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Leaf Jounin Prologue
Before the start of the second phase of the Chūnin Exams, the Jounins that had Shinobi's and Kunoichi's in the making were all hanging out in a room.
"So, Iron. Platinum is in the Chūnin Exams, did she ever spoke to you?" Kasai asked, breaking the silence that between them.
"MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE CHŪNIN EXAMS?!" He exclaimed as he shot at Kasai. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME??"
Kasai blew a sigh as he shrugged up his shoulders. "I wanted to make it a surprise by telling her to talk to you."
"DAHH!" Iron Lee yelled before letting out a sigh as well. "I wouldn't be shock if she didn't even try to." Tears ran down Lee face as he cried hysterically. "I BROKE THE BOND BETWEEN ME AND MY ANGEL!" Iron Lee yelled as he bursted out the room.
"There goes that crybaby. I feel bad for him though." A male Jounin named Iku said. Iku had short raven hair that was covered by his Jounin hoodie and his skin was pale.
"Hey Kasai, I heard that Shinto is in ths Chūnin Exams too. How well do you think he's gonna do?" Another Jounin named who was a female. Her name was Rai, she had a long lengh brunette hair, fair skinned and she had to black marks on the lower side of her cheeks.
Kasai laid back against the couch. "I'll say average tops, but that's me thinking that his training was pretty lousy. I doubt that since he's with Platinum." He replied firmly. "Not only that, he's no longer scared to fight. And back then, his Taijutsu was even impressive enough to surpass Midori's."
"That's good to hear. I'm pretty confident that my team is gonna win. Depending if Chogin fat ass don't hold the team back." Rai insulted.
"Hey, don't sleep on him. Despite the Akimichi clan big size, they posses wickend abilities and their very agile." Kasai said, defending him.
Rai frowned. "Well...yeah. But he doesn't show that when we're doing missions."
"Just you wait, he'll show some Potential." Kasai replied, sounding very optimistic. "So Iku! You're not entering your team right."
"It was their own choice not the enter. They wanted to train some more so they'll breeze through the second Chūnin Exams this year." Iku replied.
Now back at Shinto end of the second phase.
Now made it to the Tower. Shinto was sitting on the bed, washing off the blood with a towel, luckily he didn't get any on his white kung fu shirt. Shinto took off his headband to see the back of it covered in his own blood. "They really...hurt me bad."
Sakana walked in the room with a mad smile. "Did you have fun with your red bath?"
Shinto sighed as he turned away, he didn't had time for her unnecessary scolding again. "L-look, I'm sorry. You were right, I need to stop being a coward." He said in a sarcastic way, still annoyed by the fact that she's the one who started it.
Sakana grabbed the bandages as she climbed on the bed. "Its okay...Shinto." She replied, as she wrapped the bandages around his forehead.
"U-um.." Shinto seemed flustered, not too long ago she wanted to kill him and now she's being very forgiving. As she tied the bandages tight.
She slowly pressed herself onto him as she wrapped one arm around his neck. This made the young Hyuga blush furiously. "Shinto..." She muttered in his ear.
"Y-yes?" He replied shyly.
Sakana arm suddenly tighten around Shinto neck as she bought a kunai out and put it against his face. "I'm getting tired of you pushing me around. Do you know how embarrassed I felt when YOU out of all the people made me cry?"
"S-sakana, I said I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry, honest!" Shinto replied before gagging when Sakana tighten her hold.
"This is the last time you'll do this. Okay?" Her hold loosen, Shinto again was flustered but was okay with it since her anger calm down. "I actually think you're cool. So I don't want to make us enemies." Sakana moved away as she walked to the door. "Just to make this a lot more interesting, if you make it pass the preliminaries. We can go to the festival together." Sakana challenged as she left the room.
Shinto head almost shattered. She putted the blame against him and later forced him. "Girls are sometimes confusing..."
Later, Platinum had entered the medical room and locked the door behind herself. "Heya Shinto! You all patched up?"
"I just got here." He chuckled.
"Oooh well! I got something to tell ya! Its about those guys who were after you." Platinum says as she sat on the bed beside Shinto. Shinto glanced at Platinum who was clearing her throat. "Those rogue ninjas were after you because your sister, Torisu was formly part of their clan. A guy named Gen said she betrayed them and went off to expose their secrets which made them go off to a different location. But the weird part is that Jōkara was part of this, he made you lose your Leaf Ninja license because he wanted you to be kidnap by them."
"Then...its settle. We should tell everybody." Shinto said firmly.
Platinum shook her head. "No Shinto, they won't believe us after what we "did" to him. We just need some evidence to show not tell. Anyways, get some rest for right now. Because later, we're gonna have to fight in the preliminaries."
Hours later now went by, it was now 9:50 am. Teams that gotten pass the second phase of the forest of death were entering a building. On a high floor below them was a very wide arena that they were gonna fight it. Bakkura, Midori, and Sakana was here and...Toshinno team was here. The Leaf Jounins had teams were also there, including Iron Lee which who took a first glimpse of his daughter caused him to burst over to her with open arms. "PLATINUM LEE! I'VE MISSED YOU!"
He tried to hug her but she side stepped, making him fall.
"Humph." Platinum walked past her father with a very sassy arm cross.
Iron Lee bursted into tears. "PLATINUM WHY WON'T YOU FORGIVE ME!!" He cried.
Tsunaara glanced at Platinum. "What was that all about?"
"Nothin, I just don't got time for him!" Platinum replied angrily.
"Plat...that's your dad though." Shinto piped in.
