Chapter 3: Dark Clouds approach
An once beautiful day in the village hidden in the leaves, was ruined by a group of invaders. Anko, Tenten, Yamato, and Towa confronted them. As Anko and the man known as "Chief" charge at each other She throw four Kunais at him. He swung his sheaved his sword swatting them away. Anko thought that this left him open.
"Striking Shadow Snake!" She shouted, a group of snake came out of her sleeve and wrapped themselfs around the Chief. He smiled and vanished. He reappeared behind her, he raised his hand above his head and swung his sword downward. Anko dodged his attack, as his attack hit the ground it left a huge crater in the ground. "Your kidding!" Anko gasped. "His attack did all that! He still hasn't drawn his sword from it's sheaf." The Chief smiled at her.
"Anko!" Tenten shouted reaching for her scroll.
"Hold it girl." Ryu said gruffly. "The Chief may of claimed the trench coat lady, but I'll take on the rest of you." He proclaimed. "You hear." He turned to his comrades. Tora scuffed.
"No way!" Tora said agitated. "You can't take them all. I'll take on the Anbu." he said turning to Towa. "I want to see what the leaf Anbu have to offer."
"Fine for me!" Towa said charging at him. Towa drew his sword and attacked Tora. Tora blocked it with a Kunia from his sleeve. At that moment a second Towa appeared behind him and ran him through with his sword. The first Towa disappearing.
"Not bad." Tora said appearing behind Towa. "You pulled the move off seamlessly." he said with a big grin. "However it was still not fast enough to lose my eyes."
"Your from the mist village, right?" Towa asked turning from him. Tora raised an eyebrow at this. "Despite wearing it backwards I saw your head band was the mist."
"I'm not here representing the mist if that's what your thinking." Tora said looking at him bored. "Can we get back too fighting now?"
"You have to be highly trained to pull that move on me." Towa continued. Tora narrowed his eyes annoyed at towa's insistence to talk. "A ninja like you would at least have a reputation. Tell me what's your name."
"Only pretty girls can ask my name with out earning it." he replied to Towa's request. "If you want my name fight it out of me." He smirked. Prepared to attack again. "However, I know old Dragon breath over there." he gestured at Ryu. "It's going to get noisy soon let's take this into the forest to avoid the mess." He took off running throwing a few shurikens at him. Towa easily avoided them. He chased after him.
"That fool he's fallowing Tora to his death." Ryu growled looking back at Towa fallowing Tora. "Moving on you two better be strong." He said gruffly at Yamato and Tenten.
"Don't underestimated us!" Tenten yelled. She opened the giant scroll she carried. She summoned a giant Shuriken and through it at him.
"Please." Ryu said bored. He grabbed the handle of his Katana and drew it. In a single swing he destroyed her Shuriken.
"Hey those are expansive!" Tenten yalled angry at the lose of one of her Shuriken.
"Tenten fallow your own advice." Yamtao said. "We can't afford to underestimate them. Don't forget there is still one more of them." He kept his eye on the cloaked figure still standing where they where summoned.
"Don't worry this fight is between us." Ryu said taking off his straw hat. His hair was white in the traditional top knot style. The left side of his face heavily scared and burned. "My comrades won't interfere with our fight. You both can fight with out worry." He walked forward resting his sword on his shoulder.
"Very well then I guess we won't hold back." Tenten said unrolling her scroll.
"That's what I want to hear." Ryu said with a large grin his masses Katana started to glow with Chakra.
"I know that techniques." Yamato thought to himself. Ryu Swung his sword causing a crescent shape shockwave. "Tenten get down!" He exclaimed. The two jumped out of the way as the attack hit. Yamto quickly got back on his feet and prepared to counter attack. "Wood Style: Smothering Binding!" he held out his hand and a series of wooden plants started coming out.
"Wood style, huh?" Ryu mused. With a single swipe he cut through all of the branches.
"He can cut through my Jutsu like paper." Yamato exclaimed he quickly dodged another wave attack.
