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MINATO's POV
"Kawashima?" I said in disbelief.
Kushina's voice sounded different when she said, "No, it's Kenshina."
"Kenshina? Who's Kenshina?" I asked her. I am fairly convinced that was Kawashima because of her hair.
"Kenshina is a cloud kunoichi. She brought me to the Hidden Cloud after I was handed over by the Byakurai siblings of Suna. It's a long explanation. I'll tell you later. But right now we have to know what Kenshina has got against Sayuri."
I stood there waiting for an opportunity to take Sayuri away from Kenshina.
"May I borrow your kunai?" she held out her hand.
I grabbed my kunai from my pocket and handed it to her. She cut an inch from her hair and many little hair strands landed on her left hand, a moment later those inch length hair strands were covered by her blue chakra and began to levitate.
"This should do the trick. You know what to do." She looked at me and understood immediately what I was supposed to do. "Let's go!"
We both rushed in toward Kenshina through the water. She fired the little strands of hair toward Kenshina and Kenshina was having a hard time dodging because of carrying Sayuri. I went underwater to the spot where Kenshina was supposedly standing. I tried to sense her chakra but I couldn't. I only had one shot at this now.
I swam through the water at great speed and jumped out the water. Kenshina was air born right above me. Her arms had a few little cuts because of Kushina's hair. She had a kunai in hand and had let go of Sayuri just as Kushina had expected. I caught Sayuri in mid-air and landed safely on the water. I brought her far away from Kenshina to the right side of the lake.
I bent down and layed Sayuri in a soft patch of glass. I was just about to head back over to Kushina. When I saw multiple chains emerge from her. She was erecting the Chakra Chains Barrier. A chain landed near to where we were. I tried to get inside the barrier in a desperate attempt but it didn't work. Kushina was planning to put an end to this on her own.
KUSHINA's POV
This is my fight and I won't let anyone not even Minato get involved in it. The Chakra Chains barrier would be more than enough to keep anyone from coming in or going out.
"So what's the catch? What do you have against Sayuri?" I asked Kenshina.
"None of your business."
She was weaving hand seals so fast it made her hands blur. "Raikou Gai! (Lightning Scythe!)" she yelled. It looked almost like the Chidori that Kakashi made except that her lightning chakra looked like extensions of her nails. She swiftly moved her arms on front of her body and I felt a gush of wind hit my face and I felt blood come out from both sides of my cheeks. If I get hit by that scythe on close range I'm dead meat. I'm going to have to fight in long-range.
She charged toward me with amazing speed. I would say she was almost as fast as Minato. She would've landed a direct hit if I hadn't jumped.
This should do the trick. "Jūha Shō!(Beast Tearing Palm)"
A wave of wind slashed at her and she was barely able to dodge it. I saw her Lightning Scythe disperse off her fingers as the wave of wind passed through it.
"Your Lightning attacks are weak against my Wind type chakra. I was made to battle you." I told her.
Now that I've removed the disadvantage of fighting a Lightning user in a lake this battle should be easy.
"Katon: Gōenka! (Fire Release: Great Flame Flower)" She used Fire release. . Oh great! Just when I thought everything should be easy.
I ran to my right as she fired balls of flame at me.
Good news: My Wind type chakra weakens her Lightning type attacks. Bad news: She can use Fire techniques which weakens my wind type. Good news: We are fighting in a lake.
Being able to use two chakra types she must be of jounin-level just like me. I can't treat her lightly anymore. Well she isn't the only one with a trick up her sleeve.
"Doton: Doryūsō! (Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears)" Spears protruded from the surface of the water right below her. She dodged my attack with ease but continued dodging because of the multiple spears that kept on appearing where ever she would land. I snuck up from behind her. I collected chakra on my right hand so as to increase the strength of my punch. I landed a direct hit on her chest.
Her body disappeared with a puff of white smoke. It was a Shadow Clone.
I heard footsteps from behind me.
"Raika Hōrai no Jutsu! (Coming of the Lightning Fire Phoenix Technique)"
"Ahhh!"