Platinum glared at Shinto. "Did you forget? He's the one that had to take my Leaf Shinobi rights, which is the reason I left and him my mom got a divorce..." Platinum said as she looked down. "I just...really don't wanted to speak to him now."
"He at least sorry for what he did. You should talk to him." Tsunaara referred.
"I second that." Shinto agreed. "I mean- At least you have a FATHER that CARES about you!" Exclaimed the Hyuga who got an angry thought of his abusive father.
"I guess your right..." Platinum muttered. "But not now, maybe later."
The third proctor who was the referee had glasses, short brown hair, and the Leaf Ninja Jounin outfit on. "I am Topi Yuzam! The third and last proctor of the chūnin exams. In this exam you'll showcase strengh, skill, speed, and mind in one on one battles. No more 3 man teams. The only way to win if your opponent gives up or they die. First match is Tanaki Long from the Hidden Leaf vs Caifee Sin from the Hidden Wind." On the screen, it'll shown their names.
"This is Platinum Lee replacement, eh? Let's see how she does." Kasai muttered.
Tanaki who was the girl with the dark orange pigtails who was called on by Kenkyu in the first exam. She wore a closed dark green vest with a short sleeve black shirt under it, following it down with beige shorts and gym shoes. She also had two ninja sword cases strapped on her back that held two very sharp katanas. She jump in the arena as Caifee who was already in arena glared at her.
"A cat fight to start off the Tournament. Good!~" Bakkura beamed.
"Hello! My name is Tanaki! Ho-"
"Just shut up, I already know your name." Caifee took out a kunai knife.
"I was trying to be nice so it won't be any hard feelings when you receive your devastating defeat." Tanaki took out one of her katanas.
"Cocky aren't you." She scowled at Tanaki.
"You may begin!" Topi commenced.
Caifee gripped her kunai tightly as she went running toward Tanaki. They engaged in combat with several blade clashes, Tanakai swung her sword strong knocking Caifee kunai out her hand. Tanakai kicked her down on the floor as she dashed backwards. Her hand then sparkled with Lightning release before shooting up to her blade. "Lightning Style: Lightning Slash Wave!" She swung her sword upward, sending a vertical wave of Lightning toward Caifee.
Caifee rolled back on her feet as she leaped in the air to dodge the Lightning Wave. She got up her hand seals done. "Fire Bullet: Blaze!" From her hands, she sent a wave of fire that went toward Tanaki. Tanaki blade still energized by her Lightning Released sliced through the wave of fire like it was nothing.
Caifee landed on the ground and used the Shadow Clone Jutsu to summon 2 clones with two kunai knives. "She seems more better with her swords, I'm gonna need to take those away from her or overpower her with the odds of Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Iron Lee who was now beside Kasai glanced down at the fight between his student Tanaki and her opponent Caifee. "Big mistake, this Caifee girl shouldn't try to engage in a weapon fight with Tanaki. Tanaki is a weapon specialist. Tanaki can beat her in any minute."
The clones charged at Tanaki with both sending kunai jabs and slashes from the right and the left. Tanaki speed was able to keep up with them as she deflected their blades with her blade before making them proof with a single swift swipe. "Heh! Get on my-"
She looked around to see the entire arena was covered in mist. "Hidden Mist Jutsu huh. Clever choice on tactic."
"Hah! Tanaki blow that mist away!" Iron Lee shouted
Tanaki took out a scroll spun rapidly, blowing away some of the mist. The scroll fluttered up with several symbols on it, touching the symbols sended out a various of sharp weapons that'll soon caught up with Caifee. Those weapons cut, pierce, and slit through her skin. Caifee dropped onto her knees, breathing heavily. "I...give up, I can't win...release." The rest of the mist blown and disappeared.
"Then the winner is Tanaki!" Topi declared.
"Hah! Nothing can't escape my blades." Tanaki said as all the weapons she launched proof soon as she closed her scroll. She jumped over toward to her sensei and comrades.
"That move is incredibly deadly. Only someone with a good defense or very quick speed can get through that." Rai admitted.
Iron Lee congrated her with a high five. "Nice job Tanaki!"
While Caifee was taken away on a stretcher, on the huge screen, Shinto name would pop up where his opponent is named Okami Inuzuka. "Next fight is Shinto Hyuga from the Hidden Sand vs Okami Inuzuka from the Hidden Leaf!"
"DAH! Why couldn't my match go last..." Shinto muttered as him and Okami jumped into the arena.
Being part of the Inuzuka clan, Okami had red fang markings on his cheeks rough hair that most of it was covered by a hoodie, long black pants and shinobi sandals. Also being part of the Inuzuka clan he had young small Husky on his shoulder. "Shinto my opponent? Pfft, you mind as well call it a win for me. While I do acknowledge the Hyuga Byakugan and Gentle Fist Taijutsu, Shinto is just an embarrassment." Okami had jumped in the arena, cracking his knuckles.
"Prepare to be surprised then." Platinim Lee chuckled.
"Sorry but I don't think Shinto is gonna be winning." Rai butted in. "Okami is definitely no slouch when it comes to fighting."
Kasai was very interested on how Shinto improve over the large amount of days he's been away at the Hidden Sand. "Let's see what ya got Shinto."
Midori grinned, he was also interested on how Shinto improve. Shinto now having his head protector wrapped around in front of his neck, got in his fighting stances. "Let's not waste any time ..."
"Ahahaha, want your lost to be quick? Let's make this match last a second. Ami, you sit tight. I'll handle this black and white punk." Okami ordered his dog, Ami jumped off his shoulder and stood back growling at Shinto. "Ninja Art Beast Mimicry: All-Fours Jutsu!" Okami nails and teeth had sharpen as he gotten on all fours, this had increased his strenght, speed, and reflexes.