"So far I'm not impressed by you..." Ryu mocked untill he noticed Tenten stabbing him in the side with a Jian sword. "Oh you. Nice try but you should have aimed at my head." Tenten gasped as she realized her sword didn't even pierced his Gi. She jumped back avoiding a back hand punch from him.
"What is that made of?" She wondered to herself throwing Kunais at him. The bounced off His Gi like nothing. Ryu quickly dashed to the right avoiding an earth style attack from Yamato.
"I told you girl aim for my head." He boasted. "This Gi I'm wearing onced belonged to the great warrior Sadayo Nezumi. His fiery spirited crushed all those whom apposed him. Thus it was named the Fire Rat's Gi.
"Well good for you." Tenten said Summoning a Kusarigama.
"Damn this isn't going well." Towa though hiding in the branches of a tree. He wasn't fairing well against Tora's tactics. "I thought Since I train and patrol these woods I'd have an advantage." He heard rustling in the leaves and jumped. As he jumped several small holes pierced the tree as he jumped. "Those came from the other side." He thought. He threw Kunais with flash bombs tied to the end.
When the bombs went off he saw the silhouette of a person jumping from tree to tree. When he landed he tried to keep moving while keeping and eye on where he last saw the figure.
"Hi!" Tora chimed appearing behind them. Towa turned trying to counter. Sparks flew as their attacks clashed. Towa jumped back trying to get away from he. Tora threw five Shurikens at him.
"Shit!" Towa exclaimed realizing he expended all of his Kunais. "Fine then." The Tattoo on his right arm began to glow. "Slicing Crimson wave." He swiped his sword causing a red shockwave to repeal the Shurikens.
"Interesting." Tora mused carious about Towa's tattoo. He fell back into the shadows of the dense forest. Towa doing the same.
"This guy is highly trained." Towa thought staying to devise a strategy. "I can't sense any malicious intent until it's too late." He jumped from tree to tree trying not to stay in one place too long. "There is a clearing up ahead. If I lure him there I might be able to attack him straight on." He tried to move too the clearing. He landed on a branch it exploded. "A paper bomb!" He jumped back, he landed with a thud on the ground. "Damn it when did he booby trap." He felt a shoe on his back.
"I believe this is end game." Tora said pining him to the ground. "I think you dropped this." Brandishing Towa's sword.
"Bastard! When did you set up traps?" Towa said. He felt a pain in his leg he could only assume was a piece of wood from the explosion.
"That's my secret." tora mocked. "But maybe if you tell me about that tattoo." At that moment A figure jumped down from the tree and punched Tora in the face. Tora Smiled and burst into water.
"A water clone?" Towa exclaimed scrambling to get back on his feet.
"Cowardly bastard." The figure scuff. She had long red hair tied in a braid and on eyepatch on her right side. "Why don't you get out here and fight!" she shouted.
"Get down!" Towa yelled pushing her out of the way of an attack.
"That bastard nearly took off my braid!" She exclaimed noticing a bit of her hair at the end of her braid was missing.
"That's your concern!" He scouted. "Wait your Miho, right? One of Anko's team. The um... Anko what evers. Did you bring others?"
"The Anko angels and no I'm not with any of the other members."Miho explained. "I was with two others, but I sent them ahead."
"Really? That was stupid." Tora said standing on a branch. "Did you really think you could beat me?" He mucked her.
"Yeah I do." Miho boasted. "Now why don't you come down here so I can smash you inside to jelly." Tora just laughed at her. Miho charged at the trunk of the tree he was standing on and gave it two good punches. This forced him down as the tree fell.
"Well that just seems cruel to the tree." Tora taunted as he landed on his feet. Miho charged at him which he dodging. "Your name Miho right? You've got some spunk."
"Yeah what's your name pretty boy?" Miho retorted cracking her knuckles.
"Tora Momotaro. It's a pleasure." he said with smile.
"Hey, You tell her!" Towa yelled at Tora.
