled himself up and out from the broken tree not really injured. He knew that he would not be able to keep pace with Ryuu's current speed and strength the way he was right now.

"Yosh your flames of youth burn bright my friend, but I'm afraid that this is as far as I can let you go" Gai said full of energy.

Gai reached down and pulled off his orange leg warmers and held them up. Kakashi smirked under his mask knowing what those leg warmers really were. Gai then dropped them and the seemed to fall almost in slow motion. When they impacted the ground there was an explosion of earth. Everyone looked trying to figure out what cause the ruckus. When the dust cleared they say two craters where the orange leg warmers were.

"Ryuu is in for it now. Gai has taken of the super heavy weights he wears all the time when training." Kakashi explained.

"Will they make that much of a difference?" Kurenai asked.

"Well lets put it this way Kurenai. Gai has become very serious against Ryuu. Even when we train he never takes off his weights" Kakashi said. Kurenai nodded and faced out towards the field again.

"Excellent your getting serious now. I guess I should get serious as well" Ryuu said. Ryuu then bent down and took off his sandals. He dropped them in a similar fashion to Gai's, however they made a smaller impact.

Ryuu then removed his large trench coat and dropped it to the ground. Everyone was shocked when it made a bigger dent in the earth then Gai's warmers.

"That's impossible he was wearing even more weight then the swords and scrolls" Fugaku said.

"Like we said before Ryuu makes anything possible. His entire wardrobe on any given day is all super weighted. That way even simple walking will keep Ryuu-sama's body in peak condition." Rei explained

And what a peak condition it was. Most of the women couldn't help but looking at the man even if they did hate him so. Rei and Jo had a tint of red in their cheeks looking at their master. Surprisingly Tsume also had a small tinge of pink but was hiding it well.

Ryuu moved his arms and legs around to work them loose. "Well shall we get back to our match up Gai" Ryuu said getting into position.

"Yes let us battle so that our flames of youth will burn brighter then ever" Gai shouted.

The two charged each other again. This time however all the onlookers were only seeing blurs of motion and hearing the impacts of strikes. The sounds of Gai yelling out Konoha Senpuu every now and then were heard buy the crowd.

"Those two are real beasts I can't even see what they are doing" Anko said.

"True. Gai might not be the most popular jounin but he is defiantly the best at what he does" Kurenai said.

There was another loud crack and a figure was sliding back across the ground. It was Gai.

Parts of his green spandex suit were ripped showing off surprisingly tanned skin. A small bit of blood was at the corner of Gai's mouth and he was breathing heavily. Ryuu was standing where he was and didn't seem any worst for wear.

Gai once again stood up and wiped the blood away from his mouth. "Oh your still able to stand huh. I'm impressed with the level of training you have done with your body. Alas the human body is still flesh and bone and will eventually break." Ryuu said.

Gai smirked "I have one last resort I can use it would be an honour to use it on an opponent such as yourself." Gai said standing on wobbly legs.

Gai puts his hands into the ram seal and gathered his chakra.

"What's he doing Kakashi?" Kurenai asked.

"Gai is going to open the Eight celestial Gates." Kakashi stated.

"The eight what?" Kurenai asked again.

"The eight celestial gates." The Hokage interrupted. "The eight celestial gates act as buffer zone for the human body. They prevent the body from a chakra overload and several other things. Gai has learned a technique to open these gates effectively bypassing the safeties of his system. The result is Gai gaining super human speed and strength that surpasses even a ninja's abilities for a short time, however there is a price to pay" The Hokage said.

"What sort of price" Kurenai asked.

"The persons body becomes severely damaged the more gates they open. If the user ever opens the eighth gate it results in death. This is why Gai constantly pushes his body to the limits physically. To help lessen the damage done to his body in the event he uses that technique" Sarutobi explained.

Kurenai was surprised Gai knew such dangerous techniques and was going to use them. She turned towards the field and watched with a hint of worry about Gai and Ryuu as well for being on the receiving end.

Out on the field Gai began to release the gates. First Gate: Kai, Second Gate: Kai. Swirls of chakra began to flow off of Gai's body. Third Gate: Kai, Fourth Gate: Kai, Fifth Gate: Kai. The intensity of the chakra intensified, Gai's skin seemed to darkened and the veins all over his body began to bulge against his skin. Ryuu stood his ground.

Guy took off towards Ryuu so fast that all that anyone else saw was an after image. "Konoha Gouriki Senpuu (Leaf Strong Whirlwind)" Guy shouted striking Ryuu clean in the gut launching Ryuu into the air. Gai didn't stop there though as he continued his onslaught high into the sky. Gai leaped behind Ryuu as he was plummeting to the ground. The bandages on Gai's forearms wrapped around Ryuu's body preventing him from escape. "Omote Renge (Front Lotus)" Gai yelled.