"Die!" Okami in blinding speed jumped at Shinto, he tried to claw Shinto face with his sharp nails but Shinto avoided it by tilting his head backwards. Shinto head shot back up as he launch a palm toward Okami stomach, Okami beast like reflexes told him to dodge it by jumping away. Okami then roamed around Shinto like a blood thirsty predator that was about to strike. A striking he did, he ran around Shinto and tried to attack him from behind. Shinto noticed it as he turned to block a diving jump kick with his forearm. Okami jumped away as he saw Shinto getting on the offensive. As Okami landed, he'll be greeted by a Shinto fist that was heading toward his stomach. Okami was going to block it until he was caught off by a quick jab to the face. That dazed Okami a bit, but not long enough for him to duck under Shinto Gale Palm and send him skidding away with a hard punch to the gut. Okami skipped left and right reaching to Shinto as he tried to claw his face again. Shinto back stepped this as he darted back at Okami, launching his palm at Okami chest before sending another forceful palm that collided into the dog boy stomach. This sended Okami barreling across the floor, Okami let out a painful grunt, coughing out his saliva.
"Damn those attacks weren't no joke." Okami thought as he slowly gotten up to his feet.
"This should teach you not to underestimate your opponents if you have no idea what their capable of." Shinto stated. "Its best for you to give up now."
"Shut up! I'm just getting started."
"Those were pretty hard attacks. You think your student can win?" Kasai teased.
"Like he said, he's just getting started." Rai replied in an angry manner.
Shinto smiled shyly and confidently, he got back in his fighting stances as he stared at Okami. Okami smirked, Shinto had no idea that Ami ran and jumped at the Hyuga.
"Shinto behind you!" Tsunaara warned.
Shinto turned where he'll be bitted on the shoulder by Ami. "EEP!" Shinto yelped as Ami sinked its teeth deep into Shinto shoulder, drawing out blood. The only option to do is pull that mutt off and tossed it toward the ground. Ami gotten up very quick and ran and jumped on its owner shoulder. "Jeez...despite that doggy cute looks, its very mean like...nevermind."
"Alright, its time to meet your maker. Man Beast Clone!" Okami dog would transform into a clone of him while also looking very beast like. "Can you take both of us on?"
Okami charged and jumped at Shinto while having Ami on his back. Okami tried to grab onto Shinto neck with both claws but Shinto prevent it by grabbing both of his wrists and slightly holding them back. Shinto then rolled on his back as he darted out both of his feet to Okami gut, sending him flying into the air. Ami jumped and spun at a ferocious speed toward Shinto. Shinto flipped on his feet as he jumped backwards to dodge Ami. Ami wouldn't stop though, he'll chase after Shinto while spinning like a tornado. Okami regained himself in mid-air and in his pocket he'll take out a food pill. "I didn't expect to use this on him..." Okami ate the food pill where his chakra would be doubled. "Man-Beast Ultimate Taijutsu: Fang Over Fang!" He spun ferocious toward Shinto like Ami except he was definitely faster.
Shinto running and dodging two tornado-like dogs. "What did he just eat?" Shinto asked himself.
"Sup Bakkura!" Chogin a rotund built boy just like his clan, he swirly red making on his cheeks. Brown spiky hair, a blue jumpsuit that had Akimichi symbol, bandages wrapped around his hands and ankles, completing it with light armor around his body.
"Hm?" Bakkura glanced at Chogin. "Oh, hey man! How you've been? What's with the new gear?" Bakkura asked.
"Well..heh." Chogin chuckled nervously.
Bakkura let out a sigh. "Listen, being large is your thing. You need to stop fat shaming yourself."
"Well...I try but other people keep calling me names about my weight, including Rai sensei sometimes." Chogin said sadly.
Midori glanced at Chogin. "Your pathetic."
Bakkura looked at Midori with a death stare. "What did you say?"
"I said he's pathetic." Midori replied firmly which only made Chogin felt more bad about himself until Midori kept talking. "You trying changing yourself into somebody you are not. You're part of the Akimichi clan, your large weight is part of your abilities and yet you'll like to take that away from yourself because of what people said? That's why I called you pathetic." Midori continued.
Bakkura had to be honest, Midori was right. Chogin was only trying to change himself because of what people said bad about him, about his clan. "Midori...just shut up-"
"No...he's right. I shouldn't change how I look because what people say." Chogin smiled weakly.
Kasai risen an eyebrow hearing Midori giving well-inspirational speech. "Midori, I can speak to you in private." Kasai walked away, Midori followed. "What was that all about? I never thought of you being inspirational."
"I was just speaking from personal experiences. People judged me because of what ancestors did long ago yet they ignore the fact that Sarada who also an Uchiha became the Hokage." Midori clutched his fist in anger. "Sasuke...Itachi...Obito...Madara...those names are the reason why my clan is looked at so differently! They think we're just bad guys plotting our next move. That's why I'm gonna prove them wrong. I'm gonna become a Hokage."
"HAHAHAHA!!" Sakana walked up on them laughing. Midori frowned. "I'm serious..."
"Yeah right! Like you'll become Hokage! I'm gonna become the Hokage and be the best in Konaha!" Sakana said proudly.
Midori began walking away. "Pfft, how would you become Hokage if you have no talent."
Kasai already had a hold of the back of Sakana shirt as she tried to grab Midori. "SAY THAT AGAIN! I'LL BREAK YOUR NECK!"