"What? I said only pretty girls can ask with out earning it." Tora shrugged.
Meanwhile Anko wasn't fairing much better against the Chief.
"Damn it I could use some backup!" Anko snared through her teeth. She took a kick in the side from him causing her to fall back. She looked over at Tenten. She was tying to keep her distance. She tried hitting him with the scythe part of her Kusarigama. The chain wrapped it his sword. Ryu jerked his sword back forcing Tenten to come closer. A rock spire shot out of the ground hitting Ryu in the stomach.
"Hey I think I felt that. Ryu taunted patting his stomach.
"Damn it what can pierce his Gi?" Yamato said frustrated.
"I've got an idea." Tenten smirk. She unraveled her scroll and summoned Kunais. She threw them at him each one with a paper bomb at the end. As the kunais pass Ryu the bombs went off. He was engulfed in the explosion. "Got him!"
"Look out!" Yamato Yelled pushing Tenten behind him. A chakra shockwave flew out of the smoke of the explosion. "Wood Style Wood Locking Wall" a wooden dome closed around them as the shockwave hit. The wave tore right through the shield. Yamato was pushed back by the attack.
"Captain Yamato!" Tenten Yelled worried.
"I'm fine." Yamato said propping himself. He looked over and noticed bit of the wood jutsu where on fire. "Fire?"
"I bet you're never seen a samurai use change in chakra Nature, huh?" Ryu's voice came from the dissipating smoke cloud. He was now wearing a red samurai armor from the land of iron. "This is my Fire Rat's second stage." He boasted pounding his hand against the chest plate. "It's early twice as tough than the first stage."
"Great as if we didn't have enough trouble getting past his suit before." Yamato groaned. "But if he used change in fire chakra. Then I could use water against him." He made a series of hand sighs. "Water style Tearing Torrent" He out stretched his hand and a stream of water fired out at him. Ryu sent a chakra wave cutting right through the water. "Crap." Yamato and Tenten jumped out of the way as the attack hit.
"This guy is really pissing me off!" Tenten said she kept unrevealing her scroll trying to find a weapon to use against him. Ryu sent out a furious barrage of attacks. One such wave hit her scroll. "Shit!" she quickly tried to put it out. Ryu apeared behind her.
"Focus on the battle or you'll die." He raised his sword over his head and quickly swung it down. Tenten summoned the first thing she could and blocked his attack. It was a massive sword of her own. "Do you really think your sword can match mine?" Tenten was on one knee and using both hands to try and fend off his attack.
"Tenten!" Yamato came running making hand sighs. "Water style... ack!" Ryu had drawn his wakizashi and channeled his chakra through it making a long blade like chakra stream piercing Yamato's shoulder. "This jutsu it's just like Sasuke's" Yamato fall in pain.
"This fight has ended." Ryu said grimily. Tenten noticed he was not pointing his wakizahi at her heart. "If I so chose I could run you through and end it." Tenten flinched expecting the worse. Even with him using one hand on his Katana the force was to great for her to move. Ryu sheafed his wakiashi.
"I thought you where going to kill me." Tenten groaned trying to get from under his sword. Her sword was starting to crack under the force of Ryu's
"I do not need to use two swords in a one on one fight. I will finish this with my Katana." He placed his hand back on the handle of his sword. He sent a huge surge of Chakra through his sword Cutting Tenten's in half. Tenten was pushed to the ground by the sheer force of the attack. "Raise your head up and accept your defeat like a true warrior." He pointed his sword at her. "What?" Ryu noticed he wasn't able to move. "More ninja cowardice?" He wondered. A blonde girl run up and grabbed Tenten.
"Now Choji!" she yelled carrying Tenten away.
"Right Ino! Spiked Human Bullet Tank!" A brown spiky ball shot out from bushes and was about to drop on Ryu.
"Well this might sting." Ryu sighed looking up at the object headed toward him. The object was soon hit by a cloaked figure causing it to nearly hit Ino and Tenten.
