I proudly present chapter 10! I hope you guys enjoyed the little bonus stuff I added at the end of the last chapter and thanks for the reviews, they keep this story going!

Also there might be minor language in this chapter.

Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own Naruto or The Borne Identity

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Chapter 10- Wolf Kasaikou vs. Shikamaru Nara

"Looks like it's just you and me, pineapple head"

"Thank God. For a second there I thought I was going to get stuck fighting another troublesome girl." A kunai grazed his ear but he never even glanced in Kuroiaki's direction. "Well let's get this over. This is such a drag."

"Kick his ass, Wolf!" Kuroiaki yelled before rushing her own opponent.

"Tell you what; this whole thing is troublesome, so why don't you just let us take Naruto and you guys can go on your way?" Shikamaru said.

"You think we'd give him up that easily?" Wolf countered. Shikamaru was about to say something when he stopped and listened.

"So, you guys are part of the Akatsuki? Well I'll have to take this more seriously." Shikamaru straightened up and pulled out a pair of trench knives.

"Damn, cat's outta the bag now, huh? And to be precise, we just work for them but if this little mission goes well…who knows? Maybe I'll get myself one of those stylish cloaks." Wolf said with a grin.

Shikamaru lowered his head and began shaking, but when he finally looked at Wolf; his eyes were blazing with a determination unlike any other. "You bastards took out Asuma-sensei… for that I'll make sure everyone of you will pay."

Wolf suddenly jumped back. He had expected the pineapple head to rush forward recklessly to avenge this sensei that had apparently been defeated by the Akatsuki, what he hadn't expected was for his shadow to be his first attack. 'I'll have to thank Lord Itachi for that bingo book…' A second later and it would have been the end of Wolf.

"So you noticed, huh? Doesn't matter, you're going to lose just the same." Shikamaru spat. Shikamaru rush Wolf and as he did so did his shadow. While he was focused on Shikamaru's shadow he completely forgot about the person controlling it. "Grrraah!" Shikamaru grunted as he attempted to slice Wolf's jugular. Once again Wolf's reflexes saved him as he jerked back and out of danger.

"You're a pretty good tactician, but you still missed. You're going to have to do better than that if you plan…" Wolf suddenly howled and gripped his face. A huge gash appeared across the bridge of his nose and was gushing blood. "But…it was a clean miss!" Wolf whined.

"Look again, Puppy. These blades were my sensei's, built to channel chakra." Wolf noticed the faint glow of chakra extending from the blades, but no longer cared. He was furious.

"Don't…ever…call… me…puppy." Wolf snarled as he began performing hand signs. "Ninja Art: Wolven Form!" Wolf's body quickly changed into his wolf form. Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.

"Related to the Inuzukas?" Shikamaru asked casually.

"Maybe," Wolf snarled and began forming more hand signs, "Fire Style: Burning Tornado Kick!" Wolf rushed forward as his leg bursts into flames. When he got within range, Wolf jumped, spun, and delivered a devastating kick to Shikamaru's face. As he fell, Shikamaru screamed and burst into flames.

Wolf howled in victory as he watched his enemy burn. He released his jutsu and began to dust himself off. "Devastating taijutsu meets explosive ninjutsu. Instant K.O. every time."

"Yeah, maybe we could roast marshmallows?" Wolf turned his head and was met with blinding pineapple shaped pain. Wolf cursed loudly as he stumbled in the direction he was hit; blood trickling from his mouth.

"S-substitution…academy technique yet so damn effective…" Wolf muttered.

"Yeah, I'm not finished yet though," Shikamaru formed hand signs, "Shuriken Shadow Imitation Jutsu!" Shikamaru deftly slipped his fingers out of the blades and hurled them at Wolf. "Success."

"Your aim sucks…what the hell! What did you do to me?!" Wolf snarled as his body locked up.

"One of my specialties. I'm a shadow user, as I'm sure you're well aware. I'm using the blade to pin your shadow to the ground." Shikamaru said casually.

"You're starting to piss me off!" Wolf snarled as he struggled against Shikamaru's jutsu. Shikamaru slowly began walking towards his opponent.

"I hope you've had time to say your goodbyes. I'm not going to let you get away. You will pay for Asuma-sensei's death." Wolf began trembling. "Pathetic, you claim to be a shinobi but you can't even look death in the eyes. Be a man about it."