Back with Shinto and Okami fight. It was still the dodge the Okami game. "That food pill he ate must've been the one that keeps you fighting for 3 days without getting tired. So stopping him with my Palm Rotation isn't an option. Its 64 palms time!"
Shinto ran up the arena wall before jumping off and above both Okami and Ami, landing he got in the Gentle Fist Style Stances with his Byakugan activated, he assumed the fastest one was Okami. "Okay! I'm let's finish this! My Taijutsu verses yours! 8 trigrams, 64 palms!"
He dashed at the charging duo with his both hands shooting out with his chakra at the tip of his index and middle finger. Both Okami and Ami surrounded him while sending strikes toward him. Now it was about enduring and sending attacks. Every Gentle Fist strike Shinto had sent were getting faster to the point it overpowered both Okami and Ami speed. Ami and Okami stopped spinning as they droven into the ground, Okami manged to stand up only because Shinto couldn't get most of his chakra while Ami tanked the most. Shinto had several scratches on his face with small blood slowly leaked from them, but he still seem energized.
Okami had blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. "Well...? The match still isn't over..."
"Finish him off Shinto!" Platinum shouted.
Shinto used the Gale Palm to launch himself fast Okami. Okami didn't had enough reaction time where he'll be up off his feet with an uppercut, Shinto then followed up an high kick to the chin that sended Okami further into the air.
Soon as Okami got high enough, Shinto would send the bandages he had wrapped around his arm at Okami. The bandages had wrapped around Okami legs. "Primary Lotus, Shinto Style!" Shinto turned as he slammed Okami into the ground with a lot of force that left Okami in a crater unconscious.
After 10 seconds Topi went to go check on Okami. "Damn, he's out for the count. Shinto Hyuga is the winner!"
Shinto threw his fist into the air. "HI-SSSAAAA!!"
"Wow, Shinto won- Wait, did he just steal my battle cry?" Kasai thought.
"Woohoo!" Tsunaara and Platinum cheered.
"Interesting..." Toshinno muttered.
Okami was taken out on the scretcher where Shinto jumped off the arena. Shinto high fived his friends, Rai couldn't believe it. He lost, he was beaten by everyone who looked down at.
Midori glad that Shinto won but he wasn't gonna let him know that. Next few matches had went smoothly, Bakkura had a forced a girl name Sora who came from the Hidden Stone village to give up with his Shadow Paralysis.
Unka a boy in a long crimson red jacket that had a fire symbol on the back, black baggy pants,short orange hair and a cut over his right eye. He was from the Hidden Stone and was teamed with Sora and Kowai. He went against Inotenn, a descendant from Ino and Sai. Inotenn had impressive skills but Unka Kekkei Genkai Explosive chakra and smarts overwhelmed Inotenn which left Rai devastated, she only had but Chogin left and...Chogin wasn't her pick.
Chogin was put up against Kowai, who's was with Unka and Sora. Kowai mouth had a black masked, head covered in bandages, shirtless, and black pants. "I'm ..going against this fatso? Pfftt.." Kowai snorted.
"Tch...just fight me okay? We don't need to insult each other." Chogin replied, trying not to get upset.
"Heh! Whatever you say fat ass." Kowai got in his fighting stances too.
"Begin!" Topi commenced.
Chogin charged at Kowai. "HAAA!" He yelled angrily from Kowai insults, Chogin threw a punch only for it to be deflected by Kowai hand, Kowai swung a roundhouse. Chogin ducked under it and rolled behind Kowai. "I won't lose!" As he got up, he tried to punch Kowai from behind.
Kowai turned with rock encasing his arm as he catches Chogin arm. "Too slow." Kowai squeezed Chogin fist causing him to scream in agony, Kowai then threw Chogin across the ground. Chogin got up, seeing both Kowai fists encased in rocks, Chogin had no choice. "Expansion Jutsu!" Both Chogin fists increased size.
"Ah...good, a test of strengh."
Chogin charged at Kowai again, both threw punches that collided with each other before locking up with each other. "Do you think you can match up with my Stone Fist Jutsu?"
Chogin smirked. "Heh. Expansion Jutsu!" Chogin leg scretched as it kicked up to Kowai face, making him stumble back. Chogin then jumped above him and tried to smash both of his fist down onto Kowai but Kowai blocked it with his Stone Fists. Chogin aggressively punched down onto his Stone Fist, trying to crack it. Kowai noticed as he jumped backwards leaving Chogin open, Kowai jumped back at him and sent a few hard blow to Chogin stomach that sent him driven across the floor. Chogin cough up some blood as he hit against the wall. Chogin gotten up as he wiped the blood off. "First blood already? Well allow me to finish you off." Kowai ran at Chogin who was getting up. Kowai does his handseals. "Earth Style: Earth Crushing Spikes!" Kowai hand channeled his chakra into the ground and created his own rocky spikes. Chogin felt the ground rumble, he took alert and jump into the air to see spikes shot up from the ground.
"I have no choice! I have to take one of the color pills...only one." Chogin took a case out of his jumpsuit. It had three pills in, a green one, yellow one, and a red one. He took out a green one and immediately ate it where his power would increase. It converted his fat into chakra but it did gave him a drawback, it was like poisoning him. "Ngh...Expansion Jutsu!" Chogin body turned into a human size boulder. "Human Boulder!"
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!" Kowai slammed his hands on the ground that shot up a wall made of harden mud. As Chogin tucked in his limbs, using his chakra to shoot himself at the wall. As he rammed into it, he was slowly bursting through it but Kowai kept using his chakra to rebuilded it.
