Chapter Ten

Oh shit. This won't be good; Hinata isn't ready for a fight like this. As I think about what to do I see Hinata and Gaara enter the ring. My attention is pulled away when Kurenai-Sensei and Team Guy approach my spot. I look back to Hinata and get worried. Kiba notices my expression.

"What are you worried for? Hinata is definitely stronger than that scrawny kid." He boasts.

"That scrawny kid is a psychotic Jinchuriki." I reply in a grave tone. Kiba's expression changes immediately, he turns to Kurenai-Sensei.

"Shouldn't we stop the fight; Hinata isn't prepared to fight a Jinchuriki." Before Kurenai-Sensei can reply I answer Kiba's question.

"No. Part of being a shinobi is facing the unknown. Plus, think about Hinata. Would she want us to interfere?" Kiba looks like he's going to argue, but stops and drops his head.

"No, she wouldn't." With that out of the way I look back to the ring; the fight is about to start.

I watch as Hinata rushes Gaara. She starts the encounter off with a series of punches; sadly each is blocked by the sand. Seeing the Hinata jumps back, most likely to rethink her plan, she takes her family's signature stance; I smile. Activating my Shinri no me, I focus on Hinata. I see charka being funneled to her hands; she's using the Gentle Fist.

She rushes again and is met with the same response; only this time the sand falls apart with each strike. It reforms quickly, but there's a chance for an opening to appear. If she keeps at it she could break down enough of the sand to get a few strikes in, and with her recent growth, that's all it would take. She'll need to up the pace though, at the rate she's going the sand is reforming as fast as it breaks apart.

Just as I finish that thought she picks up the pace; moving twice as fast as before. The sand is keeping up with her, but more and more is falling apart. It doesn't take long for the sand to start to lag behind in reforming. She increases the pace more; now moving three times as fast as when she started. She's starting to push her limits, she won't be able to move too much faster while keeping up the precision she has. You see, she's placing blows in a pattern, one which will yield the biggest opening for her to strike.

I grip the rail hard. Her focus is on tearing through the sand. She doesn't notice the sand snaking around her. She's completely off guard as the sand slams into her back, sending her across the ring. As she gets up another stream of sand slams into her; she's now backed into the wall. She starts to use the Gentle Fist as a defense, breaking up the incoming sand barrages. I'm shaking now. Her hands are bleeding from the force of the sand. Her legs are starting to give out. She won't last much longer. I vaguely hear Kiba yelling and Kurenai-Sensei trying to calm him down. Hinata's on the ground now, she's struggling to stand. The sand forms into a spike. I don't think.

I'm standing in front of Hinata holding the sand spike, it managed to partially stab into my abdomen; but it's not deep, so I'll be fine. I feel it again, that sensation bubbling up. I snap my arms to the side, causing the sand spike to disperse into billions of particles of sand. Putting everything I have into it, I burst forward. As I appear in front of Gaara I see his eyes widen. The sand can't keep up with me. Slamming my fist into his nose I feel it give way. He flies across the ring and slams into the opposite wall. The sand has reached him by the time he forces himself to his feet. The look on his face is one of pure murderous rage, he starts to mutter to himself and walk towards me. As I start to move, I'm stopped by Kurenai-Sensei, Guy, and Kakashi. Gaara is likewise stopped by his siblings. The proctor announces Gaara as the victor on grounds of Hinata being disqualified.

Before we can head back to the stands the names start rolling again,

Keita Typhon VS Kagami Kitano

I look at my team and nod; they understand and leave, knowing we'll talk later. I look at my opponent; she isn't anything special. She has the typical dark skin of someone from the cloud village. Her hair is light, almost silver and she's of average height. The most noticeable feature of her is the multitude of shuriken on her person. She looks at me with an odd look.

"Why don't you just forfeit, you're in no condition to fight. So just give up." Ah, it's fear.

I take my stance and she slowly takes hers. She draws and throws several shuriken at me. Her speed is rather impressive. I easily dodge the weapons and start moving towards her. She throws a few more, one of which grazes my upper left arm. The area immediately goes numb; so she channeled lightning chakra through them. I rush her and draw my wakizashi and dodge the shuriken she threw. A few feet from her I feel something bite into the flesh of my arms and back. I quickly roll to the side, and look over. Oh, so she attached wire to the shuriken, clever. I feel more of my body go numb; this is annoying. I can't even move at full sped anymore because of the damn hole in my stomach. I need a new plan of attack.

I leap high into the air and throw all of the smoke bombs I have; covering the ring in smoke. Landing in the cover I use my Shinri no me, to see through the obscurity. I stalk towards Kagami and launch a surprise attack. I land a powerful strike to her jaw, sending her to the ground. She is up almost immediately and takes a more defensive stance. I move to attack and she barely dodges; good. She lashes out and lands a punch on my right shoulder. I feel a slight sting of pain, as she retracts her hand I see a senbon; my right shoulder goes numb. Alright, I'm done.

I dash in and duck under a wild hook and throw a barrage of powerful punches to her abdomen. As she bends over in pain I launch a vicious uppercut that launches her into the air. Jumping after her, I deliver a nasty spinning roundhouse kick to her chest; it sends her crashing into the ground. As she starts to get up I send a devastating kick to her head; her head snaps back and she falls to the ground out cold.

I get an Alert.

Shinri no me Level Up

Shinri no me Level Up

Shinri no me Level Up

Shinri no me LvL 4

After being declared the victor, I head back to my team. When I get to them I'm bombarded with questions and congratulations. Answering and thanking, I walk over to Hinata and stand next to her. We watch a few more fights in silence, until Kakashi asks the question and the whole arenas mind.

"How are you so fast? To outpace that sand; you're faster than most Jonin." Everyone looks at me and I just wink and give a non-answer.

"I'm the product of what I am."

After the end of the round we are told that the next round will take place in one month and we will know who our opponent is. I wait with bated breath.

Keita Typhon VS Rock Lee

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With laughs,

SonoftheJester