"I'm not facing death pineapple-head, you are." Wolf roared and the blade pinning him down shot out of the ground. Wolf charged forward while pulling out a kunai. Shikamaru backed into a tree in surprise as Wolf charged forward. "A good shinobi uses the environment to his advantage!" Wolf yelled as he swept the blade down at Shikamaru's heart. Shikamaru gasped before sinking back, then into the tree.

Wolf's blade pierced wood just as he heard the faint whisper, "Ninja Art: Shadow Walker Jutsu."

"He got away…" Wolf mumbled.

"Not quite." Suddenly a shuriken flew out of the shadows nearly piercing Wolf thigh. 'Damn…That jutsu is so exhausting.' Shikamaru thought from the shadows of a tree.

"Enough wasting time," Wolf shouted before performing a set of seals, "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"

Wolf bit his thumb and slammed his palm down on to the ground. A howl rang out as a pitch black wolf appeared next to Wolf. "Kaosu, find him and drag his ass out here." Kaosu growled in response before taking off.

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'I won't be able to hide from that nose, better if I take him head on,' thought Shikamaru as he made his own hand signs. "Summoning Jutsu: Graceful Distraction!" A deer appeared in front of Shikamaru and bowed its head. "Here take this and go, don't take chances," Shikamaru took off his vest and draped it over the deer, "If you're about to get caught…" The deer nodded and left.

Kaosu skidded to a stop and sniffed the air. 'His scent has split off…' he thought, 'One's stationary and the other...' Kaosu noticed a blur of green in the trees. 'Got him.'

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Kaosu walked out of a patch of shadows towards Wolf. "Now that's what I call a good game of fetch."

In Kaosu's mouth was the bloodied form of Shikamaru. Wolf walked over and jerked Shikamaru's head up to look him in the face. "What happened to avenging your precious sensei? I'll tell you what happened. You threatened the members of the Akatsuki. Just as he was important to you, they are important to me. I was protecting the only semblance of family I have left. That was your downfall."

Wolf whipped out a kunai and prepared to strike. Kaosu suddenly bit Wolf's hand and caused him to jerk back. "What the hell, Kaosu?!" Shikamaru exploded into a cloud of smoke as did Kaosu. When the smoke finally cleared a deer with a Leaf headband was glaring at him.

"Ninja Art: Shadow Sewing." A gout of blood erupted from Wolf's side as shadow pierced him.

"Gyaa!" Wolf collapsed to the ground.

"Actually, truth be told, I've gotten over Asuma's death. I also decided that I wasn't going to follow the path of revenge, like an old comrade did." Shikamaru said as he scratched the back of his head, "I figured you would try to use it against me but it doesn't matter at this point. It's over, we're going to take you back to Konoha and hand you over to ANBU. They'll be glad to see meet you." Wolf pushed himself to his feet.

"Like hell. We'll just have to see who's will to win is stronger. Ninja Art: Final Showdown." Wolf said as he performed a set of hand signs.

A strong breeze suddenly kicked up, catching Wolf's attention. A tornado that wolf hadn't noticed before was swirling near Kirdei and Neji's battle. The tornado had suddenly picked up speed and strength. "Well I still can't get a hang of genjutsu but the battle just swung in my favor."

"Huh? What are you talking about? You're going to bleed out if you don't give up." Wolf looked at his side.

"Maybe but I'll sure as hell take you with me!" Wolf formed sever hand signs before rushing forward. "Fire Style: Meteor Fist!" Wolf fist burst into flames as he swung it at Shikamaru's side.

Shikamaru had been caught flatfooted for the first time in a long time. Wolf's fist connected solidly with his side and an explosion erupted flinging him backwards. When he opened his eyes again his side was bleeding at least as badly as Wolf's and Wolf had a Kunai to his throat.

"It's over." Wolf muttered weakly before he felt cold steel press against his own throat.

"Ninja Art: Shadow Sewing. It's not over till the last shinobi bleeds."

"Looks like we both lose." Wolf muttered weakly before collapsing.

"WOLF!" The group's kunoichi shouted as he did. Shikamaru was about to strike out at her but he noticed a particularly interesting cloud in the sky. The world faded to black and the last thing he heard was Naruto's obnoxious voice.

"Rasengan!"

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And there you have it, Chapter 10! Next chapter will end the Team Twilight vs. Team Neji Arc. Will the experienced Team Neji be able to rescue Naruto? Or will the younger but powerful Team Twilight bring the Akatsuki's plan one step closer to completion?

Well this was a pretty tough chapter but I think it came out alright. Please read and review!