"Push forward...!" Chogin muttered.
The wall kept cracking faster than it rebuiled. Chogin burst through the wall as he ran down onto Kowai. "GRAHH!!" Kowai yelled.
Chogin returned back as he rolled onto his feet, dizzy. "Ahh...!"
Kowai was unconscious with a huge red mark went down from his face.
"The winner is Chogin Akimichi!" Topi annouced.
"What?!" Rai eyes widen, Chogin was gonna advanced, Inotenn and Okami couldn't believe it.
Chogin regained himself as he got back spectators stand. Bakkura would be the first to congratulate his friend. "You did good man! Can't wait to see you in the Tournament."
Midori looked over to Chogin with a smirk. "Congrats." Midori congratulated.
"Thanks you guys..." Chogin smiled as he groaned, getting a stomach ache. "I gotta go." Chogin ran off.
"Midori are you okay?" Shinto had walken up to his Uchiha rival. "You to seem more nicer to your peers."
"Yeah and you seem more talkactive without stuttering." Midori replied.
"I- t-tch! I just wanted to tell you good luck when your battle comes." Shinto said.
Now that Shinto came to him reminding Midori that he needed to advance to stay up with Shinto. "Did you just came over here just to get closer to Sakana." Midori made fun of.
Shinto face hued red. "I- y-you...I j-just wanted to say g-good luck Sakana for your upcoming battle too..." He smiled very shyly.
"Next battle is, Toshinno Hyuga vs Sakana Ai!"
Shinto smile just turned upside down, his head slowly turned to Toshinno who had a very dark smirk coming up. "D-did...no...oh my god..." Shinto sweated.
Midori already knew why Shinto was acting like that. Sakana was about to get into the arena until Shinto grabbed her by her wrist and pulled her away from everybody. "S-sakana..."
"What is it Shinto? Are you wondering about the me going to the Firework Festival with you? Don't worry I'll-"
Before she could finish Shinto silenced her with his hand. "S-sakana hear me out! Please Sakana...hear me out...! T-toshinno is very strong..."
"I know." She replied firmly.
"And..d-deadly." Shinto continued.
"I know that." Sakana replied again normally which was pissing Shinto off.
"Sakana!" Shinto exclaimed.
A hand was placed Shinto shoulder, Shinto look back to see Midori who shook his head before staring at Sakana who didn't seem happy. Shinto sighed as he forced a weak smile. "G-good luck but please be careful!"
Sakana smiled cheerfully. "Thanks Shinto! I will!" The red haired Kunoichi said walking past her two friends.
"Sakana, do not get into close combat with him." Shinto warned.
Toshinno was in the arena, waiting for Sakana. Sakana now came with her headband wrapped on her forehead. Sakana jumped down to the arena. Shinto and Midori came back to watch Toshinno go up against Sakana.
"Begin!" Topi commenced.
Sakana was running around Toshinno, Toshinno expression seemed calm but he wanted to destroy her inside. Just to show Shinto who he was dealing with. Sakana being the straightforward fighter she rushed at Toshinno, Shinto was already face palming. She threw a punch at Toshinno that was side stepped by him. Sakana followed with a spin kick that was blocked by Toshinno forearm. "Is this all you can do? Your movements are slow." Toshinno threw his palm at Sakana back, sending her forward into the floor.
Sakana gotten up as she does the Clone hand seal. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" 10 clones was summoned, they all dash at Toshinno. Toshinno was easily avoiding their attacks and was proofed them awat with palm strikes and kicks. Sakana stood behind Toshinno, trying to figure out how to beat this guy.
"You aren't gonna attack me? Well I will." Toshinno dashed at Sakana and flipped her on her stomach with an high kick to the chin. Sakana let out a grunt as she hit the ground, she got up and circled around Toshinno again, summoning clones. This time, she had her clones surround Toshinno. "Water Style: Liquid Bullet Jutsu!"
They all fired fierce water bullets that went toward Toshinno. "Heh." Toshinno let out a chuckle as he activated his Byakugan as he released out his chakra from his chakra points. "8 trigrams Palm Rotation!" She spun, deflecting off the Liquid bullets. The clone tried to attack him again but was repelled away by his Palm Rotation again. Sakana then launched herself up behind Toshinno and launched a hard blow to the Toshinno thoracic vertebrae.
Shinto eye widen. "She hit him!"
Sakana wouldn't stop there, while in mid-air, she'll shoot out both her feet, colliding them to Toshinno back, causing Toshinno barrel across the ground. As Sakana dropped onto the floor, she'll sit up and look proud as stared at the Hyuga that Shinto was so worried about. Shinto was so freakin flustered right now, how the hell was she able to land a hit on him? "I moped the floor with his ass." Sakana stood tall.
Toshinno gotten up, chuckling rather happily. "Bravo, bravo!" He clapped his hands slowly which had Sakana confused, he was praising her? Nope, Toshinno clapping paced up a little before stopping. "You have proven yourself to be more pathetic than Shinto."
Sakana eyes shrinked, she hated being compared to Shinto. It weirded her out, now that she thought Shinto cool, but it didn't feel right because previously she consider Shinto as a loser and sometimes she still does. "...Shut up..."
"Face facts, Sa..Ka...Na. You have no talent, your weak and pathetic in the inside that you try to hide it with ruthless aggression. But my Byakugan can see through it." Toshinno said coldy with a sinister grin.
"He's trying to borrow his way into her head." Midori said.
"And he's enjoying it too." Bakkura agreed.
"L-let's cheer her on! He might be able to keep her spirit up." Shinto asked, he then shouted. "K-kana, don't give up!"