"Choji you almost hit us!" Ino screamed.
"I'm sorry something deflected me." He said unrolling from his ball state.
"Damn it." swore a young man hiding in the bushes. "I didn't noticed the cloaked one standing back there I was too focused on saving Tenten." He noticed Ryu had started moving. "What! Did my jutsu wear off already!"
"Looks like back up as finally arrived." the Chief smirk. He turned around and struck the ground causing a massive quack the ground cracked and crumbled. Kakashi jumped from the pile of rubble and landed next to Anko.
"Well they goes my surprise attack." Kakashi sighed. "You ok Anko?"
"More or less." Anko replied. "I punched him in the face, but all that seemed to do is break a few of my fingers." She said looking at her hand. "Kicking him didn't do much either. I think we need to bring out the lighting right away."
"Alright but I need a distraction." Kakashi said lifting up his headband. "Anything else I should know?"
"Watch out for his sword. It might still be in it's sheaf but it can do a lot of damage." Anko said bluntly. "Also there's a fourth one in the forest. An Ambu fallowed him, but they haven't came out yet."
Towa and Miho landed in the clearing in the forest. They where both soaking wet from a water style jutsu.
"That bastard." Miho grunted getting up. "Start fighting like a real man pretty boy!" Tora step out into the clearing rubbing the right side of his face.
"I have to admit you've got a strong hook." Tora said with a smile.
"Relax We're in the clearing he's got no place to hide and sneak up on us." Towa said preparing his attack.
"Ohh pretty confident that you can take me head on." he mocked. Miho and Towa charged at him. Miho started off by throwing a barrage of punches at him. Towa got behind him. He's tattoo started to glow and started to spread down his arm.
"Drilling Crimson Blade!" the Tattoo lines raised off his arm and started to spin around creating a drilling movement. He trusted his fist forward. Tora dodged only to take a hit from Miho.
"Nice shot." Tora chimed jumping back. Miho took serval more punches at him.
"That bastard he's trying to keep to my right." Miho thought trying to land a hit. "Stop dodging you squirmy little freak. Take your beatings like a man!" She yelled at Tora. Towa tried to circle around and attack him from the back. Tora smirked and vanished from sight.
"Where did he go?" Towa said quickly checking his six. Tora soon reappeared behind miho. He gave her a hard knee to the lower back.
"Bastard!" Miho cried in pain from his attack.
"Ninja" Tora said bluntly with a sense of whimsey. Miho quickly kicked him in the crotch. "Now your getting it." he smirked. He delivered a powerful hit too her forcing her down. She spate out some blood. "Not the you don't look good on all four, but I figured you for someone who likes to be on top." he laughed. Towa tried his drill jutsu again and missed. "That was the line wasn't it?" Tora asked punching Towa in the side. "I'm always the one to make the sexual joke that goes over the line." He dodged yet another attack. "It always makes these business meetings so awkward."
"Business meeting?" Miho asked grabbing him from behind. "By the way I do like being the one to take charge."
"Good to know." Tora chuckle. "Those feel good against my back, but they'd feel better on my face." Miho started to tight her grip. "Not bad, but one problem I can still make hand sighs."
"Miho!" Towa tried to attack when he realized what Tora was doing.
"Wind Style Raising Dragon." a mini tornado formed around him repealing both Miho and Towa. The wind rose above the trees and the chief saw it.
"Guess things are getting serious." He thought. He ducked as Anko threw kunais at him. "Now your just wasting kunais." he said
"Is that right?" Kakashi said getting behind him, He attacked. "Lighting blade!" He stuck the Chief with his jutsu in the back.
"Try again." he said bored. Kakashi's attack didn't even pierce him.
"Your Kakashi right?" the Chief said turning to him. "Where's Naruto Uzumaki?" He place a hand on his shoulder.
"What do you want with him." Kakashi asked. His knees started to feel heavy.
"Oh I have plans for him, but for now I promised the first fight to a friend." the replied coldly. "Now where is he?"
