Disclaimer:
First off, I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR NARUTO SHIPPUDEN! AND I NEVER WILL. I only own my characters and that is it. So don't sue me please! Kishimoto, love your work so please no lawsuit my man.
Kimball51: Hello everyone! Welcome back to a new chapter and I am joined with Zesu and Anko.
Zesu & Anko: Hello!
Kimball51: So, I am getting back into the rythm of posting and uploading. This is awes-
Anko: Zesu! You are so lucky I dont have you kicked form the tournament!
Zesu: Really this early on?
Anko: Hell Yeah! You stepped in to stop a match in progress!
Kimball51: Um, guys...
Zesu: That stupid Hyuga tried to kill her!
Anko: So what. It's a casualty of the exam.
Kimball51: WILL BOTH OF YOU SHUT IT!
Zesu & Anko: Hmpf.
Kimball51: *sigh* Well, audience, Ill fix this. Now just enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 10: Zesu vs. Karui
As I arrived at the medic portion of the stadium, I was greeted by Shizune. "Zesu, what are you doing here? Isn't your match the last one? I don't think you match has en-. Why are you carrying someone?" I glanced down the Hakura. "I stepped in to stop the match. She was unable to continue and the Hyuga, even though he knew, proceeded to strike again. She was too weak to walk. So I brought her here." Shizune still wasn't satisfied. "I don't understand. It was very nice of you to do that but why you? Why you specifically?" I placed Hakura on the nearest hospital bed and sighed. "Shizune. I can't deal with suffering. I think you know enough about my life to know the reason why. For the reason because I specifically jumped; it was because no one was doing anything." During the time Shizune and I were conversing, Hakura was fidgeting awkwardly. "So, Zesu is it?" I turned to her and gave a half smile as I nodded. "I wanted to properly thank you, but I have one more question." I furrowed my brow. "What was that thing you summoned to protect us?" I sighed. "I'll tell you later. Not now ok?" She raised an eyebrow, but nodded nonetheless. Before we could continue, a loud booming voice echoed thorough the stadium. "Uchiha Zesu, please report to the center stadium for the last match." I shrugged, gave them a wave goodbye, before disappearing via shunshin.
The Kumo-nin and Anko stood waiting on the field. Suddenly a large cyclone of flame arose across from the Kumo-nin. A figure appeared inside the typhoon, before swiping an arm, dismissing the fires. I stood, one hand still up and the other lazily leaning on the hilt of my blade. I smirked as the two rolled their eyes. "Show off" one of them grumbled. Anko shrugged then began. "Now, let the last match between Uchiha Zesu and Karui..." She swung her hand up. "...Begin!" She swung her arm down and shunshined away.
Karui, wore a short-sleeved dress with frilled edges with a Kumo flax jacket, two yellow earrings, fishnet stockings, thigh-high boots and a bandana-styled forehead protector. She also carried a red and white katana. She smirked before grabbing the blade. "So I can guess from the sword that you're pretty good at kenjutsu?" I shrugged. "Meh. I'm pretty good. I actually hope to be a teacher." Karui only scoffed at me. "Pfft. You, a kenjutsu trainer? I have a better chance at learning doton jutsu." I closed my eyes and attempted to calm myself. "You're treading on dangerous waters." She only scoffed. Repeating her previous action. "Yeah right. Some two-bit ninja like you doesn't have a cha-." She didn't have time to finish that last remark. I had appeared behind her in the blink of an eye, Sharingan active, with blade to her throat. "I wouldn't continue Karui. Just a thought." She snarled before giving me a swift elbow to the rib before maneuvering out of my grasp. I sheathed my sword and made a half ram sign. "Let's start with this! Yōton: Yōkai no Jutsu!" As I finished, I took a deep breath in before releasing a large amount of lava from my mouth. It spread into a broad wave as it made its way toward a stunned Karui. She barely managed to dodge the attack landing a few yards away from the now hardening wave.