"Don't let that bastard get inside your head!" Midori joined.
"Yeah! What they said!" Bakkura didn't know what to say.
Tsunaara was also cheering for Sakana, Platinum? No.
Sakana had risen her face, tears were flowing out of eyes. "Tch...why...do people talk so much..." She had fallen onto her knees, her spirit was broken.
"What do you mean I talk to much? If you wanted to become Hokage so badly, you need to posses talent. And you, definitely don't have any talent. In fact, your so weak you don't even deserve to be a Genin." Toshinno continued. "But enough talk, I'll just finish you off right now." Toshinno ran at the broken Sakana and sent a kick that floored her into the ground.
Shinto went over to Kasai. "Kasai Sensei, you have to stop the match!"
Toshinno had lift Sakana by her hair and start sending devastating blows to her face before sending a Gentle Fist Palm strike to her stomach, causing her to cough up blood. "Now time to finish this-"
Toshinno was about to throw another Gentle Fist Palm strike but this time toward her chest. "Sakana gives up from battling."
Topi suddenly appear beside Toshinno and stopped his palm from reaching to Sakana by catching it. "That's enough you psycho. You won the match."
"Humph." Toshinno dropped Sakana, looking at his knuckles to see her blood on it. "Useless." He said, jumping back to his teammates.
Sakana was taken out on a strecther. Shinto wanted to go check on her in the medical office but Platinum didn't allow him too. "She's gonna be okay Shinto, don't let your emotions get to you. You'll get your time with him."
Next match was Tsunaara vs Shisuke Aburame. Shisuke wore a light blue jacket with a high collar that covered his mouth, he had black shades on to make it hard to see his eyes. "Your a sand ninja? This fight should be exciting." Shisuke says as he stood in the arena.
"Hm, this might seem like it can go either way." Platinum Lee said.
Shinto watched. "W-what makes you say that?" He stuttered, he couldn't help to think how Sakana feels right now.
"Shisuke is part of the Aburame clan where Kikaichū, bugs that lives in there body that feeds off chakra. Tsunaara can harden her silver sand to deflect them but that's only if she kill his bugs while doing so otherwise his bugs would just eat through and get to her." Platinum explained.
"Begin!"
Both of them sent out their main assit. Shisuke his Kikaichū's, Tsunaara her sand. Her silver sand would hit the Kikaichū's and harden around them so they can be crushed, some managed to eat their way through because of the chakra possessing into the sand. Tsunaara noticed as she jumped into the air and use her sand to stay hovered. Shisuke got up on her level by jumping to onto her sand. Shisuke charged at Tsunaara as tried to leg sweep her, Tsunaara jumped over it but that's what Shisuke wanted her to do. As he turned, he flipped backwards at the Sand ninja to slam down his heel onto her head, sending her through her sand and crashing into the ground. She slowly gotten up where the Kikaichu's would overwhelm her. "It's best for you to give or the Kikaichu's will dig into her skin just to get your chakra."
"Sand Impalement!" Several sand spikes impaled through all the bugs that were up on her.
"What? How?!" Shisuke said.
Tsunaara dusted herself off. "When you kicked me through my own sand, I used to create myself some sand armor that protected me from your bugs and sorta broken my fall. Now!" Her sand that Shisuke was standing on clenched around his ankles, arms and neck that slammed Shisuke onto the ground. The rest of her sand hovered above Shisuke formed into spikes. "You're pinned! If you try anything then these spikes will impale you." Tsunaara warned.
"You have me." Shisuke proudly admitted. "I give up."
"Aw man..." Iron Lee sighed.
"The winner is Tsunaara!" Topi announced. "Next fight is Midori Uchiha from the vs Naitotin!"
"G-good luck Midori!" Shinto says.
Midori jumped into the arena along with Naitotin and a puppet replica of himself. Naitotin having his headband wrapped around his shoulder like a shoulder pad. Spiked up brown hair, a mask that looked similar to the Anbu black ops mask, black pants with a beiged colored shirt. "A Puppet user? In the Leaf Village? That's rare."
"You're right. Before my parents moved to the Leaf Village, I was originally living in the Sand Village." Naitotin replied.
"Naitotin wasn't good at Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, or Taijutsu, well that was before he came to me." Iron Lee bragged. "So he became a Puppet user, his Puppet has various tools and it goes right with Taijutsu I've been teaching him."
"Then he'll be a good opponent for Midori." Kasai says as he looked down at his student and Iron Lee student.
"Begin!"
Naitotin Puppet ran toward Midori with a kunai coming out from its wrist. The Puppet sent several knives jabs at Midori, Midori without his Sharingan was easily dodging them, he then sent the Puppet backwards with a punch. The Puppet then sent two kunai's that was attached to chains at Midori, Midori bent his back far backwards to dodge them. Naitotin knew he was gonna dodge them as he made his Puppet shoot a flamethrower from its mouth. Midori performed a backflip before leaping up into the air. "The Puppet is nothing without the Puppet user." Midori said while doing his hand seals. "Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!" Midori fired a big fireball toward Naitotin. Naitotin Puppet ran in front of him and fired another flamethrower that made Midori fire ball explode instantly. "Shit!" As Midori landed, he took out 4 shuriken as he threw them like a curveball. They curved toward the chakra threads, again Naitotin had predicted that his opponent would try to go after the threads.
Naitotin jumped while pulling up on threads, sending his Puppet flying upward. Midori was confused, Naitotin flipped backwards along with his Puppet, getting near the ground he shot forward the Puppet with strong force who had its leg sticking forward. "Maximum Impact!"