"You're not the first one I've said I'll never tell you too." Kakashi retorted.
"I see a lot of your sensei in you." the Chief said. "However you're still not worth my time, Just like him. Now point me to Naruto So I can see if he is." Kakashi's heart started to feel like it was in a vise. His legs giving way. "I wonder how your comrades are fairing against mine." He looked up at the other group of fighting ninjas.
"Choji what are they doing?" Ino asked looking over Tenten.
"They're just standing there talking." Choji said keeping on eye on Ryu. "The samurai seems to be adjusting his goggles. mm!" Choji prepare for attack.
"What's wrong!" Ino asked worried.
"The samurai just made a hand sigh. Do samurais use hand sighs?" he asked at the moment Ryu sent out a chakra wave into the bushes. "Shikamaru!" he cried. Shikamaru jumped from the bushes and started running.
"I'm fine focus and protecting Ino!" Shikamaru yelled. Ryu quickly chased after him.
"Choji pay attention!" Ino yelled. Choji looked and noticed the cloaked member standing fore him.
"Whoa!" Choji said shocked. "Think you can sneak up on me?" He threw a punch. His punch was blocked by a single hand. "How?" The cloaked member elbowed Choji in the gut "Let's see you stop this! Partial Expansion Jutsu!" His hand grew larger. The cloak jumped over his head. "Hey where you goin..." at that moment he felt a huge blow to his chest.
"Dynamic entry!" Gai yelled kicking Choji in the chest. "Oh I'm so sorry I was aiming for the cloaked fellow. "I though if I attacked from behind I'd land a hit."
"Ahh1 My ribs!" Choji cried in pain. "What the hell Gai sensei! My ribs hmm ribs... I could use some barbecue ribs after this." He said the pain in his voice lessening.
"Choji this is no time to be talking about food." Ino snapped running out to him.
"Hey in some cultures if something is bothering you eat what ever it is." Choji retorted. "So if my ribs hurt I should have barbecue ribs to help it feel better."
"That has so many things wrong with it I don't know where to start." Ino said laying her hand over his chest. "Now lay still."
"Sorry about that Choji. But don't worry your flame of youth will allow you to jump right back in the fry , as soon as Ino is done healing you." Gai preached.
"Yes Gai sensei I can feel my own youthful fire burning to fight." and enthusiastic young man named Lee said standing behind him.
"You people are weird." the cloaked member said in an almost whisper voice.
"What that voice." Lee said intrigued. "Are you a girl?"
"Y-yes." She relied timidly.
"Gai Sensei I don't think I can fight a girl." Lee whispered.
"Non-sense Lee." Gai said. "You fought against Tenten and Miho plenty of time."
"Yes but they're my friends and that was training. She just looks so small." Lee said. The moment he finished his sentence a rock pillar come out of the ground and hit him in the chest.
"I'm still growing." She mumbled. Gai and Ino looked at her. "The Chief says I'm still growing I'll get bigger. I'm only thirteen."
"Thirteen, huh?" Gai said with a smirk. "In this village that means you are old enough to be a warrior." He took a fighting stance. "Show me the power of your youth!" he cheered.
"The Chief said I shouldn't talk to men who says weird things like that. They're creeps and only want one thing." She said bluntly. Gai hung his head down a blow stuck against his ego.
"No one insult Gai sensei!" Lee called out. He charged at her and threw a series a furious punches. She caught one of his fists and started to squeeze it. "She's so strong. What is she?" Lee winced as she squeezed his hand.
"Leaf Whirlwind!" Gai cried out delivering a powerful kick to her head. "Ye ouch!" He cried holding his foot. All the kick did was knock back her hood. Choji say she skin was now darker.
"Guys I know that Jutsu she's using earth style to harden her skin." He yelled. Gai and Lee looked back at Choji and back at her.
"Shit! I'm glad Gai and Lee are here, but Choji is down and they're busy with the cloaked guy." Shikamaru grunted avoiding another swipe from Ryu's sword.