She trapped me in an electrical current which shocked my whole body leaving me almost paralyzed. Suddenly the electrical current turned orange and there was an explosion that threw me 30 feet from where I was standing .
The explosion caused me to have minor burns in some parts of my body. Parts of my clothing were burnt and the necklace that Minato gave me was really hot. If I hadn't covered my body with chakra at the last second I would've been barbequed but I lost most of my chakra trying to protect myself. I should've just gone down the water to avoid getting burnt but then again if I did that the electrical current would've been the one that fried me.
I tried to stand back up but my feet were shaking and so were my hands. I couldn't get myself together. The lack of chakra, my minor burns and being slightly paralyzed were getting to me.
"Not so tough now eh!"
She's right. With my chakra in an all-time low, if I attempt to use any jutsu I'm dead. The only choice I have now is the Kyuubi's chakra. Great. . .
Kenshina slowly walked toward me but stopped after a few steps. I gathered up all my strength and stood up trying not to show weakness in my opponent's eyes.
"You should stop sticking your nose into other people's business. But then again you made it easier for me."
"Easier for you to what?"
"Do you seriously think that dim-witted Sayuri thought of the plan to capture you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I thought of everything! I told her of my plan and with great difficulty, tampered her memory so she would believe that she made the plan. Knowing of her previous relationship with you and the Hokage I knew that she would fail. Her heart is too soft."
"I don't get it. . . You set her up to fail?"
"Oh well. . . Dead men tell no tales. . I guess it is fine to tell you. . Ever since the Raikage found that Sayuri 5 years ago, I who had been his right hand for so long suddenly became shadowed. I who had been loyal to him no longer meant anything to him. Sayuri became his favorite to the point that he treated her as his own daughter. She let her live with him. He began sending me to fewer and fewer missions until two years ago when he completely forgot about me. Sayuri became the star of the show."
Her chakra began to envelope her hands. I have to buy myself more time.
" You have better things to do rather than be jealous of Sayuri."
"Jealous? Me? Jealous? Hahaha! I am not jealous. A shinobi of my caliber would never get jealous of her. I am better than her in any way. The only problem now is how to make the Raikage realize that. She's an outsider. She doesn't deserve to be the Raikage's right hand."
The moment she said 'outsider' many memories flashed through my mind. The pain I felt when I was considered as an outsider back at the academy. I'm not going to let Sayuri feel the same pain.
"So as her plan failed, You would capture me to prove you're better than her." I knew exactly where this is going.
"Correct! But alas the Raikage has declared peace with Konoha so my original plan wouldn't work anymore. But then I thought of a new plan that involves you dying and Sayuri is framed. Tampering with her memory should work. So do me a favor and die."
"Yeah, right. As if I'd lose to you."
Her lightning chakra began to charging in her right arm. She sprinted toward me her hair swaying behind her. It was almost as if the wind was pushing her toward me.
"Raijin Bakugeki! (Rising Bombardment)"
The impact of her attack hit me square in the stomach. I felt blood come out of my mouth. I felt agonizing pain. I made a chakra shield right at my stomach to lessen the attack's damage but it used up the little chakra I had. I saw the barrier I made slowly dissipate. I didn't have enough chakra to maintain it.
Kenshina turned to me with a sarcastic smile, "Thank you, I best be on my way and leave you to die a slow painful death. I'll go get Sayuri now."
I have no choice. I have to fight. I can fight! I saw Minato rushing toward me but I motioned him to stay where he is. I stood up clutching my stomach because of the pain.
Kenshina noticed I was back up my feet, "Oh, so you're back up for another beating?"
"Hehehe! That's my line. ."
There is no other way. I'm left with my trump card. I wasn't sure if what Im about to do would actually work or what the consequences would be. But I want Minato and Sayuri as far away as possible just in case things go wrong.
All the jutsu's mentioned could be found in Narutopedia except Raikou Gai (Lightning Scythe). It's what i would like to call OJ. Original Jutsu. . kinda reminds me of orange juice though. . .wew. .
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