The Puppet was coming at Midori in blinding speed, Midori was forced to use his Sharingan so he can keep up with it speed and dodged it, causing it to collide into the wall. Midori took out a kunai knife and sliced the chakra threads that left the Puppet incapable of moving and falling into the ground. Midori lips smirked up as looked at Naitotin. "Surrender, you don't have your Puppet anymore, rendering your skills to be useless."
"Pfft hahaha! You think I need my Puppet to beat you?" Naitotin laugh as he charged at Midori before jumping and spinning. "Leaf Hurricane!" He shot out his leg toward Midori jaw with great forced.
Midori ducked his head down dodging it, Naitotin rotated tried to go for another spin kick but with less forced which gave Midori a chance to block it with his forearm. Naitotin withdraw back to get some distance and try to think of something but Midori didn't let him as he rushed him. Naitotin gritted his teeth as he with for a right hook, Midori deflected it with his right palm as he used his left to swipe a chop to Naitotin neck, causing him to stumble a bit. Naitotin retaliated by rotating again and darting out another spin kick but Midori side stepped while turning counter clockwise to floor Naitotin with a kick to the stomach. "You can't defeat my Sharingan, stand down."
"Ah..." Naitotin coughed. "You sure did got me." Naitotin sarcastically remarked as he was secretly having his chakra threads was reaching toward his Puppet.
"Hm..." Midori having his Sharingan on, he noticed it. "What the?"
"Heh." Naitotin jumped at Midori, headbutting him into the ground while his chakra threads attacthed to his Puppet. His Puppet replica was back in action, Midori wiped his nose to see blood drawn from it, despite that he was ready for anything. The Puppet dashed at him with his hands held forward, Midori cocked back his fist, getting ready to strike. But before he could, the Puppet would release a poisonous fog at Midori in a point-blank range.
"Gah!" Midori backed up, he inhaled some of that poisonous fog. "Poisonous fog...dammit I inhaled some of it..."
"HahahaHAHAHA! Well it seems that the Uchiha Sharingan isn't as great as it seems." Naitotin insulted as he had his Puppet pummel Midori.
"Sorry Kasai, but it seem that your student has lost." Iron Lee says.
Kasai eye brow slightly twitch. The Puppet kept pummeling Midori until blood was drawn out. He had scratches, a bloody nose and not to mention he was poisioned. The Puppet sent a punch but Midori caught it, Puppet sent another one and Midori caught that one. Midori coughed as the Puppet tried to push down onto him. "Y-you...just sealed your own fate, L-lightning Release..." Midori hands had released Lightning that shocked into the Puppet, it then shot up to the chakra threads and into Naitotin, shocking him with a damaging amount of volts that left him greatly stunned on his knees. Midori would take the chance to cut off the threads again before sliding toward Naitotin and kicking him upwards that sended him up into the air. "Time to end this..."
He jumped up with his knee ready, he slammed his knee to Naitotin back torso, following up with a front flip axe kick to the face, Midori then finished it off Lightning bolt fist to Naitotin gut that sent him driven into the ground. "Midori! Lightning Style Blitz!"
Topi checked onto Naitotin seeing that he's knocked out. "He's out, the winner is Midori Uchiha!"
"HI-SAAAAA!!" Kasai yelled enthusiastically as he thrown his fist into the air.
"DAHHHH!!" Iron Lee shouted in anger.
Midori dropped onto his knees, coughing. "Need...to go to the medical center."
Both Midori and Naitotin was taken to the medical room. Shinto smiled that his rival won. "W-wow, Midori is going to the Semifinals with us!"
"Next match is Platinum Lee vs Rankai!" Topi announced.
Shinto eyes strunk, Platinum...Shinto shook his head. Platinum was strong, even stronger than him. He needs to stop doubting his friends. Platinum looked back at her friends. "Wish me luck!"
Platinum jumped into the arena. Shinto was nervous, he left for second. He went to the medical hall, he went to the room where Sakana was nursing at. "S-sakana? You...okay?"
Sakana was still crying but it was queitly. "N-no, do I seem okay?" She coughed as she sat up on the bed. "What do you want?" She didn't sound happy, in fact she was angry...very angry at herself.
Shinto sat beside her. "I just wanted to talk...you did okay on your match..." The Hyuga boy said, trying to cheer her up.
Sakana rolled her eyes. "Shinto just shut up...your saying what I want to hear just to make me feel better.."
Shinto hesitated to say anything. She was right, but he also thought she actually did good. "I-I t-thought you did okay...honestly."
"Just get the hell outta here..." Sakana cut him off.
"S-sakana, do you always get angry at your p-problems?" Shinto stuttered.
"I don't know, do you always run..." Sakana words trailed off. She felt stupid now, she lost her match while Shinto won his. Shinto let out a long sigh as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Sakana...the world isn't black and white." No pun intended. "You lose...sometimes, people look down on you because of things, like that bastard Toshinno. He thinks your weak, t-that's why you should prove him wrong. You lost this time but you can always try next time, you understand?"
"..." Sakana had to admit, that did cheered her up despite his speech being so cheesy. She smiled at him, her smile made him blush. "Thanks Shinto...that cheesy speech cheered me up."
"H-heh...no problem." Shinto smiled back shyly. Sakana had scooted closer to him, Shinto face was completely red.
"Let's talk some more Shinto, its nice." Sakana was about to lay her head against Shinto until he fainted and fallen off the bed. Hitting the floor, he gotten up and start walking toward the door. "I think its fair if I check on Midori...!" "What the heck is up with me? Since when I've became so inspiratonal..I kinda like it though."