"Stop running." Ryu snarled. "I take it you're the kind whom attacks from the shadows and let other fight on the front lines."
"You wanna see what I can do?" Shika said "try this. Shadow Possession Jutsu" his shadow stretched out headed for Ryu's "Gotcha."
"What was the meant to do?" Ryu asked sending out a chakra wave.
"What!" Shikamaru dodged. "I don't get it. I know it connected. He shouldn't be able to move." Shikamaru tried to figure out a strategy for dealing with Ryu. "This is such a drag." He moaned . "Well it's a long shot , but Shadow Stitching Jutsu" serval shadows raised off the ground and attacked Ryu.
"So you can attack offensively." Ryu said "It's too bad your jutsu is useless against me." Ryu said Shikamaru noticed his Shadow stitching didn't even break his armor. "You know this village is really disappointing me. I thought with the amount Tora went on about that Jiraiya guy this village would provide a stronger fight." Ryu took a step towards Shikamaru brushing the shadows out of his way. "I can't believe I listened to that skirt chasing slacker."
"Aaa Chooo!" Tora Sneezed. "Ugh excuse me." Tora looked around the clearing. Towa was stuck in a tree branch just dangling. "We he's out. Where's the other one?" Tora turned to see Miho laying on the ground motionless. "Crap, I hope she isn't dead." Tora sighed heading towards her. The chief will really lay into me if I killed her." He bent down over her to check her pulse. Just then he was punched in the face. "Bloody wanker!" Tora yelled falling on his butt. "Ya crazy bird I was trying to help you." He said rubbing his nose.
"I don't need help from an enemy." Miho said getting up. She held onto her shoulder. Tora heard a loud crunching sound.
"Did you just relocate your shoulder?" Tora asked raising an eyebrow. "You're one hard core chick huh?" He smiled.
"Even if I can only use one arm. I'll still kick the crap out of you." Miho said staggering towards him. "I'll never quite a fight till I'm dead."
"You're starting to sound like that dragon breathed bastard. It kinda annoys me." Tora said cracking his knuckles. "Tell you what. My friends have probably already wiped the floor with your's by now. So I say one last attack give it everything you're got. I'll even use a jutsu I've been developing for someone." Miho charged at him fists ready. Tora closed his eyes and his body went relaxed. The Chief looked towards the forest with a frown.
"I told him not to use that jutsu." he said disappointedly. "It would seem Tora won his fights. So Kakashi are you gonna tell me where the boy is?"
"No." Kakashi could barely hold his head up. "You might as well kill me now."
"I have no plans on killing anyone today." the Chief said. "But who am I to refuse a request?" Serval Snakes wrapped around Kakashi pulling him back.
"Kakashi what's wrong?" Anko asked worried.
"His jutsu..." Kakashi moaned. "It was like have pinned down by a elephant."
"Kakashi sensei!" they heard a voice coming from behind them. They turned to see Naruto Hinata running towards the.
"Naruto no." Kakashi gasped. The Chief gave a malicious smile. "Naruto what are you doing here?" Kakashi asked panicking.
"We heard a there was a fight going on." Naruto said approaching them. "We brought Sakura, but she's busy healing Captain Yamato."
"Sempai.." Yamato groaned walking towards them leaning on a pink haired girl. "I'm sorry I wasn't much help against the samurai."
"It's alright Yamato. Sakura how are his wounds?" Kakashi said.
"He's fine the wound didn't bleed much it was mostly shock." The pink haired girl replied.
"So you're Naruto huh?" the Chief asked walking forward. "I've been looking for you."
"Have you now?" Naruto said stepping forward. "Well If you need to fight all you need to do is ask." he said pounding his fist into his hand.
"No I do not wish to fight you yet." He said shaking his head. "I merely wish to gage your power. I promised to let someone else fight you first." The Chief turned to the forest. "Here he comes now." Everyone looked as Tora emerged from the forest. He was carrying both Miho and Towa.