Both men hit the ground with a hard impact but since Ryuu was taller he received a direct hit to his skull. The impact made large crater in the ground. Gai was standing on the edge looking down at Ryuu laying in the centre. Ryuu stirred a little and rubbed his head where it was impacted.

"mmm that's probably going to leave a bump later" he said getting to his feet.

Gai was truly surprised no one had ever gotten up from that technique let alone walk away with a scratch. Not wasting anytime Gai attacked again before his body gave out. Gai managed to get Ryuu back into the air once again. "Ura Renge (Reverse Lotus)" This time the impact was greater denoting a stronger move.

Everyone was silent waiting for the dust and debris cleared. After it did everyone was surprised yet again when they saw Ryuu kneeling down beside a passed out Gai.

"Seems like you pushed it a little too far Gai. What were you trying to do give me a concussion" Ryuu said half jokingly.

Ryuu picked up the limp Gai and carried him back towards the groups location. "Rei-chan be a dear and heal him up please" Ryuu said.

"Right away Ryuu-sama" Rei complied. Rei proceeded to heal Gai. She made a few hand seals and her hands began to glow a soft green.

"She can use medical jutsu" Koharu asked/pointed out.

"Yes I taught Rei-chan some medical jutsu as well as the use of plants for cures and antidotes." Ryuu said.

Everyone looked at the blue haired woman healing Gai and marvelling at the level of skill she was using.

"A lot of you seemed surprised at Rei-chan's skill." Ryuu commented.

"The level of skill she is using is quite remarkable for someone so young usually only jounin level medics are capable of such things." Inoichi said. A few of the clan heads nodded in agreement.

"Ha. Perhaps your forgetting that Rei-chan here is older then anyone of you council members" Ryuu said giggling.

"Ryuu-sama shush you don't need to be telling them how old I am" Rei said scolding the man.

"Gomen Rei-chan" Ryuu said scratching his head.

"What are you guys standing around for let get the next match going" shouted a voice.

Everyone looked onto the field and saw Anko standing there. "Well we going to do this or what?" Anko said with her hands on her hips.

"Someone's a little impatient" Ryuu said.

"Waiting for all these matches has made me and my snakes anxious for a shot at you" Anko said licking her lips.

"Very well a piece you shall have" Ryuu said grinning like a fool. Ryuu walked out on to the field preparing to fight against Anko.

"Alright the fifth and final singles match Ryuu against Mitarashi Anko begin!" The Hokage shouted.

***Fifth Match Ryuu vs. Mitarashi Anko***

Right after the Hokage's words left his mouth Anko threw some smoke bombs covering the area in a purple haze.

Ryuu was unsure of what jutsu he should use and not use for this kind of test so he opted to use none. Ryuu just stood there waiting for Anko to make her move.

Ryuu didn't have to wait long as a barrage of kunai shot out of the cloud heading straight for him. Ryuu simply shifted his weight around to dodge the projectiles.

"You shouldn't have dropped off all your equipment with so many fights still ahead" Anko's voice echoed from the smoke.

Out of no where several long cords came flying out of the smoke. Ryuu jumped back barely avoiding the impact. Ryuu looked at the impact spot and saw snakes. "Senei Jashu (Hidden Shadow Snake Hands)" Ryuu heard Anko announce.

"One bite from any of my pretty snakes and their victim shall experience a wide variety of effects ranging from sweating profusely, to nausea to full body paralysis or even extreme pain, and the best part is only I have an immediate antidote." Anko said sadistically.

"You have a point but they are pretty useless if you can't hit me with them to begin with" Ryuu pointed out.

"You have a point. I guess ill just have to fix that" Anko replied. By now the smoke was clearing off the field and in its place five Anko's had surrounded Ryuu. Ryuu looked around at the five Anko's grinning like madmen.

"Senei Jashu (Hidden Shadow Snake Hands)" five Anko's cried out.

All five shot snakes from the sleeves of their jackets right towards Ryuu. Ryuu didn't move he simply let all the snakes impact him. As soon as the last snake had its fangs sunk in Ryuu went up with a puff smoke revealing a log. Anko's eyes widen.

"Kawarimi no Jutsu (Change of Body Stance Technique)" Suddenly Anko felt a piece of sharp metal against her throat.

"Why do I need to use any of my equipment when my opponent has all the equipment I need" Ryuu whispered into her ear.

Ryuu then stuck the kunai into Anko's neck. The clone then broke apart into dirt. "Doro Bunshin (Mud Clone)" Ryuu said.

"Not bad avoiding me and my clones, but I have figured out a better way for my snakes to get the target" Anko said.

"Senei Ta Jashu (Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands)" This time twice as many snakes came out but instead of going for Ryuu their target was in the crowd of people watching more specifically Rei and Joe who were sitting in front.

Rei and Jo had little time to react as the snakes were about to strike the two women but it never happened. Everyone looked and saw Ryuu take the hits. Everywhere someone looked Ryuu had a snake driving its fangs deep into his flesh injecting heavy amounts of poison.