Platinum and Rankai had begun, two full on Taijutsu users. "This is payback for what you and your teammate did to my friends."
"Begin!"
Platinum dashed toward Rankai, she leaped before spinning down a strong spin kick. "Leaf Hurricane!"
"Leaf Hurricane right off the back?" Iron Lee said to Kasai.
This time, Rankai caught her leg by her heel. Platinum rotated downwards and used her other leg to kick his hand upwards. Platinum flipped onto the floor, where she'll turn and thrown a fast jab. But wasn't fast enough for Rankai to deflect it with his palm and bash back with a fast and forceful punch to her stomach that sent her skidding backwards. Platinum Lee would be greeted by straight jab that she repel away with her wrist before responding with a side kick, Rankai risen up his knee to block it as he jumped up to dodge a leg sweep. Platinum wouldn't stop her series of kicks which were mostly high kicks and low kicks. Rankai smirked as he dodged them with ease before getting a fast opening with a right hook to the jaw when Platinum tried to give out another low kick.
As Platinum stumbled back, jumping away to gain some distances. "Tch, no point of keeping these on." Platinum took off the weights that were behind her ankle pads. "Ankle weights off!" She tossed them aside, Iron Lee would be cheering on his daughter. "Go Platinum Lee! Do your best!"
Platinum ignored him, her speed was now moving intensely. She was able to match Rankai speed, they both started to exchange blows with Platinum seeming to have an advantage. Platinum caught Rankai fist as she launch an another side kick to his ribcage. A grunt escape from Rankai mouth but kept compsure as he grabbed her under wrist and pulled and tossed her over his shoulder. Platinum turned her as she slide on all fours.
"So, no being bias. How do you scale this fight?" Kasai said to his Taijutsu expert friend.
"Well its obvious that Rankai guy is a Taijutsu user. Displaying, it seems that Platinum has the speed advantage. Rankai is a lot older than Platinum and he can take a lot of hits so he must has the good experience and great durability. Other than that, I don't know. But I'm sure my daughter is gonna win." Despite all the things they've been through, he still was optimistic that his daughter can go through anything.
A punch to the liver, following up with another punch to the cheek that stumble Rankai back. Platinum tried to deal more damage by doing jumping downward Leaf Hurricane toward his head, Rankai had tilted his head and body back to avoid it before launching up a devastating uppercut to her gut that made her coughed up blood. Platinum was now flying in the air with Rankai jumping after her, soon as he made it above her, he tried to punch her straight in her back but Platinum had turned around with her fist clutched. Both of them did a take one and give one punch to the face, but it seem that Rankai did more damaged since his punch left blood drawing out from the corner of Platinum mouth while hers left a scratchon his cheek. That's why Platinum didn't stop, Platinum landed on her hands as she shot up at Rankai, unloading a series of kicks to Rankai chest and stomach arena. Platinum let out an groan, feeling a strain on her body because of the technique. The bandages around her hands and knuckles started to unwrap as she sended one last kick to Rankai nose, causing his blood to gush out. Next Rankai knows that Platinum would be behind Rankai, attempting to wrap her bandages around him but something suddenly struck. An orange aura appear around him as his muscle increased size.
"What the...?" Kasai stared genuinely confused.
Iron Lee eyes risen as he saw Rankai appearance just change. He knew what this was. "Seven Heavenly Breaths..."
Rankai turned as he shot Platinum into the ground with a powerful downwards roundhouse kick. Platinum slowly stood up, she was caught off gaurd with that but smirked. Now she can use the Eight Inner Gates, she crossed her arms as a green aura circled around her but...it shut off. "What?!"
Toshinno laughed, Platinum couldn't use her Inner Gates. Rankai blazed at Platinum and started pummeling her badly. Iron Lee gritted his teeth as he pulled his hair. "Platinum what are you doing?! Use the 8 Inner Gates?"
Rankai sended a punch to Platinum abdomen, shattering a couple of her rips. She coughed a lot of blood but she wasn't gonna sit there and take, she tried to throw a punch. That was a bad idea, he caught it by her wrist and caused it to snap. Making her scream in agony. "AHHHH!" She then was slammed onto the ground by Rankai where she'll laid there on the floor knocked out.
"Going against me was your biggest mistake!" Rankai ran at the girl, getting ready to finish her off. And by finish, I meant kill her.
Luckily Iron Lee came to her aid. Iron tackled Rankai onto the floor, Rankai reverted back as his face would be meeted by a few punches. "You son of a bitch! You broke my daughter arm!"
Rai, Topi and Kasai pulled Iron Lee off from Rankai. Rankai sat up with a sinister smirk looking at Iron Lee. "Iron Lee, calm down!" Kasai reasoned.
Iron Lee looked over to see his daughter to be taken off a scretcher. "PLATINUM LEE!" Iron Lee bursted into tears as he ran after his daughter.
Shinto and Midori left a medical room only to see Platinum unconscious taken away on a scretcher while Iron Lee was running after them. "W-what just happen?" Shinto asked in shock.
"Heh." A mean chuckle echoed through the hall. Midori and Shinto looked over to see Toshinno and Rankai smirking at them.
Shinto sweated. Platinum had lost, Rankai and Toshinno advanced to the Tournament. "Uhm... l-let's go Midori." Shinto turned as he walked away, Midori followed.
Midori glanced at Shinto. "Shinto, what the fuck is up with these guys?"
"I'll t-tell you l-later." Shinto replied.
Finish with this chapter. Hoped you enjoyed it.