"H-How can you do that? Do you have the kekki-genkai?" I nodded with a sly grin. "Yep. Pretty cool huh?" She snarled at me before sprinting towards me, blade in hand. "How about some close combat!" She made a swift downwards cut, which I dodged effortlessly. Attempting to catch me off guard, she swiped up slashing across my side. "Hah, got ya." Instead of a sure win, the clone only disappeared; leaving her with a jaw to the ground. One of my hands emerged from the ground, followed by my upper body then I pulled myself out. Shaking my head. "So. Is that it?" She sneered, her body trembling in rage. "HOW ABOUT THIS SMARTASS! Raiton: Kangekiha!" Karui made a rat sign and began to generate a large amount of electricity in her hands, before shooting them forward. The electricity immediately shot towards me and I just hand enough time to create one earth wall with a snake sign. This wasn't enough, as the barrier exploded in a shower of rocks and the technique hit me full force. I was sent backwards before I crashed to the ground. As I slid to a stop I managed to lift myself up, twitching from the lightning's after effects. I sat there breathing heavily as Karui stood their with smirking at me. This was enough to get me up as I flipped up back into a standard stance. I made a horse seal and took a deep breath. "Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku!" Chakra began kneading inside my body, converting into fire until I blew the flames towards her. I took the shape of a massive wall hastily approaching her. She made a tiger sign and breathed in. "Suiton: Suijinheki!"
Even though the fire technique was much more powerful, her small water barrier was enough to just protect herself as the remaining fire spread past her to the stadium wall; scorching it. As she lowered the water, breathing heavily from the amount of large chakra she used to protect herself. I gave her no time to rest, as I made a snake sign. "Doton: Dorō Dōmu!" The ground shook as two large halves of a dome began to encase around Karui. She made no attempt to resist as the two closed around her with a loud boom. I panted heavily, since she was lightning user, I poured an enormous amount of chakra into that technique to stop her for a short while. I backflipped all the way to the wall behind me and continuing till I was halfway up. Stopping myself with added chakra to my feet, I bent down with one hand to the ground. I snapped my fingers and applied fire chakra to my hand allowing a spark from the friction to ignite. I compressed the flame into a ball of fire chakra in my hand surrounded by a casing of more fire. Feeling content with my work, I swung the arm holding the technique to the side leaving a burnt black path on the wall. Then with even more chakra to me feet I sped down the wall, leaving a black burn streak with me.
As I hit the ground, the earth dome began to crack. Lightning began to seep through the cracks as the ground shook. Though this didn't stop me, the dome exploded in shower of burnt pebbles. There stood a panting Karui; obviously expended from the last jutsu. I appeared in front of her, technique cocked back and ready. Then at the same speed, I smashed the jutsu to her abdomen, shouting the name as I did so. "Ifriga: Honō no Asshuku!" The stadium exploded in an inferno, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats. The inferno blazed on for a couple of seconds before it began to recede and diminish. In the clearing Karui lay on the ground unconscious with a black sphere-shaped burn mark on he chest. I stood a couple of feet away; back hunched over and my hands on my knees. I panted heavily from the lack of chakra, but managed to stand up a little straighter With the obvious victor, the audience erupted in applause. Anko and a group of medical-nin shunshined to the field as I lazily waved to the audience. "You guys take her to the hospital ward. And you, Zesu. Congratulations on winning the match." I gave a foxy grin, and rubbed the back of my head. She cleared her throat, then spoke in a loud enough voice for the crowd. "I announce Uchiha Zesu victor of the last match of the preliminary round!" The crowd continued to cheer for me, as I also continued to wave with a grin from ear to ear.
Kimball51: And that wraps up the preliminaries! Hope you guys enjoyed.
Zesu: Man that fight was hard.
Kimball51: But you won. So congrats.
Zesu Thanks man. I'm gonna head out. Cya audience.
*Zesu leaves*
Kimball51: Well audience, Im getting back in the saddle and positing more often now that the material is already written. Get ready for a lot more.
Next Chapter: Preliminary Ending and Approaching Hakura!
See Ya Later!
Jutsus
Yōton: Yōkai no Jutsu: Lava Style: Melting Apparition Technique
Raiton: Kangekiha: Lightning Style: Inspiration Wave
Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku: Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation
Suiton: Suijinheki: Water Style: Water Formation Wall
Doton: Dorō Dōmu: Earth Style: Earth Dome Jutsu
Ifriga: Honō no Asshuku: Ifriga: Compression Flame