Rei and Jo's eyes were wide in shock and surprise. "Ryuu-sama" Rei said quietly reaching out to him. Anko for her part was a little scarred as well. The man had just taken about eighty percent of the snake strikes and was still standing. A normal person wouldn't even have survived five percent.

Ryuu's body was starting to shake. Rei and Jo were getting nervous now. Ryuu suddenly released a large amount of electricity destroying all the snakes. Then in a flash of lightning Ryuu was across the field holding Anko high above the ground by the throat. Large amounts of killing intent were rolling off of Ryuu that it was making it difficult for everyone on the other side of the field to breath. Ryuu's hair had lengthened and changed to silver just like his eyes, and his tattoo was pulsing like mad.

"Anko never and I mean NEVER! attack the women I care about when your target is me. Do I make myself clear" Ryuu said in a demonic voice.

Anko managed to shift her head slightly in Ryuu's grasp and spit on his face. Ryuu let out slow growl and placed a hand on Anko's chest just above her breasts.

"What… do you think …..your doing" Anko managed to get out.

"Something that will make you realize that you were in the wrong" Ryuu said.

All of a sudden Anko felt a burning sensation on her chest. Ryuu dropped Anko to the ground and moved away. Anko looked down and the material had been burned away leaving a purple and black hand mark on her skin. The mark was giving out an intense pain all through her body and was steadily getting worst. Everyone was listening to Anko's screams of pain.

"Ryuu whatever you have done to Anko undo it now" Homura said.

"Not yet I won't. Anko must learn to pick her fights better or it might one day come back and bite her on the ass" Ryuu said unmoving.

Meanwhile Anko was feeling even more pain. Somehow this mark was causing her a greater pain then she had ever felt with her curse seal. She tried to fight back the tears that were escaping but it was no use the pain was too much.

"Ryuu please release what it is you have done to her" the Hokage asked.

Ryuu looked towards the man then to Rei and Jo. Both of the women had a look of sadness on her their faces. Ryuu let out a sigh of defeat. He leaned down to the now crying Anko.

"Anko I am going to undo the technique I used be patient" Ryuu said.

Ryuu placed his palm back in the same spot as the mark holding Anko down with his strength. Anko felt the pain subsiding and finally vanishing. She had never felt more relieved in her life. It wasn't over yet however as she felt another warm sensation in her chest. This time however it wasn't painful it felt extremely good actually. Ryuu then spoke to her in a low tone so that only she could hear.

"I'm sorry for doing such a thing to you Anko, but whenever some very precious to me is in danger I will do everything in my power to protect them. I hope you will forgive me" Ryuu said looking into her eyes. Anko nodded not saying a word.

Ryuu smiled and turned back to normal and in the process picked Anko up bridal style surprising the kunoichi.

"I can walk you know" Anko said.

"I know but you should really rest right now" Ryuu replied and carried her off the field.

"Who said that we are finished our fight?" Anko said getting upset felling she could keep going.

"Anko after that technique I guarantee you wouldn't be able to do more then walk around trust me" Ryuu said. Anko accepted the fact that she was probably beaten any way.

When Ryuu made it back to the group everyone was swarming him and Anko asking all kinds of questions.

Ryuu set Anko down on the grass beside Rei and Jo and whispered into her ear. "I want to show you something after all this is over so come to Naruto's apartment tonight alright"

Anko just nodded looking at him curiously.

Rei sat next to Anko and began to do a medical exam.

"What are you doing?" Anko asked nervously.

"I'm making sure Ryuu-sama hasn't done any permanent damage to your body. Please lay down and remain still" Rei said in a calming voice.

"Ryuu what kind of technique was that?" Danzou asked.

"I call it Buddha's Palm Technique. It causes the victim to feel excruciating pain through out there entire body but it doesn't kill them or do any damage to the vital organs meaning it's the ideal method for torturing a prisoner for days on end" Ryuu explained.

"Tell us how is it done" Fugaku demanded.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. Besides it's impossible for anyone other then a Jinchuuriki to do it anyhow and just like every Jinchuuriki is unique so is every Buddha's Palm Technique" Ryuu said.

"Now if you will excuse me those of you on the council should prepare for the up coming fight while I got take my five minute break" Ryuu said walking off. The council members just all looked at each other and broke off into their own little groups.

A/N: Holy crap this was a seriously hard chapter to write. So how do you like my first attempts at a fight scene? They may seem a bit short I know but if you watch the anime most fights only last about five or six big moves and the battle was over. it's the setup for those attacks that makes them longer. When you isolate just one form of combat like genjutsu and then put two ninja on a training field which I have made out to be nothing but an open field then ninja are going to use their best right away. There was no point in dragging one fight out for 10k words when the combatants see each other all the time. When real battles come along in this I will make fight scenes longer and more in depth because the characters will be able to use more of a variety of ninja tactics then just the specified field. As always constructive comments are always welcome flamers will be ignored.