"I hate it when I'm the one to enter a room and everyone stares awkwardly." Tora said noticing everyone was looking in he's direction.
"Miho!" Sakura cried noticing he was carrying her.
"And this guy." Tora said gesturing to Towa. "Umm... I want to say Towa." He placed them on the ground. "Little firecracker that one." he laughed walking away. Sakura ran past him to get too the two wounded ninjas. "So... what's been going on?" He asked.
"I'm upholding our agreement." the Chief said. "You get to fight Naruto first." pointing at him. Naruto and Hinata took a battle stance preparing for what he'll through at them.
"Oh look at the cute couple." Tora said. "You two are adorable how long have you been an item?" Naruto and Hinata's faces went red.
"Why does everybody keep saying that today?" Naruto asked flustered.
"You ever though because it's true?" Tora asked Playfully. "Down to business. You're the last person Jiraiya took on as a student before his passing right?" Naruto blinked at him mentioning his late master.
"You knew Pervy-sage?" Naruto asked. Tora chuckled at Naruto nick name for him.
"Yes, I did. I first met him when I was a child. He was a great man." Tora's started to drift in memories. "In some aspects. He drank a lot and hung around with loose women. Don't get me wrong I know some loose women and I have the occasional drink, but damn did he put it away." Tora rambled. "There where many things I could beat Jiraiya at, but never a fair fight. I even developed new jutsus just to fight him with. Then I learned of his death." He stepped forward and rolled up one of his sleeves. "If you can't get me to take off my gloves or use any of those special jutsus then you don't deserve to stand in his shadow."
"I'd be honored to carry on the tradition of kicking your butt for him." Naruto said Making a hand sigh. "Shadow clone jutsu." A huge puff a smoke appeared revealing twenty Narutos.
"Shadow clones huh?" Tora mused. "Alright let's see what you've got?" He started plowing through the clones. "I hope you're better then that." He taunted destroying five clones.
"I've got plenty more." he said making more clones. The clones charged at him from all side.
"Starting to get old man." Tora said somberly. "Wind style slashes." He waved his hands forming multiple blades of wind. The wind blades tore through the new batch of clones. "Wait where's the real one?" he wondered.
"Rasengan!" Tora jumped back and Naruto slammed into the ground with a massive attack.
"The Rasengan, now we're talking." Tora smiled "show me what other tricks you know from him." tora a wide grin show his teeth. "Come on boy."
"If you think you can handle it." Naruto said making another clone. Naruto and the clone started to form another Rasengan.
"You're kidding?" Tora said his grin vanishing. "You can't even make it one handed?" He made a series of hand sighs. "Water style Water bullet!" His cheeks puffed up and he spate out a large amount of water. The water hit Naruto destroying the clone before thy could finish the Rasengan. Naruto got up and prepared to use his shadow clone jutsu.
"Naruto!" Hinata screamed. Naruto looked just as he felt someone grab him from behind and pin him.
"Distract you with a water jutsu then use that water to make a water clone and pin you." Tora said walking up to him. "Don't feel too bad, Jiraiya fell for it once too."
"Naruto." Hinata started to run to help him. Soon she felt the same pressure as Kakashi. She fell to the ground unable to stand.
"Easy there girl." the Chief said walking up to her. "I know you want to protect the man you love, but this is a fight for pride and honor between two." Hinata looked up at him.
"Hinata!" Anko said preparing to attack.
"Don't bother Anko." Kakashi said holding her back. "There is nothing you can do. Besides he only seems to want to stop her from interfering in Naruto's fight."
"You disappoint me." Tora said reaching Naruto. "I was expecting more from you. The last Student of Jiraiya. What have you show me? Crappy shadow clones and a two handed Rasengan." Tora step on his head. "Now who do I fight." His voice shaking. "The one person I wanted to defeat gone. I can't even fight the man who killed him and What do I get?" a single tear started rolling down his cheek. "Some blonde little weakling whom can't even use a one handed Rasengan!" He pressed down harder on his head. "Are you even listening to me...?" Tora began to smile and took a few steps back.
"You want my power?" Naruto said managing to jump up and destroy his water clone. His eyes where yellow with horizontal slit pupils. He had red markings around his eyes.
"Sage style." Tora said amused. "Kid you're interest. So what draw back you got on this one?" He mocked.
"Trust me my Sage style has what it takes to kick you butt." Naruto made a clone and started to form a Rasenegan.
"A two handed Rasenegan again... Huh?" Tora gaped as the Rasenegan grow to be bigger than him. "That's... big. I feel like that's too big are you over compensating for something?" He teased. "Hey Hyuuga girl." He turned to Hinata "is he over compensating for what I think he is?" Naruto and Hinata's faces turned red. "Come on you can tell me. You know if you want I've got some literature on hand and tongue techniques if you're feeling like the jobs not getting done." the massive Rasenegan Naruto was making blow up in his face. "Ah you know when you're making a jutsu that size you real should focus.
"You did that on purpose!" Naruto yelled getting up.
"Well yes." Tora said bluntly. "It's all part of psychological warfare. Next time just drown me out." Naruto charged at him. Tora blocking his punch in his hand. A trickle of blood came out of Tora's nose. "Not bad kid." He smiled.
"What's going on?" Naruto thought. "I should be stronger than this in Sage Mode and that shockwave should have knocked him out." Tora gave him a quick jab in the gut and another to the face. "What's going on!"
"Naruto!" Hinata celled out. It's his gloves. What ever they're made of it's messing with your chakra.
"Those Hyuugas are cleaver ones." Tora said. "She was able to figure it out quickly." Naruto got up and tried to keep his distance. "You know I've only just met you, but keeping you distance doesn't really seem like your style" Tora said trying to get close to him. "Me on the other hand I'm all about Long distance." He smirked and inhaled some air. "Wind Style Vacuum Sphere" He fired out serval small blasts of wind chakra. Naruto took a blunt of the blast. His cloths now riddled with holes.
"I'd be dead right now if it wasn't for Sage Style." Naruto thought to him self. "I need a long ranged attack to get him. I don't have much Natural Energy left and I doubt he'll let me stop a gather more." He made two shadow clones and started to make a new Rasenegan.
"What is added a second clone meant to do. Hmm?" Tora noticed an odd shape the Rasenegan was taking. "What is that?" Tora asked with amusement. The Chief watching. The Chief appeared in front of Naruto.
"Huh?" naruto was caught off guard. The Chief swiped his sword destroying the two shadow clones. Naruto fell back wards.
"Hey what the hell Chief!" Tora yelled. "You'd said I'd get to fight first!"
"Where is Kurama's power?" Chief asked pointing his sword at him.
"Who?" Naruto asked looking up. The Chief poked him with his sword. Naruto felt a cold shiver run down his spine. "What the hell was that!" he yelled.
"Tora, Ryu, Shinobu we're leaving." he said turning from Naruto.
"Wait you said..." Towa started to protest.
"He's not powerful enough." the Chief interrupted. "I think some of my past actions caused some miscalculation in my plan. I must go back and revise them." The four gathered.
"Hold on." An Ambu appeared. "You're surrender please come with us to answer some questions."
"Are we now?" the Chief smirk. He held out his hand and created a vortex sucking them all in.
"That jutsu!" Kakashi exclaimed. The Ambus move in on them, but they where already gone. "We have some grave news to deliver to the Hokage." Kakashi sighed. "What did the want with Naruto."
"Man I hate that jutsu!" Tora whined appearing out of a vortex along a lake's bay.
"Just relax." the Chief said walking past him. "I'll have new orders for you soon." he walked to the edge of the lake. A massive object raised from the water. It resemble a giant metal fish. The mouth opened and they walked in.
Chapter End
Special thanks to Mattwilson83 for use of his OC Miho.
